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Identifying mental health difficulties in children & young people: the role of schools
Schools may be a particularly good place to pick up on the early signs of mental health difficulties. Emma Soneson and Tamsin Ford outline the reasons for this
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Professor Sue Fletcher-Watson ‘How early life experiences of autistic children shape them as autistic adults’ – In Conversation
Professor Sue Fletcher-Watson discusses how children develop and learn, about using technology for learning with augmentative and alternative communication systems, and her work as Director at the Salveson Mindroom Research Centre, University of Edinburgh.
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Self-harm in a time of isolation: What is the evidence to support mobile and internet-based psychological interventions for self-harm?
In this blog we summarise the findings and implications of a recent systematic review of studies evaluating the effectiveness and acceptability of mobile- and internet-based psychological interventions for self-harm in adolescents and adults.
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Dr. Ola Demkowicz ‘Why mixed-method research matters’ – In Conversation
Dr. Ola Demkowicz discusses mixed-method research and how it enables researchers and policymakers to understand the big picture.
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Call for papers – Child and Adolescent Mental Health Special Issue (2022): ‘Child and youth mental health & the global ecological crisis’
Child and Adolescent Mental Health invites manuscripts for a special issue entitled “Child and youth mental health & the global ecological crisis” to be edited by Dr. Bernadka Dubicka and Prof. Ann Sanson, and due for publication in February 2022.
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ACAMH President Professor Kathy Sylva elected to the Fellowship of the British Academy
We are absolutely delighted to announce that ACAMH President Professor Kathy Sylva OBE has been elected as Fellow of the British Academy.
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Challenging Behaviour and Demand Avoidance – Episode 8 ‘Autism a parents guide’ with Dr Ann Ozsivadjian
Ann discusses when challenging behaviour can be deemed as Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), and how to recognise it in an autistic child.
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Dr. Maria Loades ‘COVID19 and social isolation, school-based interventions, and CBT’ – In Conversation
Dr. Maria Loades discusses Covid19 and its implications for young people’s mental health, the Rapid Systematic Review exploring the repercussions of the pandemic on social isolation and loneliness.
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Dr. Jessica Schleider ‘Single sessions, scalable impact’ – In Conversation
In her work Dr. Jessica Schleider tries to break down the barriers that prevent young people from reaching services, whilst providing accessible interventions to help reduce mental health problems that scale. She does this through her research, testing novel approaches to dissemination in non-traditional settings. Includes transcript.
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JCPP and CAMH’s Top Reviewers of 2019
In recognition of the exceptional commitment and service to our journals, and in turn the wider scientific community, carried out by our peer reviewers, we are proud to present the list of top reviewers for 2019.
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