Mental health
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Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders in Children and Young People: Current Evidence and Clinical Approaches
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders in Children and Young People: Current Evidence and Clinical Approaches Short summary Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and related disorders, including Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), often begin in childhood or adolescence and can be associated with marked distress, impaired school functioning, family disruption, and increased risk of comorbidity and co-occurring symptoms.
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Identifying Mental Health Difficulties in Children Living in Care: Is the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire enough?
This blog, by Dr. Eva Sprecher, shares new findings that suggest current UK practice may not be sufficient for identifying children in care struggling with their mental health – and we suggest what might help improve things.
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Meet the expert: Practical Updates in ADHD, with Professor Samuele Cortese
We caught up with the presenter – Professor Samuele Cortese, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Southampton and one of the world’s most influential researchers in ADHD – about the topic itself, his career, and his hopes for the event.
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Understanding the nature and nurture of callous-unemotional traits: The role of anxiety
New research using the twin design reveals that anxiety levels in children with callous-unemotional (CU) traits can tell us something important about the origins of these traits.
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Meet the expert: Therapeutic Powers of Play, with Laura Hanks
On 17 March 2026, ACAMH will host a webinar Unlocking Therapeutic Powers of Play: Practical Techniques for Safe and Effective Play Therapy. We caught up with the presenter – Laura Hanks, a Senior Lecturer at the University of South Wales and BAPT Accredited Play Therapist with experience across public and private sectors – about the topic itself, her career, and her hopes for the event.
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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Current Evidence and Clinical Practice
Research over the past decade have refined our understanding of ADHD epidemiology, neurobiology, diagnosis, and treatment, with growing emphasis on evidence-based assessment, multimodal intervention, and shared decision-making with young people and families.
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Meet the expert: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Adolescents (DBT-A), with Dr. Jake Camp
We caught up with Dr. Jake Camp, who is a senior clinical psychologist in the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, and a clinical academic fellow in King’s College London’s Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, to discuss Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Adolescents, and his career.
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Intergenerational Consequences of Racism
Dr. Yasmin Ahmadzadeh leads a session to recognise how racism impacts families in the UK, understand how focus group discussions are used in research, and consider how public perspectives can help shape future research.
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- ACEs SIG Monthly seminars
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- LIVE STREAM
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Autism and ADHD: diagnosis and demand in neurodevelopmental care. Emanuel Miller International Online Conference
HUGE EARLY BIRD SAVING! This conference will explore current debates around autism and ADHD, focusing on how scientific evidence, diagnostic practices, and rising demand for assessment intersect within contemporary neurodevelopmental care. Bringing together leading experts, the programme will examine how changes in diagnostic frameworks, service pressures, and social contexts shape who receives a diagnosis, when, and with what implications for young people, families, and services.
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- Emanuel Miller International Conference
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- LIVE STREAM
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Creating Safety Before Speech: A Nervous System Approach to Selective Mutism
EARLY BIRD FROM £5! The session explores the connections between early development, emotional regulation, movement, retained primitive reflexes, and the nervous system, illustrating how these systems interact to shape a child’s capacity to engage, relate, and communicate. It places particular emphasis on how safety, predictability, and reduced pressure can support regulation and communication across both home and school environments.
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- Talk with Q&A
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- LIVE STREAM