What Is Infant Mental Health-Home Visiting?
At a Glance
Home-Based Services
In 2022, IMH-Home Visiting provided services to more than 1,800 infants, toddlers, and their caregivers.
Endorsed Providers
The IMH model is provided by Masters-prepared early childhood mental health professionals who are endorsed by the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health - opens in new window.
Model Provided
The model is provided by Community Mental Health Services Programs or their network providers as part of the Home-Based Services or as a Prevention Direct Service.
Waiver of Provider Qualification
All Community Mental Health Services Program (CMHSP) staff, or contract provider staff, delivering Home-based Services for infants and young children, birth to 47 months and staff providing Prevention-Direct Services Models (Infant Mental Health, Child Care Expulsion Prevention) must have, as a minimum, the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health (MI-AIMH) Endorsement®, Level II (Infant Family Specialist), with Level III (Infant Mental Health Specialist) preferred.
It is understood that staff assigned to Home-based Services, or the Prevention-Direct Services Models listed, or new staff may not meet the MI-AIMH Endorsement® requirements. In order to facilitate completion of the MI-AIMH endorsement, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) will consider requests from a CMHSP for waiver of provider qualifications for staff providing Home-based Services (pregnancy through 3) and Prevention-Direct Services Models (Infant Mental Health Services or Child Care Expulsion Prevention/Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation).
The waiver form is to be completed and submitted, per the instructions, to MDHHS. If you need a waiver form, please contact us.