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Project

Jump Start on the Go: Improving Resiliency and the Social-Emotional Development of At-Risk Preschool Children in Childcare Centers Using a Mobile App.

Center:

FL-Mailman Center for Child Development, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2026

Contact Information:

Ruby Natale
[email protected]
305-243-6624

Project Description:

Centers will receive the Jump Start On The Go mental health program via a mobile app. This will entail receiving 12-24 mental health consultation sessions in which a licensed mental health consultant will use a mobile app that will provide directors and teachers with access to information such as videos, infographics, and an Artificial Intelligence Chatbot on how to work with children with challenging behaviors. Participants will receive the intervention once per week for up to 1 hour.

Keyword(s):

Clinical Care, Mental/Behavioral Health – General , Telehealth

Core Function(s):

Training Trainees, Performing Direct and/or Demonstration Services, Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information, Continuing Education/Community Training

Area of Emphasis

Health-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

Single-County

Funding Source:

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A

1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1000 Silver Spring, MD 20910

Mailing address:
PO Box 8787
Silver Spring, MD 20907-8787