Events
Our vision is ‘Sharing best evidence, improving practice’ to this end we run a series of events throughout the year to work towards this. All events are centred around evidence-based research, and our speakers are some of the leading lights in the field. ACAMH is a charity, and we receive no government funding, nor do we ask for donations. We try to keep our costs as low as possible, and provide many events completely free.
ACAMH Members receive a discount to events, please considering joining and become part of the advancement of child and adolescent mental health.
All bookings all processed online, for those events where there is a charge you can pay by debit/credit card. If you are having difficulty signing up to an event do please email events@acamh.org or call +44 (0)20 7403 7458.
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Sleep and Screen Time – Pedagogy in practice
This FREE online event is exclusively for teachers and school leaders, and offers insights into best practice in supporting children and adolescents to understand sleep and the importance of good quality sleep, as well as the potential impacts (positive and negative!) of screen time, building on the latest evidence base.
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- Teacher Exclusive Event
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- LIVE STREAM
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Tics Spectrum Disorders
The aim of this full day, online event is to explore the assessment and management of Tic Disorders, covering both pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches to treatment.
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- Day Conference
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Eating Disorders – Ask The Expert
FREE ONLINE EVENT FOR TEACHERS. Join Dr. Dasha Nicholls as she shares her knowledge and insights into eating disorders, specifically exploring the signs and impact of disordered eating and guidance on how best to respond.
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- Teacher Exclusive Event
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- LIVE STREAM
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Prof. Tony Attwood – Autism and Girls; Profiling Abilities
An amazing opportunity to learn more about Autism in Girls with renowned clinical psychologist, Professor Tony Attwood. This is the first time Tony will address this topic for an ACAMH audience. Don’t miss this it!
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- Half Day
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- LIVE STREAM
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Bullying and Loneliness – Pedagogy in practice
This Bullying and Loneliness session is exclusively for teachers and school leaders, and Chartered College of Teaching Members. ACAMH is delighted to have teamed up with the Chartered College of Teaching to present these FREE online training series entitled ‘Pedagogy in practice’.
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- Pedagogy in practice
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- LIVE STREAM
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Prof Tony Attwood – Managing Anxiety in Autistic Children and Adolescents
This is a fantastic chance to learn more about Managing Anxiety with Autism with renowned clinical psychologist, Professor Tony Attwood. Plus you get the chance to ask Tony questions at this live stream event. We can all relate to being anxious at times, but how does this affect children and young people with autism?
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- Half Day
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- LIVE STREAM
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CAMHS around the Campfire journal club – ADHD deficit in school performance across sex and parental education
FREE SESSION. For this session we are pleased to welcome Hans Fredrik Sunde, from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, to discuss his JCPP Advances paper ‘The ADHD deficit in school performance across sex and parental education: A prospective sibling-comparison register study of 344,152 Norwegian adolescents’.
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- CAMHS around the Campfire
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- LIVE STREAM
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Trauma – Pedagogy in practice
This free Trauma session is exclusively for teachers and school leaders, and Chartered College of Teaching Members. ACAMH is delighted to have teamed up with the Chartered College of Teaching to present these FREE online training series entitled ‘Pedagogy in practice’.
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- Pedagogy in practice
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- LIVE STREAM
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Understanding Self-harm – Ask the Expert
For this teacher and school leader exclusive session we are delighted to welcome Professor Dennis Ougrin to share his knowledge and insights into self-harm and suicide; specifically exploring the complexity around this phenomenon, by providing data on prevalence, risk factors and strategies for support.
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- Teacher Exclusive Event
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- LIVE STREAM
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Eating Disorders – Pedagogy in practice
This free Eating Disorders session is exclusively for teachers and school leaders, and Chartered College of Teaching Members. ACAMH is delighted to have teamed up with the Chartered College of Teaching to present these FREE online training series entitled ‘Pedagogy in practice’.
- Event type
- Pedagogy in practice
- Location
- LIVE STREAM