The holiday season usually has the lowest suicide rates, but news accounts persist in supporting the holiday-suicide myth. While the COVID-19 pandemic has increased risk factors associated with suicide, media should be careful not to make unfounded claims about suicide trends.
Press Releases
Controversy Continues Over ‘13 Reasons Why’ and Adolescent Suicide
APPC stands by its reanalysis showing no clear effect on adolescent suicide from the first season of the Netflix series "13 Reasons Why."
Conference Explores Climate Change in the Arctic and National Security
Penn's APPC and CERL presented a conference to discuss strategies to address challenges associated with Arctic climate change.
‘If Your Adolescent Has an Eating Disorder’ Published by Oxford
The second edition of "If Your Adolescent Has an Eating Disorder," part of a series overseen by the Annenberg Public Policy Center," has been published by Oxford University Press.
Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Contributions to Civics Education
APPC's Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics and The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands remember Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's contributions to civic education.
Belief in Conspiracy Theories Is a Barrier to Controlling Spread of COVID-19
Belief in COVID-19 conspiracy theories predicts resistance to future COVID-19 vaccination and preventive behaviors such as mask-wearing, a new study by APPC researchers has found.
Amid Pandemic and Protests, Civics Survey Finds Americans Know More of Their Rights
The 2020 Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey finds Americans knowing more of their First Amendment rights and the three branches of government.
Annenberg Classroom Releases ‘Freedom of Assembly’ Film for Constitution Day
Annenberg Classroom has released a new film about the First Amendment right of the American people “to peaceably assemble,” the latest in its series of award-winning documentaries about the U.S. Constitution.
CERL Summer Interns Tackle National Security Issues From Climate to COVID-19
Election security and nuclear threat escalation were also among the challenges for CERL summer interns in the program for students interested in careers in national security.
Jamieson Honored With National Superintendents Roundtable’s Koff Award
Kathleen Hall Jamieson was presented with the National Superintendents Roundtable's Koff Award for her "commitment to children in excellent schools."