For this special issue, we sought perspectives on the contributions of the infant to their family's development, including recovery from intergenerational trauma and the contribution of the family to the infant's relational security. This special issue features a series of 12 invited papers from a diverse group of professionals, including infant mental health specialists, Indigenous and non-Indigenous family therapists, academic family therapy teaching staff, and developmental psychology and systemic researchers. The contributions span several methodologies – ranging from curated conversations and qualitative research to conceptual insights, theoretical discussions, intervention reports, and new intergenerational empirical data. Through this editorial, we provide a brief overview of the collective works, spotlighting the invaluable synergistic contributions that infant mental health and family therapy approaches provide, while highlighting the untapped potential at their intersection.

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家庭治疗与婴儿心理健康：探索潜在空间

对于本期特刊，我们寻求有关婴儿对其家庭发展的贡献的观点，包括从代际创伤中恢复以及家庭对婴儿关系安全的贡献。本期特刊收录了来自不同专业人士群体的 12 篇特邀论文，其中包括婴儿心理健康专家、土著和非土著家庭治疗师、学术家庭治疗教学人员以及发展心理学和系统研究人员。这些贡献涵盖了多种方法论——从策划对话和定性研究到概念见解、理论讨论、干预报告和新的代际经验数据。通过这篇社论，我们对集体作品进行了简要概述，强调了婴儿心理健康和家庭治疗方法所提供的宝贵协同贡献，同时强调了它们交叉点上尚未开发的潜力。