How do we embrace two-generational health (child and caregiver) during the complete perinatal period — from pregnancy into early childhood? And how does the two-generation approach create better outcomes for families and prepare children for a lifetime of well-being? The McSilver Institute partnered with the New York City Perinatal and Early Childhood Mental Health Network Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC) to produce a unique podcast episode drawing on the knowledge of experts working on multiple facets of perinatal health, from public health policy to pediatrics and reproductive care. TTAC leader Evelyn Blanck interviews Dr. Susan Chinitz, April Hamilton, Dr. Catherine Monk, and Dr. Cynthia Osborne in this information-rich showcase.
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Program Host
Evelyn Blanck, LCSW, is the Executive Director of the New York Center for Child Development, Executive Vice President of the New York Center for Infants and Toddlers, Inc. and Director of the NYC Perinatal and Early Childhood Mental Health Network Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC). She has developed and overseen a broad range of early childhood mental health programs through Federal, State, City and Philanthropically funded grants. She serves on numerous boards and committees throughout New York State focused on early childhood mental health including a gubernatorial appointment to the NYS Early Childhood Advisory Council.
Guests
Dr. Susan Chinitz is the Clinical Co-Director of TTAC and has also developed, and is currently spearheading the expansion of, Infant Toddler Courts throughout New York State. She is a former Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Director of the Early Childhood Center, a therapy center for children under five at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
April Hamilton is the Executive Deputy Director at the Division of Program Development and Management in the Office of Health Insurance Programs at the New York State Department of Health.
Dr. Catherine Monk is the inaugural Diana Vagelos Professor of Women’s Mental Health and Chief of the Division of Women’s Mental Health in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Ob/Gyn) at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. She is Research Scientist VI at the New York State Psychiatric Institute.
Dr. Cynthia Osborne a Professor of Early Childhood Education and Policy at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of Education and Human Development. She is also the founder and executive director of the national Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center, an academic research center that translates research on state policies with demonstrated effectiveness at creating the conditions in which young children and their families can thrive into policy actions states can adopt.
Resources Discussed in This Podcast
New York City Perinatal and Early Childhood Mental Health Network Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC)
The Training and Technical Assistance Center provides specialized training and technical assistance for the many types of professionals who work with young children, expanding New York’s capacity to promote positive mental health in the early years. TTAC combines the expertise of the New York Center for Child Development and the NYU McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research.
Promoting 2-Generation Health during Infancy and the Perinatal Period: Synthesizing Clinical, Research, and Policy Perspectives
In June 2024, TTAC’s annual conference explored cutting-edge research on the critical role of perinatal and parental mental health in fostering resilience and social-emotional well-being in infants and young children. The event highlighted four national experts as they presented a two-generation approach synthesizing clinical, research, and policy issues. Find video recordings and presentation slides at the link above.
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Center for the Transition to Parenthood
The Center for the Transition to Parenthood (CTtP) in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Columbia University is a research-to-practice initiative and virtual, information-sharing hub helping perinatal clinicians provide enhanced, whole-person, 2Gen care.
Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center
The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center empowers states with rigorous evidence to implement effective and equitable policies that ensure all children thrive from the start. Based in Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College and led by Dr. Cynthia Osborne, the Center’s team of researchers and nonpartisan policy experts work directly with state leaders to help families thrive.
2024 Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap from the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center
The Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap guides state leaders on the most effective investments to ensure all children thrive from the start. Grounded in the science of the developing child and based on the most rigorous evidence available, the Roadmap details the state actions that foster the nurturing environments infants and toddlers need, and that reduce longstanding racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in access and outcomes.
New York Zero-to-Three Network
The New York Zero-to-Three Network supports the professional development and collaborative capacities of the multi-disciplinary early childhood workforce across New York State. With a commitment to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion, we provide education and support policies that promote the health and well-being of infants, toddlers, and families from the prenatal period through the first three years of life.
More Podcasts from the McSilver Institute
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