What is Early Childhood Intervention Prevention Services (ECLIPSE)?
ECLIPSE is a healing-centered, trauma-specific, center-based, intervention and treatment services for families and their young children age birth to 5 who have experienced substantial stress and/or complex trauma. ECLIPSE services include therapeutic interventions at the child, family, and teacher/classroom environmental levels provided by a licensed mental health professional who has Infant Mental Health (IMH) knowledge, skills, and experience. These services are available to young children and families who interact with multiple systems, including the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) child welfare. Children and families that have or are interacting with the DCYF child welfare system are categorically eligible for ECLIPSE services through their enrollment in the Early ECEAP/ECEAP program.
ECLIPSE services are layered with B-5 ECEAP programming. ECEAP programming covers classroom staffing, resources and comprehensive services that support the whole child. This ensures that all children receiving ECLIPSE services are ensured a high-quality classroom setting supports. Where ECEAP services end, ECLIPSE services begin. For example, ECLIPSE Mental Health Professionals work closely and in collaboration with contractor’s Infant Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant (IECMHC) to provide developmentally and culturally appropriate mental health intervention training to ECEAP staff. The intention is to support staff, children, and families, while also growing staff skills in managing child behaviors that are challenging for them.
ECLIPSE Programming and Larger Infant Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Systems Work
ECLIPSE is part of the IECMH system work. This work includes services that fall into the following categories. Some examples include:
- Promotion: Home Visiting, Early ECEAP, Early Head Start, ESIT, ECEAP, Infant Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Consultation, and other Early Care and Education Programming.
- Prevention: Home Visiting, Early ECEAP, Early Head Start, ECEAP, ESIT, IECMH Consultation, and other Early Care and Education Programming.
- Intervention: Early Childhood Special Education, IECMH Consultation, ESIT.
- Treatment: ECLIPSE, Early Intervention, Wraparound Intervention Services (WISe), Early Childhood Special Education, Other Clinical Mental Health services.