Past events
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Restrictive Eating Disorders & Autism; Awareness, Advice, Actions
Booking for this event is now closed. Complex presentations of eating disorders in young people with Autism or other neurodevelopmental conditions can be challenging for professionals. We hope to provide clinicians with up to date knowledge of current research, helpful tips for clinical practice and an overview of specialist services in the northwest.
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- Webinar
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- LIVE STREAM
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Pleasures and pitfalls of technology
In this event, organised by the Devon and Cornwall Branch we will hear from a selection of speakers and explore how technology can be beneficial for young people’s mental health and how issues with technology could be mitigated.
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- Webinar
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- LIVE STREAM
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Mood Disorders in Children and Young People: What is new? – Emanuel Miller International Conference 2024
ACAMH is delighted to have the privilege of introducing world-renowned researchers and clinicians, working in the field of mood disorders, for the 2024 Emanuel Miller International Conference. About the Conference Following seminal studies and the publication of clinical guidelines, recognising and treating mood disorders in children and young people continues to improve. However both depressive […]
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- Emanuel Miller International Conference
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- LIVE STREAM
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Why do children end up being bullied or bullying others – and what we can we all do about it? Presented by Professor Lucy Bowes as part of the ‘Professor Judy Dunn Webinar Series’
As part of the ‘Professor Judy Dunn Webinar Series’ we are delighted to welcome Professor Lucy Bowes, Professor of Developmental Psychopathology, Oxford University. Lucy will share her expert knowledge and insights into the current research and practical strategies about how we can collectively tackle bullying.
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- Live Stream
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- LIVE STREAM
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Fostering Healthy Futures – An Evidence-Based Mentoring Programme to Promote Healthy Outcomes for Care-Experienced Youth
Free webinar open to all led by Professor Heather Taussig. Heather will present emerging research which suggests that mentoring programs which use skills-based and goal-focused approaches produce substantially larger impacts on specific youth outcomes.
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- FREE live stream
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- FREE live stream
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Understanding and supporting children looked after and adopted children
It is recognised that the children looked after population is often on clinical caseloads, yet there appears to be little discussion around both the impact of their early life experiences on their neuropsychology, and the practical aspects of working with this specific population due to this. This webinar will focus on the mental health of children looked after and adopted children.
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- Webinar
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- LIVE STREAM
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Bullying and Victimisation and the link with Adverse Childhood Experiences
This free webinar is open to all, and is organised by ACAMH’s Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Special Interest Group. The webinar will be led by Nora Trompeter, University College London, who will present an overview of research on bullying and victimisation and how this impacts adolescent internalizing and externalizing problems.
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- FREE live stream
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- LIVE STREAM
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Words Matter: Childhood Verbal Abuse
Childhood verbal abuse is characterised by adults verbally threatening the child, it can be as damaging to a child’s development as other subtypes of maltreatment such as childhood physical and sexual abuse. Register for this FREE webinar, open to all, led by Professor Shanta R. Dube, Jessica Bondy, and Fiona Pienaar.
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- FREE live stream
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- FREE live stream
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How should we best improve the behaviour and relationships of children aged 2 to 10 who display disruptive and challenging behaviour?- Presented by Professor Stephen Scott as part of the ‘Professor Judy Dunn Webinar Series’
As part of the ‘Professor Judy Dunn Webinar Series’ we are delighted to welcome Professor Stephen Scott. Stephen will share his expert knowledge and insights into the harmful long-term effects of disruptive behaviour if left untreated, tips and techniques that are effective, and how the evidence can deliver positive results.
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- Live Stream
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- LIVE STREAM
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Childhood anxiety problems: Helping parents to help their children – Presented by Professor Cathy Creswell and Dr. Chloe Chessell as part of the ‘Professor Judy Dunn Webinar Series’
As part of the ‘Professor Judy Dunn Webinar Series’ we are delighted to welcome Professor Cathy Creswell (pic) and Chloe Chessell, both University of Oxford. They will share their expert knowledge and insights into the current research to explain what anxiety is, when anxiety becomes a problem and the evidence-based tools and techniques to help children to overcome anxiety problems.