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Membership starts from just £5 simply click on the button from the table below.

Memberships are all processed online, you can pay by debit/credit card, as well as a Direct Debit option. If you are having difficulty signing up do please email or call +44 (0)20 7403 7458.

ACAMH is a charity that has been at the forefront of the dissemination of evidence-based mental health research for over 60 years. 

We receive no government funding, nor do we solicit donations, we need members to be part of the advancement of child and adolescent mental health. Any surplus that we make is reinvested back for the benefits of members, and for the sector.

Benefits include;

Join ACAMH and be part of the advancement of child and adolescent mental health

Choose which level of membership you want from the table below.

Benefits Online Concession Full time Undergraduate / Masters
Annual fee £75 ($91, €87)* £35 ($43, €41)* £5 ($6, €6)*
Eligibility Available to all Available to PhD students, trainees, researchers, those working 20 hours a week or less, and those aged 65+. Available to full time Undergraduates, and those studying for a Masters full time
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Discount to selected ACAMH Events & Conferences You'll pay just £5 ($7, €6)* for most events!
The Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry (JCPP) Online access Online access Online access
Child & Adolescent Mental Health Journal (CAMH) Online access Online access Online access
JCPP Advances Online access Online access Online access
CPD certificates for watching selected ACAMH recorded lectures
CPD certificate attending our new journal club 'CAMHS around the Campfire'
Exclusive online content - includes online events and lectures from past events
15% discount when publishing in our new journal JCPP Advances
20% off selected Wiley psychology books

Online

Eligibility: Available to all

Annual fee £75 ($91, €87)*; NO JOINING FEE

Same as Print except:

  • The Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry (JCPP) – Online access ONLY
  • Child & Adolescent Mental Health Journal (CAMH) – Online access ONLY

 

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Concession

Eligibility: students, trainees, researchers, those working 20 hours a week or less, and those aged 65+.

Annual fee £35 ($47, €42)*; NO JOINING FEE

Same as Online Membership.

 

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Full time Undergraduate / Masters

Eligibility: Available to full time Undergraduates, and those studying for a Masters full time

Annual fee £5 ($7, €6)*; NO JOINING FEE

Same as Online except:

  • You’ll pay just £5 ($7, €6)* for most events!
  • You DO NOT receive a 15% discount when publishing in our new journal JCPP Advances
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* Based on exchanges rate as of 28 Nov 2022

Group Membership

We offer corporate and group memberships for 5 or more people at our, for details please email

International Membership

We are committed to disseminating evidence-based research on child and adolescent mental health across the globe. We offer free International Membership to mental health professionals that work full-time in the following countries; Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoroa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Djibouti, Equitorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kenya, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuata, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Our International Members also get access to almost all our events for free.

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When you join

You will receive a confirmation via email which will include details of your membership number, how to access member-only website content, and more. Processing of all memberships is undertaken by an individual so please bear with us if you do not receive immediate confirmation of your membership. We aim to give confirmation within 3 working days. If you want to attend an event and take advantage of the discount and the event is in three days or less please email asap.

Please note that refunds for cancellation of membership is only possible by contacting for details please email within 14 days of the membership being activated, and a £10 administration charge will be deducted from the refund.

To change membership levels please contact us by email