Children's Mental Health Awareness Week:

Wear green and join The Florida Association for Infant Mental Health (FAIMH)- Miami Chapter, The Children’s Movement of Florida, and Florida National University for Brain Architecture Game- A Mental Health Awareness Event. The Brain Architecture Game is a game experience that builds understanding of the powerful role of experiences on early brain development. It helps provide a compelling perspective on the lifelong impact of early childhood experiences.

The Brain Architecture Game will be facilitated by Debra Dhaity, MPH. Debra Dhaity graduated from Florida International University, where she earned a Master of Public Health with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health. She is a first-generation Haitian American raised in South Florida and is passionate about community work and advocacy for families and children. Through her role as the Maternal and Child Health Associate at The Children’s Movement of Florida, Debra helps strengthen maternal and child health and early childhood systems by building partnerships across sectors. She collaborates with families, parents, educators, and community-based organizations by amplifying community perspectives to advance solutions that address social and structural factors shaping maternal and child health.

Event Time:

Join us on May 6, 2026

9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EST

Location:

Join in-person at Florida National University- Behavioral Sciences Department

4425 W. Jose Regueiro (20th) Ave. Hialeah, FL 33012

6th Floor Trophy Room

FREE Parking

Open to: Open to any provider that works with our youngest children and their families and is interested in learning more about infant mental health from Miami-Dade.

Registration: This event is FREE. Donations to further our mission are appreciated.

Questions? Contact our Co-Chairs:

Noemi Marquez at nmarquez@counselandconnect.org

Mary Whebley at mwhebley@citrusfcn.com

Alex Alfonso at aalfonso@citrushealth.com

FAIMH's Miami-Dade Chapter: Brain Architecture Game

A Children's Mental Health Awareness Week Event