Emotional dysregulation

  • Full length portrait of teenage boy sitting on bed in his room and looking away

    How Neurobiology Can Inform Our Understanding of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

    Why does non-suicidal self-injury develop and what sustains it? Explore Kaess et al. (2021) on biological, psychological, and social factors, including stress, pain, emotion regulation, and vulnerabilities linked to ongoing self-injury.

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  • Jake Camp

    Adapting DBT-A Skills Training through a Neuroaffirmative Lens

    This online session led by Dr. Jake Camp will explore how neuroaffirmative principles can inform the delivery of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Adolescents (DBT-A) skills training.

    Event type
    Workshop
    Location
    Online
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  • Professor Aja Murray and Amanda Russell

    Supporting emotion regulation in adolescents with ADHD/ADHD symptoms: Evidence-informed tips for practitioners

    Supporting adolescents with ADHD symptoms to develop their emotional regulation skills can contribute to their wellbeing. Amanda Russell and Aja Murray outline some key skills that evidence suggests could be most helpful.

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  • Sad upset teenage girl sitting on sofa, looking down with withdrawn expression, resting chin on hands. Teen uncertainty, social isolation, low self confidence, introversion and emotional discomfort.

    Understanding and Responding to Self-Harm: Latest Evidence and Clinical Practice. Judy Dunn International Online Conference 2026

    Explore the latest evidence on self-harm in children and adolescents. Learn about neurobiology, emotion regulation, assessment, family support, and clinical practice from leading international experts. Don’t miss the EARLY BIRD OFFER save nearly 20%!

    Event type
    Judy Dunn International Conference
    Location
    LIVE STREAM
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  • young girl sat on sofa psychologist discussing mental health

    Mentalising and Emotion Regulation in Children and Families

    Midgley et al. (2023) describe the Emotion Regulation in Children (ERiC trial), the first large randomised clinical trial designed to evaluate a brief form of Mentalization-Based Treatment for children aged 6–12 with co-occurring internalising and externalising difficulties. The intervention aims to strengthen children’s and parents’ ability to understand behaviour in relation to thoughts, feelings and intentions, seeking to improve emotion regulation within the child and across the parent–child relationship.

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    Nature and Mental Health: Benefits of Nature for Inpatient Care

    At Marlborough House, an adolescent unit in Swindon, we have been working with nature to improve young people’s wellbeing. Nature-based approaches are increasingly recognised as valuable within CAMHS, including inpatient settings, and Marlborough House has contributed to this growing evidence. In this blog, Dr Gillian Combe, Dr. Liz Challis, and Dr. Catriona Mellor reflect on their work at Marlborough House and explore the growing role of nature and mental health within inpatient care.

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    Reimagining SEND: Policy, Inclusive Education, and System Change

    The SEND landscape in England is entering one of its most significant periods of reform since the Children and Families Act 2014. This evidence-informed practice-focused event will provide delegates with a clear understanding of the emerging policy direction, while critically examining what the reforms may mean for practice, service delivery and outcomes for children and young people.

    Event type
    Introductory and Update Session
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    Irritability and Later Depression and Self-Harm in Adolescence

    Irritability is common in early childhood and for many children, it reduces over time as they develop better frustration tolerance, language, emotional regulation, and social understanding. However, when irritability remains high across early childhood, it may signal increased vulnerability to later mental health difficulties.

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    ADHD and Depression

    Includes talks from Professor Sinead Rhodes, Dr. Olga Eyre, and Dr. Ramya Srinivasan.

    Event type
    Expert knowledge session
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    Meet the expert: Emotion Regulation with Dr. Alessio Bellato

    In November, ACAMH will host a two-part short course Assessment Tools and Interventions for Emotion (Dys)Regulation: Practical Approaches. We caught up with the course leader – Dr. Alessio Bellato, Lecturer in Children and Young People’s Mental Health at the University of Southampton – about the topic itself, his career, and his hopes for the event.

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