The Early Childhood Consultation Partnership is one of the country’s leading early childhood mental health consultation programs.  Funded by the Department of Children and Families (DCF) and backed by a rigorous random controlled evaluation, ECCP is nationally recognized as an emerging and best practice model.  ABH® manages the statewide ECCP program with the support of a centralized information management system.  There are 20 master’s-level Early Childhood Mental Health Consultants who are subcontracted by ABH® through 10 non-profit behavioral health care agencies throughout the state. ECCP’s goal is to reduce suspension and expulsion rates among children ages birth to five by building the capacity of their caregivers. The program’s service structure offers child/family, classroom, and child care center-based consultation to support the social and emotional health of young children.