Health
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Debate – Where to next for universal school-based mental health interventions?
FREE webinar! We are delighted to announce the inaugural CAMH journal debate on universal school-based mental health interventions. The session will be chaired by Prof Umar Toseeb, featuring a panel of leading experts — Dr. Lucy Foulkes, Jack Andrews, Prof. Bronwynè Coetzee, Dr. Louise Birrell, and Dr. Emma Carter who authored recent debate papers on universal school-based mental health interventions in the CAMH journal.
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- Debate
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- LIVE STREAM
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Self-harm and Suicide Risk in Young People: A Call for Personalised Assessment
Self-harm affects roughly one in six adolescents and is a potent predictor of suicide. Yet the best-known risk-prediction tools correctly identify only a small minority of future suicides. Instead of relying on scores, clinicians should carry out compassionate, personalised assessments, followed by rapid follow-up and collaborative safety plans.
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Mental Health and Social Rights – Mental Health in our Everyday Lives
This European Mental Health Week, please explore the FREE learning opportunities available on our website and ACAMH Learn and do share with your networks.
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Transdiagnostic CBT for Emotional Disorders: The Unified Protocol for Young People
There will be 2 sessions. The first will be on 4/11/25 at 14:00 – 16:30, and the second on 11/11/25 at 14:00 – 16:00. Can’t make it, don’t worry, book now as delegates have exclusive access to recordings for 90 days after the event, together with slides. You must book before the event starts, there […]
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- Short course - 2 sessions
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- LIVE STREAM
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Female ADHD and Hormones – The Perfect Storm
Don’t miss the early bird! This lecture explores how hormonal fluctuations across the female lifespan—puberty, menstrual cycles, contraceptive use, pregnancy, postpartum, and menopause—interact with ADHD symptoms and comorbid conditions such as anxiety, depression, and emotional dysregulation. led by Dr Borg Skoglund, Associate Professor in Psychiatry at the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health at Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, and at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm.
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- Introductory and Update Session
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- LIVE STREAM
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Substance use and the adolescent brain
Early bird! Depending on the substance, they impact health in various ways, both in the short and long term, with some of the most profound effects occurring during adolescence.
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- Introductory and Update Session
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- LIVE STREAM
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How extreme weather events contribute to violence against children?
Presented by Associate Professor Simone Datzberger this talk explores the under-researched relationship between extreme weather events (EWEs) and violence against children (VAC). While attention to this issue is growing, the links remain poorly understood and are rarely addressed in policy or practice.
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- ACEs SIG Monthly seminars
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- LIVE STREAM
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Concurrent and longitudinal associations of developmental language disorder with peer victimization in adolescence: evidence from a co-twin study
A video abstract of the JCPP paper – Concurrent and longitudinal associations of developmental language disorder with peer victimization in adolescence: evidence from a co-twin study. With Dr. Sînziana Oncioiu (pic)
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Mental Health and Parenthood – Maternal Mental Health Matters
This Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week, we encourage you to explore the FREE learning opportunities available on our website and ACAMH Learn, and to share with your networks.
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Common Elements in Interventions for Youth Suicide and Self-Harm: Findings from a Practitioner Review
A practitioner review of 18 randomised controlled trials identifies the therapeutic elements most commonly found in interventions that reduce suicide attempts and self-harm among adolescents. The findings highlight key strategies that can inform and guide clinical practice.
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