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The Valley Infant Parent Program
The Valley Infant Parent Program is for parents who suspect that mental health issues may be interfering with familial relationships. Designed to improve the quality of the caregiver-infant attachment relationships, this program is a partnership between the Region of Peel, Children's Services, and Peel Children's Centre.
Who is eligible for our program?
We offer this program for caregivers who:
- live in the Region of Peel,
- have an infant or toddler aged 30 months or younger,
- may be coping with multiple stressors, including substance abuse, adoption breakdown, postpartum mood disorder, or other mental health issues and
- may have an infant or toddler who has attachment problems or developmental delays.
What do we do?
We offer a half-day, five days per week program at the Mississauga Valley Childcare Centre. We also provide intensive, flexible, in-home children's mental health services. The program includes psychological consultation and assessment when warranted.
All staff are trained in infant development, infant mental health, and attachment intervention to support positive relationships.
Referring partners for this program are:
- Healthy Babies, Healthy Children - Peel Public Health,
- Peel Children's Aid Society, and
- Peel Infant Development - Trillium Health Centre.
How can you access our program?
The caregiver or referring partner initiates a referral through SNAP Peel (Child Care Special Needs Access Point - Peel) at 905-791-7800 ext. 7627.
