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January 10, 2024About our Team, Child Health & Development, Community Partners, Early Learning & Care, Parent Support, , , , , by

Press Release: First 5 Mendocino Champions Positive Parenting Awareness Month

January is Positive Parenting Awareness Month, a time to focus on educating parents and the organizations that support them about the vital practices, programs, and services that contribute to the well-being of families and children in our community – this is the work of First 5 Mendocino.
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September 07, 2023About our Team, Child Health & Development, Early Learning & Care, , , , by

Nervous System Regulation – Skills I Wish I Had Learned Earlier

Learning about the brain's response to stress has helped me understand my own nervous system, how to track my body's responses to emotions, and helped me learn tools to use when life gets overwhelming. I wish these were tools I'd known about sooner, which has made me reflect on why teaching nervous system regulation to children earlier in life can be beneficial.
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August 30, 2023Child Health & Development, Community Partners, Early Learning & Care, by

First 5 Mendocino Expands Local Expertise in Trauma-Informed Care

First 5 Mendocino is pleased to announce that on November 9, renowned professor, author, and mental health researcher MaryCatherine McDonald, Ph.D., will kick off a series of training events designed to expand local expertise in trauma-informed care.
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Staff from First 5 Mendocino with Dr. Bryson and Gaelin Elmore
May 18, 2023About our Team, Child Health & Development, Community Partners, Early Learning & Care, Parent Support, , , , , by

First 5 Mendocino Hosts Successful Children’s Mental Health Summit

As part of its ongoing work to support the well-being of local children, First 5 Mendocino hosted its annual Children's Mental Health Summit in Ukiah on May 11 and 12. This year’s event featured renowned experts Dr. Tina Payne Bryson, Dr. Robert Sege, and Gaelin Elmore, who addressed the critical topic of children's mental health and included a community-wide conversation on nurturing resilient and emotionally healthy children.
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March 17, 2023Infants, Newborn, Parent Support, Prenatal, Uncategorized, , , by

Medi-Cal Benefit for Doulas and Healthcare Providers 

Doulas and health care providers- including doctors and midwives licensed to practice in California- can support optimal birth and pregnancy outcomes working together. With the new Medi-Cal Benefit covering doula support for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum more families can access doula support. And together doulas and perinatal care providers can make headway improving outcomes and reducing disparities in birth outcomes. 
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