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Investing Early: Strengthening State Policies to Support Infant and Toddler Mental Health

Youth MOVE National’s work often focuses on youth mental health and wellbeing, but we must remember that mental health starts in the earliest years of life. Supporting infant and toddler mental health offers one of the most cost-effective, evidence-based strategies for building thriving communities.
 
In this issue brief, Investing Early: Strengthening State Policies to Support Infant and Toddler Mental Health, we take a closer look at the challenges and gaps in infant and toddler mental health today, and emerging strategies and recommendations that can help close these gaps in our state systems and policies.

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Corrina Joyner, LMSW

Corrina Joyner is a mental health and non-profit management professional specializing in creative arts integration and community wellness. With a background in social work research, art theory, and community engagement, her work spans grant writing, program development, training, and advocacy communications in the mental health and social impact sectors. Recognized for blending analytical precision with creative insight, Corrina approaches complex initiatives with curiosity, collaboration, and a deep sense of purpose. She works guided by the belief that communities hold the foundations for their own well-being and works to strengthen those supports through advocacy, creative strategy, and systems-level collaboration that advance equity from the earliest years.

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