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PROGRAM COVER PAGE <br />Organization Name: Tykes & Teens, INC. <br />Executive Director: Jeffrey Shearer <br />Address: 3577 SW Corporate Pkwy. <br />E-mail: Jeff@tykesandteens.org <br />Telephone: (772)-220-3439 <br />Palm City, FL 34990 Fax: (772) 220-3484 <br />Program Director: Heidy Garcia, LMHC <br />Address: 3577 SW Corporate Pkwy. <br />Palm City, FL 34990 <br />E-mail: heidy@tykesandteens.org <br />Telephone: (772)-220-3439 <br />Fax: (772) 220-3484 <br />Program Title: <br />Infant Mental Health. <br />Priority Need Area Addressed: <br />Priority Need 1 - Early Childhood Development <br />Priority Need 2 - Build Parent Capacity <br />Brief Description of the Program: <br />To provide infant mental health services to children 0-5 and their families. According to the <br />National Registry of Evidence -Based Programs and Practice, Child Parent Psychotherapy <br />(CPP) is an intervention for children from birth through age 5 who have experienced at least <br />one traumatic event and as a result, are experiencing behavior, attachment and/or mental <br />health problems. Through this intervention, children who have experienced toxic stress will be <br />able to develop normally, but their parents will build their capacity to be the best parent they <br />can be by recognizing how their past experiences influences the way they parent their <br />children. These services are provided in the child's natural environment (home or childcare <br />center). We are working in collaboration with Early Learning Coalition and Childcare <br />Resource Center. We currently have therapists embedded at the following childcare centers: <br />Childcare Resources, For Kids Only, Cradles to Crayons, Learning Nest, and TLC. Tykes & <br />Teens also provides Infant Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC) at the <br />