FYI+ infant mental health program offers support for young children, caregivers
FYI+ offers infant mental health services in Las Cruces for children ages 5 and younger and their caregivers through child-parent psychotherapy.
The Las Cruces program uses child-parent psychotherapy to help families address trauma, behavioral changes and emotional distress in children ages 5 and younger
Organ Mountain News report
LAS CRUCES - FYI+ is offering infant mental health services for young children and their caregivers through a program designed to strengthen family relationships and help families recover from stressful or traumatic experiences.
The Infant Mental Health Program incorporates child-parent psychotherapy for children from birth through age 5 and their caregivers.
FYI+ said young children often communicate emotional distress through changes in behavior. The program may help families when a child has experienced loss, separation, abuse, violence or another stressful event.
Other signs that a child may need support can include frequent tantrums or emotional outbursts, difficulty sleeping or eating, trouble separating from caregivers, unusual withdrawal or fearfulness, clinginess or sudden behavioral changes after a difficult experience.
Child-parent psychotherapy is intended to help children and caregivers heal together.
According to FYI+, the program can help strengthen parent-child relationships, build healthy coping skills and help children understand emotions through play. It also aims to support recovery from trauma while honoring each family’s strengths, culture and experiences.
Families and service providers can make referrals through FYI+.
For more information, call 575-522-4004, email contact@fyinm.org or visit FYI+ at 1320 S. Solano Drive in Las Cruces.
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