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Adolescent Sleep: Stereotypes and Misunderstandings
For this podcast, focusing on adolescent sleep, we are joined by celebrated neuroscientist Dr. Dean Burnett, author of The Idiot Brain and a speaker at a February 2022 ACAMH live stream event, The enigma of adolescent sleep: misunderstood science and effective intervention.
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The future of research on Adverse Childhood Experiences: a panel discussion – recording
Our Special Interest Group on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) launched with a online panel discussion, and audience Q & A, discussing and identifying the key priorities for future research on ACEs. Dr. Jessie Baldwin (pic) chaired the discussion. ACAMH members can now receive a CPD certificate for watching this recorded lecture.
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Breaking the Bias: Celebrating Women in CAMH – recording
This International Women’s Day ACAMH celebrated women’s achievements in CAMH, and explored how gender bias affects CAMH professionals. A panel, chaired by Professor Bernadka Dubicka, looked the challenges women have faced in the CAMH profession, examined how gender bias affects CAMH professionals, and celebrated women’s achievements. Panel; Dr. Gordana Milavić, Professor Kathy Sylva OBE, Professor Francesca Happé CBE, Dr. Rhonda Boyd, Dr. Praveetha Patalay, Bethany Cliffe, Clara Faria, and Gloria Cheung.
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#BreakTheBias Celebrating Women in CAMH
International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the achievements of women, and serves as a call to action for accelerating women’s equality. The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day global campaign is #BreakTheBias. This IWD we have gathered a range of FREE learning resources from leading academics, clinicians, and researchers to raise awareness.
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Children first – A positional statement from ACAMH board
The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) is deeply concerned about the escalating invasion in Ukraine. This and other ongoing conflicts around the World – Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen and Myanmar, and many others – continue to bring tragic consequences, upturning the lives of many millions of people, and challenging the basic human right to peace and security.
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JCPP Editorial: Volume 63, Issue 03, March 2022
Editorial: ‘Learning to love the null’ by Carlo Schuengel
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#UniMentalHealthDay Shaping the Future of Student Mental Health
University Mental Health Day encourages universities, students, and the wider community to work together to improve the university experience; to make mental health a university-wide priority; and to help change the future of student mental health. This University Mental Health Day, we encourage you to explore the learning opportunities available on our website, and to share with your networks.
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What CAMH Professionals Need to Know About Student Mental Health
On University Mental Health Day, Rhiannon Hawkins discusses several factors that impact on university students’ mental health, and she explains her top tips for clinician actions to address these factors and improve mental healthcare for university students.
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Student Mental Health and What CAMH Professionals Need to Know
This University Mental Health Day, we are joined by two students, Rhiannon Hawkins and Nathan Randles, to discuss student mental health and what CAMH professionals need to know. (TRIGGER WARNING: Please be aware that this podcast discusses personal experiences of self-harm and suicide.)
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Mental Health Conditions in Young People: Prevalence, Shifts & Support – Ask the Expert recording
Professor Mina Fazal joined us for the fourth in the series of sessions exclusively for Teachers. This FREE online event is an exciting new partnership between ACAMH and Coram Life Education (CLE) exclusively for Teachers. It offers insights into the latest evidence-base, together with practical advice to help you help your pupils, and your own children.
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