Mental health

A paper by APPC and Penn psychologists suggests that harm reduction interventions for substance use increase the public's trust in local government.

Public awareness of the link between drinking alcohol and an elevated risk of cancer has grown since last fall, according to an Annenberg Public Policy Center survey.

The books on this page are part of a series developed by the Adolescent Mental Health Initiative, a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center and The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, under the guidance of series editor Patrick E. Jamieson, Ph.D., director of the policy center’s Annenberg Health and Risk Communication Institute. These books

An APPC analysis shows an uptick in news stories supporting the myth that the suicide rate increases during the holiday season.

APPC data show that less than half of Americans know that regularly drinking alcohol increases the risk of later developing cancer.

APPC survey data show that public recall of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline number has grown slowly since its introduction in July 2022.

A new APPC study shows that witnessing prosocial behaviors makes policymakers more likely to support prosocial policies.

The Annenberg Public Policy Center celebrated its 30th anniversary by honoring the work of its former postdoctoral and FactCheck.org fellows and opening a new Climate Communication division.

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.