Resources for Families

• Zero to Three: Offers a variety of resources, articles, and guides for parents focusing on early childhood development, behavior, and parenting tips.

• HealthyChildren.org: Created by the American Academy of Pediatrics, this site provides reliable information on child health and development, including infant mental health.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): The CDC website offers resources and milestones for parents to track their child's development and mental health.

• The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Providing evidenced-based medical information for the well-being of children.

• The Erikson Institute - Fussy Baby Network: Provides resources as well as live call support for families with babies with fussiness, crying, or sleeping.

• Child Mind Institute: Offers resources and articles on child development, parenting tips, and mental health support for children of all ages.

• The Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health's Preschool Expulsion & Suspension Report: An insightful look into our country's state of preschool expulsion and suspensions.

• Sesame Street In Communities: Offers resources to help caregivers learn how to teach coping strategies and resilience-building techniques to young children. 

• The Fred Rogers Institute: Offers easy-to-implement simple interactions designed to strengthen a caregiver-child relationship.

• Mental Health Association of Maryland- Healthy New Moms- Healthy New Moms is a comprehensive public and provider education campaign on perinatal depression—reaching over one million people through community engagement, resources, and web-based education.

• Children's Mental Health Matters Campaign- The Children’s Mental Health Matters! Campaign brings together non-profits, schools, and other agencies in Maryland with the following goals: raising public awareness of the importance of children’s mental health and substance use, reducing the stigma of mental health, and connecting children and families with resources for prevention and support of mental health conditions. 

Podcasts:

• PsychEd4Peds- On this episode, Dr. Joyce Harrison, child and adolescent psychiatrist at Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins, discusses PARENTING TIPS for managing behavioral problems in preschoolers - and shares referral resources!