About the Centre

The Centre of Excellence in Early Intervention and Family Studies (CIF) is located at the Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, and the National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, and is led by Professor Mette S. Væver.

CIF was established to strengthen the social and healthcare related efforts to aid mental health in 0-5-year-olds. The centre aims to strengthen early childhood mental health by:

• Developing, evaluating, and implementing tools for early identification of risk
• Developing, evaluating, and implementing interventions to promote early childhood mental health
• Contribute to national capacity, competence, and knowledge building
• Disseminate evidence-based knowledge and contribute to the development of social and health related policies

Collaborators

CIF strives to collaborate with Danish and international excellence centres, as well as with practitioners in Denmark who work directly or indirectly with 0-5-year-old children and their families. This includes frontline staff, educational institutions, municipal governments and regions in Denmark, the boards, ministries, and interest organizations.