NJAIMH is a statewide interdisciplinary organization that:
- encourages the realization that infancy is a critical period in the psychosocial development of individuals.
- works to increase the responses of its members to the needs of culturally and ethnically diverse infants and families through mutual support and sharing of information.
- facilitates statewide cooperation among all persons concerned with promoting conditions that will bring about optimal infant development and optimal caregiver infant relationships.
- promotes awareness of public policy and its effect on infant mental health.
- encourages the realization that infancy is a critical period in the psychosocial development of individuals.
NJAIMH Officers
President Judith Wides, M.A., M.Ed., UMDNJ
Vice President Jean Mercer, Ph.D., Richard Stockton College
Treasurer Marijane Lundt, MPA, Gateway Northwest Maternal Child Health Network
Secretary Diane Ristaino, JD, Prevent Child Abuse NJ
Newsletter Editor Connie Tang, Ph.D., MSW. Richard Stockton College
Board Members
Gerry Costa, Ph.D., YCS Institute
Michelle DeKlyen, Ph.D., Princeton University
Diane Ristaino, JD, Prevent Child Abuse NJ
Ellen Shuzman, Ph.D., RN, CNAA, Central NJ Maternal Child Health Consortium
Lorri Sullivan, M.Ed., YCS Institute