This section of the site contains selected open access papers from our journals:
Use the links above to access the index of JCPP and CAMH.
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Honouring Excellence in Peer Review – Peer Review Week 2025
As a part of Peer Review Week 2025, to show our gratitude for the ongoing support and service of our reviewers to the journals, and the wider scientific community, we want to extend a heartfelt thank you to all peer reviewers. We are proud to present the list of Top Reviewers for the 2024 calendar year.
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Call for Early Career Researchers Reviewer Panel for ACAMH Journals
The Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry (JCPP), the Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal and JCPP Advances, published by the Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, are seeking early career researchers (within 10 years of being awarded their PhD) with expertise in the field of child and adolescent psychology and psychiatry to become part of our ECR Reviewer Panel.
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CAMH 2025 Special Issue – ‘Physical Environmental Influences on the Psychosocial Outcomes of Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults’
The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) Journal are delighted to announce the CAMH 2025 Special Issue on ‘Physical Environmental Influences on the Psychosocial Outcomes of Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults’, edited by Keri Ka-Yee Wong, Efstathios Papachristou, Marta Francesconi, and Tycho J. Dekkers.
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Unlocking the Potential of Parenting Programs: How Financial Incentives Can Drive Engagement
Parenting programs are vital tools for addressing disruptive behaviours in children, yet low participation rates undermine their potential. Our recent research highlights that financial incentives can boost engagement, particularly among underserved families, and suggests new directions for increasing the accessibility and effectiveness of these programs.
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Why do some children from low-income families manage to thrive cognitively?
Why do some children from low-income families manage to thrive cognitively? Our study sheds light on this question by identifying key factors that promote cognitive resilience. Blog by Dr. Divyangana Rakesh.
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The STADIA Trial: Exploring clinical and cost effectiveness
Many children and young people with diagnosable mental health disorders are not receiving timely help, says new research.
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Press release by The University of Nottingham for new paper published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry by Kapil Sayal et al. -
Brain differences in children who show symptoms of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of children showing symptoms of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) show differences in certain brain regions relative to children without ARFID symptoms. Findings from this work serve to improve our general understanding of ARFID and may help inform on ARFID-related services or our understanding of ARFID.
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20th Century Lead Exposure Damaged American Mental Health
Pernicious lead exposure in air, water, soils cost 151 million Americans some well-being.
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Press release by Duke University for new paper published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry by Michael J. McFarland et al. -
ACAMH Awards 2024 Results
Congratulations to all winners and nominees of the ACAMH Awards 2024.
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Professor Edmund Sonuga-Barke – Editor in Chief
Editor in Chief, Professor Edmund Sonuga-Barke is Professor of Developmental Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience working in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience, King’s College London.
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