HEADS-ED UNDER 6

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Integrated care pathways

Published: July 9, 2026

HEADS-ED Under 6 is a validated, brief and easy-to-use screening and triage tool for anyone who works with children under the age of 6 looking to identify the young child’s mental health and developmental needs.

The tool helps to guide the conversation with the child’s family in several areas of mental health and development and provide a scoring matrix to help assess level of risk, facilitate clinical decision making and guide next steps in care.

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Description Our HEADS-ED Under 6 screening tool is a resource that can be easily implemented across services, therefore enhancing connection and communication between providers and agencies.
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