FY 2022 infant and early childhood mental health program - the project will provide infant and early childhood mental health services to low-income, high-potential children, birth to age 12, diagnosed…

FY 2022 infant and early childhood mental health program - the project will provide infant and early childhood mental health services to low-income, high-potential children, birth to age 12, diagnosed with or at significant risk of developing a mental illness, such as serious emotional disturbance, including children with a history of in-utero exposure to substances. The project will sustain multigenerational therapy and learning groups, and provide training for infant and early childhood mental health professionals. The project will be implemented in SAN diego county's south region, adjacent to the SAN ysidro land port of entry-the busiest border crossing in the US. The project will serve 100 new clients annually (500 new clients over the course of the project), and train 8 new mental health professionals (40 over the course of the project). Region's demographic profile: median age is 34.3 years; 51% of residents are male; five largest racial/ethnic groups are hispanic (59.5%), white (13.7%), asian (8.81%), other (7.85%), and black (4.15%); 33.7% of total population is foreign-born immigrants and refugees, much higher than the rate in california (26.6%) and in the US (13.5%); 14.5% of residents are not U.S. Citizens; and 69.6% of households speak a non-english language at home as their primary language. The region's rate of poverty is 13.6%, higher than the rate in california (12.6%) and the US (12.8%), with 18% of children under age 18 living in poverty.