ACAMH Awards 2023 Nominees Shortlist

See who made the nominees shortlist for the 2023 ACAMH Awards.

10 October 2023

Personality Disorders in Adolescence; Exploring Conceptual Challenges and Evidence Based Practice

This event will stimulate questions concerning the validity of the construct of personality disorders in adolescence and help bring together the current research and understanding pertaining to assessment and evidence-based management alongside exploring the long term impact and the appropriateness of using diagnostic labels in this population.

Insights from the OxWell Student Survey

Hosted by Clara Faria, ‘Insights from the OxWell Student Survey’ series is a new mini-in conversation series that will explore the OxWell study and the impact of its findings for parents, teachers, policymakers and mental health professionals.

9 October 2023

Engaging Young People in Conversations Exploring the Impact of Their Online Use on Mental Health

Young people have better access to the internet than ever before, with those under 18 accounting for one in three internet users globally. Recently, The Royal College of the Psychiatrists in the UK advised that social media and online use should be considered in assessing risk of all young people they meet. However, it is currently unclear whether this advice has been implemented in practice.

31 July 2023

Stress and mental health presentations in secondary school-aged young people

This webinar will be led by Dr. Ruth Blackburn and Sorcha Ní Chobhthaigh from UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health present research on mental health in secondary school-aged young people.

Eating Disorders – Perception, Prevention, Intervention

According to the World Health Organisation, in 2019 almost 3 million children and young people, worldwide, experienced eating disorders. This Eating Disorder Awareness Week (27 February – 5 March 2023), we encourage you to explore the FREE learning opportunities available on our website, and to share with your networks.

27 February 2023

Eating Disorders and CAMHS – Real Life Insights

Eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia, are not straight forward; to celebrate eating disorder awareness week, we spoke to Marie Young (pic), a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Eating Disorders Specialist Nurse, and Bea Fenske, an Eating Disorders Nurse, from Community Eating Disorders Service (CEDS) Bedfordshire and Luton CAMHS, to give us an overview of what it is like to work in a Community Eating Disorders Service.

27 February 2023

Let’s Connect – Children’s Mental Health Week 2023

With the theme of Children’s Mental Health Week 2023 being ‘Let’s Connect’, Rasanat Fatima Nawaz and Professor Tamsin Ford explore the importance of connectedness in promoting mental health and well-being for children and young people.

6 February 2023

CAMH Special Issue – ‘Technology and Mental Health for Children and Adolescents: Pros and Cons’

We are delighted to announce the release of the CAMH 2023 Special Issue on ‘Technology and Mental Health for Children and Adolescents: Pros and Cons’, edited by Lina Gega, Jennifer Martin, Kapil Sayal, and Hiran Thabrew.

20 January 2023

Anti-Bullying Week 2022: A Priority for All

This Anti-Bullying Week (14 – 18 November), we have gathered a range of FREE learning resources from leading academics, clinicians, and researchers to raise awareness of the impact of bullying on child and adolescent mental health. We encourage you to share with your networks.

11 November 2022