The Turkish Association for Infant Mental Health’s primary mission is to raise awareness about infant mental health in Turkish communities. The gestation period and the first three years of life are considered to be highly critical in terms of biological, neurophysiological and psychosocial development. In this period, it is an important mission of our association to acknowledge the needs of infants and caregivers and to work toward eliminating risk factors.

The Turkish Association for Infant Mental Health’s goals include the following:

1. To protect the mental health of parents and infants starting from the prenatal period
2. To ensure that parents and caregivers are informed about the mental health of an infant and the developmental considerations of this period
3. To share evidence-based, scientific information on parenting skills with the community
4. To provide training for specialists working in the field of infant mental health and to create opportunities to meet on a common ground
5. Raising awareness about risk and protective factors in infant development and supporting preventive measures
6. To support educational and scientific studies in the early diagnosis and treatment of developmental/mental disorders in infants
7. To work in line with the Convention on the Rights of Children and Infants.