Family · Parents & Caregivers
Facts for Families — child & adolescent mental health
Short, peer-reviewed handouts from the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry covering everything from tantrums to teen suicide.
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry5 min read
AACAP's Facts for Families library is the closest thing to a trusted reference shelf for parents trying to understand a child's behavior or symptoms. Each one-page sheet is written and reviewed by child psychiatrists.
Use it to prepare for a pediatrician visit, to share with a co-parent who is on a different page, or to settle a question without sliding into the open web.
Mental Hum's library is a curated index of authoritative third-party resources. The summary above is our own framing; the full information lives at the source.
A note on this article
Mental Hum publishes general education, not medical advice. If something here reflects your own experience, please consider speaking to a clinician. If you are in crisis, call or text 988.