ZERO TO THREE (ZTT) works to ensure that all babies and toddlers have a strong start in life. They provide parents, professionals, and policymakers the knowledge and know-how to nurture early development.
State allies can call on ZERO TO THREE to:
ZERO TO THREE can help advocates integrate an intentional focus on the unique needs of babies in policy and systems work – and provide support around infant-toddler policy/system strategies across ZTT’s good health, strong families and positive early learning experiences agenda; coalition building, advocacy campaigns, messaging, digital organizing, and centering family voice to increase equitable policymaking.
ZERO TO THREE can help state advocates explore policy, system, and funding opportunities to strengthen their IECMH systems, and support development of advocacy tactics to advance them. Policy areas may include IECMH consultation in child-serving settings, financing clinical workforce development efforts, or integration of IECMH expertise and services in primary care.
State policy experts at ZERO TO THREE can review proposed legislation in a state, help develop new legislation, or provide sample legislation from other states -- along with strategic support for winning implementation.
Additional Alliance-funded support for state advocacy includes:
Both communities are growing to include new state partners, and ongoing planning is informed by the state members’ interests and requests.
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