Infant and child nurture project (icnp) - interborough developmental & consultation center (idcc) will launch the infant and child nurture project (icnp) with an award under the samhsa infant and…

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded Interborough Developmental & Consultation Center $499,998 on September 30, 2026, under the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) initiative to launch the Infant and Child Nurture Project (ICNP).

ICNP will deliver validated developmental screening, evidence-based dyadic treatment, and early childhood mental health consultation to infants and young children across Kings County, New York. The project addresses a documented gap in mental health identification and treatment for children under age six at IDCC, which in 2025 served only 59 children under age six compared to 1,593 children ages 6 to 12, despite the target population splitting nearly evenly by age. Services will be delivered through five IDCC clinics anchored at Canarsie Counseling Center with satellite locations in Flatbush, Crown Heights, Coney Island, and Williamsburg, extended through 24 school-based sites and partnered early care and education settings throughout Kings County. ICNP will serve 120 unduplicated children in year one, growing to 160 annually by year two, for a five-year total of 760 children served through grant-funded screening, treatment, and consultation pathways.

The award runs from September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2031. ICNP is funded under CFDA 93.532, Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance, which supports prevention, treatment, and recovery for Americans with mental health conditions through grants and cooperative agreements.

Infant and child nurture project (icnp) - interborough developmental & consultation center (idcc) will launch the infant and child nurture project (icnp) with an award under the samhsa infant and early childhood mental health (iecmh) SM26020 to close a documented GAP in mental health identification and treatment for the youngest children in brooklyn's largest behavioral health system, while formalizing existing but underutilized treatment capacity for school-age children. In 2025, idcc served 1,593 children ages 6 to 12 but only 59 children under age 6, despite the target population splitting almost evenly by age. This initiative will bring validated developmental screening, evidence-based dyadic treatment, and early childhood mental health consultation to five idcc clinics and partnered early care and education sites across kings county, closing that GAP at its source. Services will be delivered throughout kings county, new york, anchored at canarsie counseling center with four satellite clinics, flatbush, crown heights, coney island, and williamsburg, and extended through 24 school-based sites and partnered early care and education settings. An estimated 436,097 children ages birth to 12 reside in kings county, split nearly evenly between ages birth to 5 (207,882) and ages 6 to 12 (228,215). Icnp will serve 120 unduplicated children in year 1, growing to 160 annually by year 2, for a five-year total of 760 children served through grant-funded screening, treatment, and consultation pathways. Children ages 6 to 12 already served by idcc present most frequently with adhd, anxiety and trauma-related conditions, and disruptive or mood dysregulation presentations. Children birth to 5 present most frequently with separation anxiety, adjustment disorders, and early hyperactivity or impulsivity indicators, an age group substantially under-identified due to the absence of validated screening in idcc's current intake process. Idcc will implement validated developmental and social-emotional screening (ASQ-3, ASQ:SE-2, m-chat-r, and deca); child-parent psychotherapy, an evidence-based dyadic treatment model for children birth to 5; attachment, regulation, and competency (ARC), a dyadic treatment framework already held by 25 trained idcc clinical staff, formalized under this project into a structured 10-person clinical track for children ages 6 to 12; and weekly parenting support groups through the infant and early childhood mental health consultation delivered to partnered early care and education settings. Icnp pursues three goals: increasing early identification of behavioral health and developmental concerns among children birth to 5, activating evidence-based dyadic treatment capacity for children birth to 12 and their caregivers, and establishing consultation capacity connecting idcc to early care and education settings across kings county. By the end of year 1, idcc will screen 100% of newly intaking children birth to 5 at all five clinics and deliver CPP treatment directly to at least 20 caregiver-child dyads. By month 6 of year 1, idcc will formalize its 10-person ARC clinical cadre, at least two per clinic. By month 9 of year 1, idcc will establish formal consultation agreements with at least three early care and education programs. By the end of year 2, 80% of children who screen positive will be connected to treatment within 30 days. This design reflects samhsa's commitment to evidence-based, data-driven practice and to parental rights and family engagement, with treatment plans developed jointly with caregivers throughout.