Child care providers in Alabama say they are struggling to address an uptick in aggressive behavior in young children. The situation is putting a strain on teachers who say they are leaving their jobs over it. Now advocates are calling for more mental health support for toddlers.

Here & Now’s Deepa Fernandes speaks with Tejuania Nelson-Gill, Director of Lighthouse Academy of Excellence & Achievement in Bay Minette, Alabama, and Rahill Briggs, an early childhood psychologist and national director of the HealthySteps program at Zero to Three.

This segment aired on November 10, 2023.