Right Start for Infant Mental Health

The Right Start for Infant Mental Health Program is for pregnant women and families with children ages birth to three years. We provide help when there are concerns about a child’s development or when parenting becomes difficult. The goal of our services is to help parents in their relationship with their babies or young children.

Why come to MHCD’s Right Start program?

Parenting a young child today can be challenging. Do you worry about doing the right thing for your baby? Do you worry about your young child’s behavior? How do you know when normal behavior becomes problem behavior? This is where Right Start can help.

Who is eligible for services

Any family with a child under the age of four years who resides in Denver county who:

• Thinks your baby is unusually quiet or uninterested in you
• Is concerned about your baby’s sleeping or feeding
• Thinks your baby is fussy or cries too much
• Is worried about your young child’s temper tantrums or aggressive behavior
• Has a young child who is often sad or keeps to him or herself
• Feels exhausted or overwhelmed by the demands of parenting

Services

Our psychologists and therapists work exclusively with infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their families. Our services can include:

• Parent-child groups
• Child and family therapy,( i.e., talking with you about your baby)
• Case management,( i.e., help with housing, food, childcare, and access to community programs for enrolled families)
• Play therapy
• Other services that may be helpful

We also work with pregnant women who are nervous about parenthood or would like extra support in raising their child.