Infant and early childhood mental health consultation (I/ECMHC) has been identified as an effective strategy for addressing young children's challenging behaviors and for supporting their social/emotional development. The EHS/HS program supports this model through the Head Start Program Performance Standards that require a mental health professional to be on-site to provide mental health consultation. In this session you will learn about: the role of the mental health consultant in ealry care and education; effective strategies for designing your mental health consultation services; and resources for developing or sustaining an effective mental health consultation system.