Intervening with Substance-Involved Pregnant and Parenting Women and Their Young Children – March 2014 a.m. Toronto, free event

Infants and young children prenatally exposed to substances are at increased risk for impaired developmental and later mental health problems. The effects of prenatal substance exposure are frequently compounded by continued substance use in the postnatal environment, affecting parenting and parent-infant interactions.

This presentation will use a cumulative risk framework to describe the combined contributions of neurodevelopmental and environmental impacts on infant/early childhood outcomes, attending to the often co-existing risks of poverty, maltreatment, trauma and attachment disturbances.

It will also describe opportunities during the pre- and postnatal periods to mitigate those outcomes with early interventions during pregnancy and through the mother-child relationship.

IMH Rounds are FREE EVENTS and open to the public. NO Registration is required to attend in person. 

Also available by WEBCAST through the Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN).

For more information on upcoming presentations or connecting from a distance visit:
http://www.imhpromotion.ca/Events/IMHRounds.aspx