The First Five Years: Childhood Mental Health

By Linnea Anderson

Published April 9, 2014 at 4:40 PM EDT

If left untreated, a mental health problem can delay a child’s normal development and lead to more severe problems later on. It’s good to know there are others that parents can turn to and trust. Maryland Family Network mental health specialists, work directly with child care providers, children and parents, to identify and solve problems. Together you can decide if it’s just growing pains or something more.

How Childcare Providers Can Help

http://mdchildcare.org/mdcfc/pdfs/mental_illness.pdf

Maryland’s Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Project

http://goo.gl/kBqjOK

Center for Early Education and Development

http://www.cehd.umn.edu/CEED/publications/tipsheets/default.html

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Linnea Anderson

Linnea Anderson is tenured and talented broadcaster and voice over artist with deep roots in Central Maryland. For years she was co-host of the nightly, Baltimore -based and nationally syndicated Evening Magazine on WJZ-TV. On this half-hour program, Anderson interviewed the likes of George Carlin, Muhammad Ali and Jack Lemmon as well as Baltimoreans of all stripes providing insight and local flavor to her adopted hometown. Prior to that she was a news anchor, reporter and producer in multiple markets including Baltimore, Charleston, WV and Louisville, KY.

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