Develop initiatives to increase understanding of early social and emotional development. Developing initiatives to increase public understanding of the important developmental needs and milestones for children, as well as information on supporting those milestones, is a critical way to promote social, emotional and behavioral health. Information about early childhood mental health, early indicators of risk and mental health disorders and ways that parents can best support their child’s early social and emotional development can be shared through a variety of means. State agencies can launch outreach and educational efforts, state legislators can declare an “early childhood mental health.
