For more than two decades, APPC has tracked how news stories erroneously linking the holiday season with suicide, despite national data showing that the suicide rate is largely seasonal & lower in winter.

For more than two decades, APPC has tracked how news stories erroneously linking the holiday season with suicide, despite national data showing that the suicide rate is largely seasonal & lower in winter.
Focusing on adolescent depression and bipolar disorder, Oxford University Press has published the latest two books in a series developed by APPC that is designed to aid parents in helping their teenagers deal with a variety of mental health conditions.
There are substantial gaps in knowledge about maternal health, according to new survey data. In addition, few people know that 988 is the new Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
"If Your Adolescent Has an Eating Disorder," a guide for parents developed by the Adolescent Mental Health Initiative, is now available here as a free PDF download.
The policy center's spring 2023 ASAPH report finds that women of childbearing age are more likely than other adults to doubt the safety of vaccination against Covid-19 and flu during pregnancy.
An analysis of weekly suicide data finds that seasonal fluctuations can explain controversial findings that the adolescent suicide rate increased with release of “13 Reasons Why."