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• Say It Out Loud, a new public education campaign sponsored by the IDHS/Division of Mental Health and the Illinois Children's Mental Health Partnership, was launched May 1, 2008, the start of Mental Health Awareness Month. More...
• Check out IEL's Tip Sheet on Young Children's Mental Health. More...
• Plan to attend Chicago Metro AEYC’s “Head to Toe: The Midwest Interactive Infant and Toddler Conference” on May 31, 2008, at Kennedy-King College in Chicago. More…
• Children get excited when they see a seed sprout. Consider making soy beanie baby necklaces that they can wear and watch. More… (PDF)
• On Illinois’s Gateways to Opportunity Web site, find information about the early care and education career lattice, which can help you to become knowledgeable about the “big picture” in early care and education and to learn how the various positions in the field fit together. More…

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