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Four Years On: Children’s Mental Health Remains a National Emergency
Four years after the AACAP, AAP, and CHA declared a national emergency for children’s mental health, the issue remains urgent. Children nationwide continue to struggle with anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, and other mental health conditions.
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Eraka P.J. Bath, MD, Receives AACAP’s 2025 Jeanne Spurlock, MD, Lecture and Award on Diversity and C
AACAP is proud to announce Eraka P.J. Bath, MD, as the recipient of the 2025 Jeanne Spurlock, MD, Lecture and Award on Diversity and Culture.
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Presidential Statement on War, Trauma, and Youth Mental Health
AACAP is seriously concerned about the toll that war, armed conflict, and humanitarian crises take on children and adolescents. Around the world, children face violence, displacement, and loss that threaten their health, safety, and futures.

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