Infant mental health is an interdisciplinary field founded on the principle that early relationship-based intervention in the context of family, community, and culture can support normative emotional and behavioral development and help children at risk and their families prevent future developmental problems.

The master of arts in infant mental health at Mills provides students with the skills and knowledge to become practitioners or researchers who specialize in working with children from birth through age five. Our program builds on a solid background in psychology, research methodology, and normative development. Graduate courses include advanced study of development, assessment, and special needs children, combined with fieldwork and a master's thesis. Each student works with an advisor to create a plan of graduate study that fits her/his goals.