The Office of Early Childhood, in collaboration with the Department of Children and Families, shall provide, to the extent that private, federal or philanthropic funding is available, professional development training to pediatricians and child care providers to help prevent and identify mental, emotional and behavioral health issues in children by utilizing the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Competencies, or a similar model, with a focus on maternal depression and its impact on child development.
(P.A. 13-178, S. 2; P.A. 15-45, S. 3; 15-143, S. 11.)
History: P.A. 15-45 made a technical change, effective June 5, 2015; P.A. 15-143 made identical change as P.A. 15-45, effective June 30, 2015.