Health

  • Ron Rapee

    CBT for Anxiety in Youth: Addressing Treatment Barriers Using The Cool Kids Programme

    Prof. Ron Rapee leads this webinar on the Cool Kids Suite of programs to manage anxiety and related problems among children and adolescents has been used for around 30 years and is one of the most extensively evaluated paediatric anxiety interventions in the world. Its international adoption and multiple translations have helped many thousands of young people from a wide range of cultural backgrounds live less impaired lives.

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    Expert knowledge session
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    LIVE STREAM
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  • Mental Health in Schools: Practical Strategies for a Stepped, Collaborative Approach

    This three part webinar series brings together leading experts to share practical, evidence-based strategies for strengthening student mental health within schools through comprehensive, multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS). Attendees will learn how to implement prevention and early intervention strategies, foster stronger collaboration among schools, families, and communities, and build sustainable systems that ensure student well-being and academic success.

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    Short course - 3 sessions
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    LIVE STREAM
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    Social Fears in Children: The Roles of Parental Communication and Child Temperament

    A recent longitudinal study by Zeytinoglu and colleagues (2025) provides insights into how parental verbal communication and child characteristics contribute to the transmission of social fears. The study shows the impact of both positive and negative maternal statements about ambiguous social situations, finding that positive comments were linked to reductions in children’s social fear beliefs, while negative comments predicted increases, especially among children who were behaviourally inhibited or had high anxiety.

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    Thank you to all our 2024 Reviewers

    ACAMH wants to express our gratitude to every single reviewer from 2024 for their invaluable contributions to the JCPP, the CAMH journal and JCPP Advances, and the wider academic community as a whole.  We are deeply appreciative of the time and effort required to provide detailed, thoughtful reviews. Reviews serve a vital function in the production of fascinating papers and exciting progress in the field of child and adolescent mental health.

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    ACAMH Awards 2025 Shortlist – Recognising Advancements in CAMH Research and Practice

    It is our pleasure to announce the shortlist of nominees for the 2025 ACAMH Awards.

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    Children and Adolescents with Single and Multiple Traumas Response to PTSD Therapy: New Insights from a Major Meta-Analysis

    A 2023 meta-analysis led by Hoppen and colleagues examined whether children and adolescents with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) benefit equally from psychological interventions, regardless of whether they have experienced a single traumatic event or multiple traumas (Hoppen et al., 2023).

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  • Caucasian teenager chats in messaging app with friends or watches content using mobile phone while sitting on sofa in living room. Teen boy spending weekend at home. Lifestyle concept. Close Up.

    Adolescence at Risk: Online Misogyny, Mental Health, and the Urgent Need for Action

    What is online misogyny? How do adolescent boys engage with the Manosphere? What are the implications for policy and practice? Dr. Arianda Albajara Saenz explores it’s impact on youth mental health.

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  • Supporting Families of Trans Youth: A New Toolkit Rooted in Lived Experience

    A new community-based participatory study highlights the importance of family support in improving mental health outcomes for transgender and nonbinary youth. Co-created digital stories reveal how open communication, shared reflection, and inclusive family involvement can reduce isolation, foster empathy, and build stronger connections. The result is a flexible toolkit designed for both professionals and caregivers.

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  • teen with knife

    Blades and Wounded Minds: exploring the links between youth mental health and knife crime

    This webinar examines the complex relationship between youth mental health issues—particularly trauma and anxiety—and the rise in knife crime among young people.

    Event type
    Half day conference
    Location
    LIVE STREAM
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  • Putting Sustainability at the Front of Digital Mental Health

    Research has indicated the urgent importance of embedding sustainable practice into research and healthcare. With the rapid deployment of AI and other novel technologies across healthcare, we must consider sustainability in the research and development of digital mental health technologies. Here, two mental health researchers reflect on their work in digital mental health and what is next for sustainable mental health research.

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