COMPONENT 2
Marketing, Outreach, & Community Education GOAL 2
Create mechanisms to improve understanding in families, communities, and policymakers on the importance of infant and early childhood behavioral health to long-term health and positive outcomes
Strategy 2.1 Strengthen promotion, public education, and outreach efforts focused on the prevention and/or early intervention of infant and early childhood behavioral health (IECBH) concerns
Rationale: Confusion exists about what behavioral health is and what services are available to support the full range of IECBH needs in Hawaiʻi. Improving information-sharing and the development and dissemination of outreach materials for families, early childhood practitioners, policy-makers, primary care providers, and prenatal systems will help to increase knowledge about the importance of behavioral health, availability of services, more appropriate referrals, and better access to needed services.
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