Currently, she co-leads the mental health section of the Head Start National Center on Early Childhood Health and Wellness. In this capacity Ms. Hunter develops resource materials and provides training for Head Start and child care leadership and staff on mental health of children, families and staff. She is co-author of Competencies: Infant/Toddler Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation, a national set of competencies for mental health consultants. Ms. Hunter is also faculty and co-lead on the SAMSHA funded National Center of Excellence on Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation where she develops materials and guidance for state leadership on administering high quality infant/early childhood mental health consultation.