Professor Lina Gega

Lina Gega is Professor of Mental Health at the University of York and Honorary Nurse Consultant at Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Trust, with a PhD in Health Services Research from the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London. She is a Joint Editor of CAMH.

16 June 2023

A cross-lagged twin study of emotional symptoms, social isolation and peer victimisation from early adolescence to emerging adulthood

Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘Our study highlights the necessity to intervene early in adolescence to prevent the escalation of emotional symptoms over time and to consider social isolation and peer victimisation as important risk factors for the long-term persistence of emotional symptoms.’ Geneviève Morneau-Vaillancourt (pic) et al.

6 June 2023

Autism; Managing Feelings of Anxiety, Sadness, Anger – A Prof. Tony Attwood special

BOOKING NOW CLOSED ‘Autism; Managing Feelings of Anxiety, Sadness, Anger – A Prof. Tony Attwood special’ is a 2 hour webinar, including a Q & A session, that will look at the complexities of expressing and managing feelings for children and young people with autism.

Event type

Talk with Q&A

Location

LIVE STREAM

Antidepressants for children and teenagers: what works?

Prescriptions for teenagers are rising. Research has found that the number of 12 to 17 year olds prescribed antidepressants more than doubled between 2005 and 2017. More recent information suggests that prescriptions have continued to increase, especially during the pandemic.

25 November 2022

Social Media Use – Ask the Expert

For this FREE session, aimed at teachers and educational professionals, we are delighted to welcome Lizzy Winstone to share her knowledge and insights into Social Media Use amongst young people. Lizzy will also be answering your questions in a session facilitated by Jan Forshaw, Head of Education at Coram Life Education.

Event type

Teachers and other Education Professionals

Location

FREE live stream

Social Media & Online Usage – Pedagogy in practice

This free Social Media & Online Usage session is exclusively for teachers and school leaders, and Chartered College of Teaching Members. ACAMH is delighted to have teamed up with the Chartered College of Teaching to present these FREE online training series entitled ‘Pedagogy in practice’.

Event type

Live Stream

Location

LIVE STREAM

Prof Tony Attwood – Managing Anxiety in Autistic Children and Adolescents

BOOKINGS CLOSED. This is a fantastic chance to learn more about Managing Anxiety with Autism with renowned clinical psychologist, Professor Tony Attwood. Plus you get the chance to ask Tony questions at this live stream event. We can all relate to being anxious at times, but how does this affect children and young people with autism?

Event type

Half Day

Location

LIVE STREAM

Late-diagnosed Autistic Children: Mental Health & Social Difficulties

In this podcast, we talk to Professor Will Mandy about his JCPP paper ‘Mental health and social difficulties of late-diagnosed autistic children, across childhood and adolescence’.

3 May 2022

CAMHS around the Campfire journal club – Technology-delivered CBT for pediatric anxiety disorders

FREE SESSION [Booking Closed] For this session we are pleased to welcome Dr. Matti Cervin (pic), Lund University and Dr Tobias Lundgren, Associate Professor, Karolinska Institutet, to discuss their JCPP paper ‘Technology-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy for pediatric anxiety disorders: a meta-analysis of remission, posttreatment anxiety, and functioning’.

Event type

Informal Journal Club

Location

LIVE STREAM

Myth Busting Anxiety

As part of our Myth Busting series we are putting on this FREE webinar, to look at the evidence-base, focus on the facts, and bust some myths when it comes to Anxiety. It’s aimed at parents, mental health professionals, special education professionals, and those with an interest in Anxiety. Join our hosts Chloe Chessell and get involved in the Q&A.

Event type

Myth Busting