What the mission means to Rahil
ZERO TO THREE is a home for all of us who wake up each day committed to making the world a more just and safe and loving place for its children. And especially for the children living in poverty, who are more likely to be children of color. ZERO TO THREE leads the charge to continue the unrelenting fight toward a world that is more deserving of its babies and toddlers.
Professional Background
Rahil D. Briggs, PsyD, is the National Director of HealthySteps, a program of ZERO TO THREE. Since 2018, she has overseen the dramatic growth of HealthySteps to over 260 sites across the country, reaching approximately 405,000 children and families as of 2023. She is responsible for all aspects of the program’s operations, financial sustainability, evaluation and research, policy, model enhancements, and site professional development and training.
She comes to this role after a successful career at Montefiore in New York, where she grew the HealthySteps footprint from one to 21 practices, serving over 30,000 children annually. Additionally, Dr. Briggs is the founder and former director of Pediatric Behavioral Health Services at Montefiore, one of the largest integrated pediatric behavioral health services in the nation. The Academic Pediatric Association awarded her for this work with the 2018 Health Care Delivery Award.
Dr. Briggs is the editor of Integrated Early Childhood Behavioral Health in Primary Care, published by Springer (2016). She is Clinical Professor of Pediatrics & Psychiatry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and completed her undergraduate work at Duke University (magna cum laude) and her doctoral work at New York University.
Future Vision
Pediatric primary care is the only system in this country reaching the vast majority of babies, toddlers and their families. I envision a system where team-based, integrated care flourishes in pediatrics, to ensure gold–standard care, reduce disparities and support healthier, more prosperous communities. All babies and toddlers deserve a strong start in life, and by transforming the promise of pediatric primary care, to focus on prevention and promotion of child development and behavioral health wellness, we can move closer to that goal.
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