Getting the Right Support – Episode 1 ‘ADHD, A Young Person’s Guide’

Hosted by Dr. Blandine French, this podcast series focuses on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) and is designed to help young people and their families. This episode focuses on giving yourself the right support and Blandine is joined by Ruth Pearse, from Parenting Special Children, and Chris, a university student with lived experience of ADHD.

We are delighted to produce this podcast series in partnership with Clinical Partners, the UK’s largest private mental health partnership.

20 September 2022

JCPP Advances: Volume 02, Issue 03, September 2022

JCPP Advances September Issue is now available to read.

15 September 2022

How to spot and support students who have experienced trauma

Blog from Amy Sayer. “The need to spot and support students who have experienced trauma has become increasingly urgent and necessary within educational settings.”

9 September 2022

Social Media Use in Adolescence: User Types and Mental Health

In this podcast, we are joined by Lizzy Winstone to discuss her co-authored JCPP Advances paper ‘Adolescent social media user types and their mental health and well-being, results from a longitudinal survey of 13 to 14-year-olds in the United Kingdom’.

23 August 2022

Supporting Child Refugees in Educational Settings

This Refugee Week, we are joined by Dr. Tina Rae to explore how best to support child refugees within educational settings.

24 June 2022

Helping Teachers Help Pupils With Mental Health

ACAMH commits to developing a comprehensive series of resources that disseminate research-informed, evidence-based practice in schools, to support children & young people’s mental health & wellbeing

24 May 2022

World Autism Acceptance Week 2022

This World Autism Acceptance Week (28 March – 3 April), we encourage you to explore the learning opportunities available on our website, and to share with your networks. Together we can help change attitudes and work towards creating a society that works for autistic children and young people.

23 March 2022

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.

8 March 2022

#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.

3 March 2022

Improving research-informed practice in schools

We have recently launched an initiative aimed at teachers, to enable schools to access and put to use resources that can genuinely make a difference to the mental wellbeing and educational outcomes of young people.

10 February 2022