Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation program

Program Description

The Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Program (ECMH) provides individualized services when there is concern around the social emotional development and/or behavior of a child ages birth through five. Services are provided to Keystone STAR enrolled early care and education facilities in Allegheny, Fayette, Greene Washington, and Westmorland counties. Because services are focused around the needs of one child who is enrolled in an early care and education facility, services are provided at the invitation of the facility director and with the permission of the child’s parents. Though each consultation is individualized, services include classroom observation, facilitation of screening of social emotional development and development of an individualized action plan. Referrals to specialized services are made when necessary.