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CalAIMH

California Association for Infant Mental Health

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Our Vision

All children and families in California experience relational health, resilience, and overall well-being.

Our Purpose

To bring together as a common voice organizations and individuals who promote caregiver-child relational approaches to both prevent and heal adversity in young children prenatally to age five.

Our Mission

CalAIMH’s mission is to bridge and connect a transdisciplinary, relationally-informed community across California that collaborates and advocates on behalf of children and families prenatally to age five.


Core Functions

Our primary function is promoting professional development, including:

Promoting relationally-Informed Practices

Promoting California endorsement in infant and early childhood mental health (to include reflective practice)

Integrating Neuro-Biological Science

Transdisciplinary collaboration, infusion and integration of infant mental health core principles

Our secondary function is advocating for policies and practices that support relational health (on behalf of families, young children and providers).


Organizational Guiding Principles

  • Relationally-informed
  • Developmentally sensitive caregiving
  • Culturally-attuned caregiving
  • Trauma-informed
  • Neuro-biologically based

CalAIMH Committees

We meet our goals through work in Committees, formed of CalAIMH members who come together to develop and implement projects and help to realize the mission of CalAIMH.

Communities of Practice Committee

Marketing & Communications Committee

Membership and Bylaws Committee

Policy and Advocacy Committee

Social Justice Committee

Training and Education Committee

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Board of Directors

Lara Elfstrand, MA

Lara Elfstrand, MA

Board Member at Large
Placer County
Irina Quebles

Irina Quebles

Board Member at Large
Los Angeles County
Freda Kaprielian, M.A, RP Mentor

Freda Kaprielian, M.A, RP Mentor

President Elect
Fresno County
Marcy Erickson, RN, BSN, PHN

Marcy Erickson, RN, BSN, PHN

Board Member at Large
Ventura County
Steven Loreus, MA, BCBA, LBA

Steven Loreus, MA, BCBA, LBA

Board Member at Large
Humboldt County
Wendy Lee, Psy.D

Wendy Lee, Psy.D

Treasurer
San Bernardino County
Vasudha Narasimha, LCSW

Vasudha Narasimha, LCSW

Board Member at Large
San Francisco County
Desiree Yoro Yoo, LCSW

Desiree Yoro Yoo, LCSW

Board Secretary
Los Angeles County
Richard Cohen, PhD

Richard Cohen, PhD

President
Los Angeles County
Robert Rowen-Herzog, PhD

Robert Rowen-Herzog, PhD

Board Member at Large
Sonoma County
Marian Williams, PhD

Marian Williams, PhD

Past President
Los Angeles County

Founding Members

Marilee Burgeson, MA, CCC-SLP

Kristie Brandt, CNM, NP, MS, DNP

Sherry Casper, PhD,
BCBA-D

Elvia Cortes, MS

Joshua Feder, MD

Mary Claire Heffron, PhD 
Committee Co-lead

Cassandra Joubert, ScD

Wendy Lee, PsyD

Rosa Ana Lozada, LCSW

Monica Mathur-Kulluri, OTD, OTR, OTR/L

Cheri Reaves, MAEd

Shulamit N. Ritblatt, PhD

Barbara Stroud, PhD
Committee Co-lead

Wendy Sun, PsyD

Rachel Talamantez, EdD, LMFT

Sharon Zone, LCSW

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