Conference History
Since 1995 the association has offered high-quality professional development through our annual conferences. The range of themes illustrates our commitment to fostering competence in the care of infants, young children and their families!
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New Hampshire Association for Infant Mental Health Annual Conferences through the years
2023 - First Relationships: Fostering Emotional Resilience From the Start
2022 - From Community to Clinic, Best Practices in Early Identification
2021 - Understanding Bias, Celebrating Diversity
2019 - Understanding and Addressing the Impact of Maternal Substance Misuse
2018 - Breaking the Cycle of Poverty: Overcoming its Impacts, Successful Strategies for Engaging Families
2017 - Working with the Worrier: Addressing Anxiety Concerns in Young Children
2016 - Self Reflection as a Clinical Tool for Families, Service Providers, and Teams
2015 - From Risk to Resilience
2014 - Understanding and Promoting Neuro-development from Prenatal to Pre-school
2013 -Trauma in Early Childhood: Assessment, Intervention and Supporting Families
2012 - Focusing on Fatherhood
2011 - Climbing the Ladder Toward Competency in Young Children's Mental Health
2010 - Eat Sleep and Be Merry: Regulation Concerns in Young Children
2009 – Evidenced-based Practices for Working with Young Children and Families
2008 – Attachment: Connecting for Life
2007 – Social-Emotional Development: Promising Practices, Research and Policy
2006 – Supporting Young Children through Separation and Loss
2005 – The Screening and Assessing of the Social-Emotional Concerns
2004 – Approaches That Work: Multi-Stressed Families and their Young Children
2003 – A Better Beginning: Parents with Mental Illness and their Young Children
2002 – The Road Less Traveled: Adoptive Families in the New Millennium
2001 – Processing Trauma and Terrorism
2000 – The Neurobiology of Child Development: Bridging the Gap Between Theory Research and Practice
1999 – Coming Together for Children and Families: Developing Comprehensive Systems of Care
1998 – Trauma: A Multi-Dimensional View
1997 – Fostering the Well Being of Families
1996 – A Promising Future
1995 – Building Relationships: Families and Professionals as Partners