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title: "MHP: Understanding Attachment as the Foundation for Child Development and Mental Health"
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# MHP: Understanding Attachment as the Foundation for Child Development and Mental Health

**Module 3, Lesson 1**

[Attachment Styles in Infant-Caregiver Relationships](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Attachment-Styles-in-Infant-Caregiver-Relationships.pdf)

[Understanding Attachment as the Foundation for Child Development transcript](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Understanding-Attachment-as-the-Foundation-for-Child-Development-transcript.pdf)

 

 

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