The IECBH Plan proposes to integrate child and family mental health and trauma-informed care into our health and early care and learning systems throughout Hawaiʻi.

The Pāhoa Promise Partnership, on Hawaii Island, and the Ka `Upena o Waimānalo partnership, on Oahu, are community-based efforts to develop continuums of support for young keiki and their `ohana.

In 2023, ECAS network partners came together to draft a broad vision of relief and recovery for young children and families in Maui County. Many of the resulting efforts have involved the WMECC, a network of partners, fostering collaboration with local organizations and providers.

With the knowledge and experience you have provided from the beginning of this journey until now, we are working to carefully weave together the important stories and patterns that teach us how our systems currently works.

The EC Funders’ Hui is comprised of philanthropic funders who support work in early childhood health, safety, and learning.

CCP is the practice of working closely with affected community members about priorities that get elevated, funded and worked on at different levels. In practice, it means placing affected communities at the center of voice and decision-making.

Commit to Keiki (CTK) is a statewide, non-partisan, public-private collaborative to ensure a brighter start for Hawai‘i’s youngest keiki. Led by a diverse Steering Committee, Commit to Keiki’s mission is to increase Hawai‘i’s investments in its youngest keiki by collaborating with elected officials and serving as a trusted partner and reliable resource for information on issues related to early childhood. 

Ensuring that young children with disabilities and their families are provided services by knowledgeable, skilled, competent, and highly qualified personnel, and that sufficient numbers of these personnel are available in the state to meet needs.

Network partners have been implementing key initiatives to embed culturally appropriate physical activity and nutrition best practices into Hawai‘i’s ECE system and settings.