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Emma Heidorn
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Emma Heidorn

Emma Heidorn is a PhD student at the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice at the University of Chicago, where she studies child and adolescent mental health, refugee and immigrant youth well-being, and school-based psychosocial interventions. She was previously a Research Intern with MPI’s National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy.

Prior to starting her PhD, Ms. Heidorn worked as a school-based clinical social worker in Chicago and taught elementary school in the Middle East. She holds a master’s degree in social work from the University of Chicago and a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

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Policy Briefs
April 2024
By  Maki Park, Lillie Hinkle, Katherine Habben and Emma Heidorn

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Policy Briefs
April 2024

Infant and early childhood mental health (IECMH) services can offer vital support for young children’s healthy development. Yet, young children in immigrant and refugee families often do not benefit, due in part to lower levels of health-care coverage and limited cultural responsiveness in the field. This issue brief explores the benefits and barriers to supporting these children via IECMH services, and some ways to close key gaps.