Events
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. Don’t forget as a charity any surplus made is reinvested back as we work to our vision of ‘Sharing best evidence, improving practice’, and our mission to ‘Improve the mental health and wellbeing of young people aged 0-25’.
For paid webinars delegates will have exclusive access to recordings for 90 days after the event, together with slides. Plus you will get a personalised CPD certificate via email.
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 or call +44 (0)20 7403 7458.
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Treatment of Conduct Disorders: Tailoring Approaches to Different Subtypes and Clinical Presentations
Early bird now on! Ends 30/06/25. Join Professor Stephen Scott (ACAMH President) for a practical and insightful webinar on the treatment of conduct disorders in children and adolescents. This session will explore how to tailor interventions to different subtypes and clinical presentations, including comorbid ADHD, callous-unemotional traits, irritability, and treatment resistance.
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- Introductory and Update Session
- Location
- LIVE STREAM
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Trauma Informed Care – Understanding the challenges, and the pragmatic steps which need to be taken to operationalise and deliver Trauma Informed Care across services
‘Trauma Informed Care – Understanding the challenges, and the pragmatic steps which need to be taken to operationalise and deliver Trauma Informed Care across services’ is ACAMH’s inaugural ACE’s SIG day conference.
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- Day Conference
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- LIVE STREAM
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Supporting emotion regulation and recognising dysregulation in children and young people: what do we need to know?
Don’t miss the early bird offer! Ends 30/06/25. Dr. Alessio Bellato looks at ‘Emotion regulation in children and adolescents’. Emotion regulation is a core skill that underpins children and young people’s mental health, learning, and relationships, and it matures throughout development. Yet, many professionals, educators, and parents report uncertainty about how to assess or identify difficulties with emotion regulation, or how best support the development of these skills in everyday settings.
- Event type
- Introductory and Update Session
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- LIVE STREAM
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Autism in Females
Don’t miss the Early Bird! In this session, Dr. Harrop presents up-to-date research spanning early childhood through adulthood that characterizes the profiles and experiences of autistic females.
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- Introductory and Update Session
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- LIVE STREAM
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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 […]
- Event type
- Short course - 2 sessions
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- LIVE STREAM
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Incorporating Motivational Interviewing into Evidence-Based Treatments for ADHD
Don’t miss out on the early bird offer! Ends 30/09/25. This presentation provides specialized training in Motivational Interviewing (MI) for professionals working with individuals with ADHD and their families. MI is an evidence-based approach that enhances treatment engagement by fostering autonomy, self-efficacy, and strong provider-patient alliances. The training includes lectures, discussions, activities, videos, and role-plays.
- Event type
- Workshop
- Location
- LIVE STREAM
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Trauma to a child of being in the Secure Care System; How can we improve processes
Only £5! Organised by ACAMH’s Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Special Interest Group. Led by Dr. Heidi Hales “In this talk I will consider the structure of the secure system set up to contain and care for children in young people in the United Kingdom, who are complex situations and show risk behaviours that are considered to need containment.”
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- ACEs SIG Monthly seminars
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- LIVE STREAM
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To Start or Not To Start: Navigating between stabilisation and memory work in cognitive therapy for PTSD
Don’t miss the early bird offer. Ends 30/09/25. Gain confidence in deciding when to start trauma memory work with children and young people with PTSD or Complex PTSD
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- Workshop
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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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Female ADHD and Hormones – The Perfect Storm
Don’t miss the early bird! Dr Lotta Borg Skoglund, leads a session that explores the underrepresented biological differences between sexes in ADHD research and clinical practice, despite a growing awareness of ADHD in girls and women. The session highlights how the historical male-centric lens on ADHD has led to delayed diagnosis and mismanagement in females, particularly during hormonally sensitive life phases.
- Event type
- Introductory and Update Session
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- LIVE STREAM