Numbers of children in foster care declined to a low of 397,091 in 2012 but have increased to nearly half a million as crises like the opiate epidemic, unaccompanied minors at the southern border and the COVID-19 pandemic stretch an overburdened system.

The AAP has developed new tools to help pediatricians counsel families on how to prevent unintended access to weapons.

In our respectful and attuned conversations, we plant the seeds of change.

Society and individuals must be connected to flourish.

The power of 67,000 pediatricians can tell the story of this country’s children and advocate for the needs of the pediatricians who care for them.