
Ka’Liyah Wright, 7 months, sips from a bottle with her mother, De’Janaye Thompson, 22, during a visit from Glendoria Colson-Head, an infant mental health specialist with CNS Healthcare, at the home of Thompson’s first cousin, Lichele Sow, on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024 in Detroit. Sow is the child’s primary caregiver, while Thompson improves on her parenting skills in the hopes of caring for all three of her children full-time. Her two sons, ages 23 months and 3 years, are in foster care.
Katy Kildee, The Detroit News
Ka’Liyah Wright sips from a bottle while seated with her mother, De’Janaye Thompson, during a visit from Glendoria Colson-Head, an infant mental health specialist with CNS Healthcare, on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024 in Detroit. Experts said it’s critical to focus on the relationship between parents or caregivers and an infant to ensure mental health needs are being met.
Katy Kildee, The Detroit News
Glendoria Colson-Head, an infant mental health specialist with CNS Healthcare, center, speaks with Da’Janaye Thompson, 22, right, during a check-up for Thompson’s daughter, Ka’Liyah Wright, 7 months, on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024 at the home of Thompson’s cousin, Lichele Sow, 61, left, in Detroit. Sow is the primary caregiver for the baby, while Thompson improves upon her parenting skills in the hopes of caring for all three of her children full-time. Her two sons, ages 23 months and 3 years, are currently in foster care.
Katy Kildee, The Detroit News
Ka’Liyah Wright, 7 months, sits with her mother, De’Janaye Thompson, 22, during a visit from Glendoria Colson-Head, an infant mental health specialist with CNS Healthcare, left, at the home of Thompson’s first cousin, Lichele Sow (not pictured) on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024 in Detroit. Sow is the child’s primary caregiver for the time being, while Thompson improves upon her parenting skills in the hopes of caring for all three of her children full-time. Her two sons, ages 23 months and 3 years, are currently in foster care.
Katy Kildee, The Detroit News
Glendoria Colson-Head, an infant mental health specialist with CNS Healthcare, center, speaks with Lichele Sow, 61, left, on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024 at Sow’s home in Detroit. Sow is the primary caregiver for Ka’Liyah Wright, 7 months, right, while her cousin and Wright’s mother, Da’Janaye Thompson, 22, right, improves upon her parenting skills in the hopes of caring for all three of her children full-time. Her two sons, ages 23 months and 3 years, are currently in foster care.
Katy Kildee, The Detroit News
Ka’Liyah Wright, 7 months, sips from a bottle while seated with her mother, De’Janaye Thompson, 22, during a visit from Glendoria Colson-Head, an infant mental health specialist with CNS Healthcare, at the home of Thompson’s first cousin, Lichele Sow, on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024 in Detroit. Sow is the child’s primary caregiver for the time being, while Thompson improves upon her parenting skills in the hopes of caring for all three of her children full-time. Her two sons, ages 23 months and 3 years, are currently in foster care.
Katy Kildee, The Detroit News
Glendoria Colson-Head, an infant mental health specialist with CNS Healthcare, left, speaks with Da’Janaye Thompson, 22, right, during a check-up for Thompson’s daughter, Ka’Liyah Wright, 7 months, on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024 at the home of Thompson’s cousin, Lichele Sow, 61, center, in Detroit. Sow is the primary caregiver for the baby, while Thompson improves upon her parenting skills in the hopes of caring for all three of her children full-time. Her two sons, ages 23 months and 3 years, are currently in foster care.
Katy Kildee, The Detroit News
Ka’Liyah Wright, 7 months, plays with a plastic phone while seated on the lap of her mother, De’Janaye Thompson, 22, during a visit from Glendoria Colson-Head, an infant mental health specialist with CNS Healthcare, left, at the home of Thompson’s first cousin, Lichele Sow (not pictured) on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024 in Detroit. Sow is the child’s primary caregiver for the time being, while Thompson improves upon her parenting skills in the hopes of caring for all three of her children full-time. Her two sons, ages 23 months and 3 years, are currently in foster care.
Katy Kildee, The Detroit News
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