Jewish Family and Children's Service of Boston [1]
Early Connections/Conexiones Tempranas II(EC/CT II), a project of the Center for Early Relationship Support (CERS) of Jewish Family and Children's Service (JF&CS), is designed to address traumatic stress and build resilience in children birth to five, while reducing disparities in mental health access among marginalized populations, particularly Latino immigrant families living in Waltham, MA and nearby communities. EC/CT II targets the interrelated goals of preventing trauma to infants and young children, interrupting intergenerational cycles of re-traumatization, and treating infants and young children exposed to traumatic events. The project will serve families with young children coping with multiple adversities: parental substance use or mental illness; domestic abuse; community violence; homelessness; separation from a primary caregiver and/or immigration.