Explain The Protective Factors For Mental Health In Infancy And Early Childhood

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The protective and preventive factors for mental health in infancy and early childhood are to promote healthy development because many adult mental health disorders stem from childhood illnesses. The earlier the problems are worked on the more manageable the disorder becomes for the consumer. Prevention is becoming a priority. People in the mental health field, schools, and juvenile justice service’s are seeing that the earlier the prevention in the child’s life the better the life of the child will have. Primary prevention is another intervention mental health professionals are working on. Vaccination against measles, safer sex practices, and alcohol control on pregnant women are all primary prevention tactics. They all have one thing

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