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Meghan Schmelzer, MSW, IECMH-E is the Senior Manager of the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Policy Team within ZERO TO THREE. In this role, she supports states, tribes and grantees with technical assistance through multiple projects such as the SAMHSA IECMH Technical Assistance Center. With an emphasis on building relationships and imbedding reflective practice, both at the individual and systems levels, Meghan supports state and community leaders to build IECMH into all aspects of the early childhood system. Meghan began her career as an infant mental health home-based clinician and worked primarily with families in the child welfare system. Three of her proudest accomplishments are supporting the reunification of a number of families within the Baby Court system in Flint, Michigan; Reviving and sustaining Michigan’s IECMH Consultation state services and providing Reflective Supervision/Consultation to both individual clinicians working toward their endorsement, and leaders in the IECMH policy systems world.