New study and AAP commentary support First Candle’s community-driven safe sleep program.
Advocacy Alerts, Safe Sleep Information, SIDSToday, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released a study on the rate of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) during the pandemic (2019-2020).
The rate of SUID overall remained the same from previous years but the rate among Black infants…
Safe Sleep Community Outreach Program Success
Safe Sleep InformationIn May 2022 First Candle launched the Let’s Talk Community Chat program, with Harlem as the first site, in partnership with the Hope Center Harlem and with the support of the Ryan Wolfe Kossar Foundation.
Let’s Chat is an extension…
Coping with grief during the holidays
BereavementThe holiday season is a time for gathering and celebrating, but it can also be a difficult time for those who have lost an infant. It doesn’t matter if it was recent or not; even if parents and families have resumed their daily lives, the…