Sexual orientation and mental health in a US cohort of children: a longitudinal mediation study

Paper from the JCPP – ‘We examined longitudinal associations between sexual orientation and mental health over 2 years in a US cohort of children (aged 9–10 at baseline) and two explanatory factors (increased social problems such as getting teased and decreased perceived school safety)’. Brian A. Feinstein (pic) et al.

10 August 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

Dramatherapy Interventions to Alleviate Emotional Distress and Support Wellbeing

In this Papers Podcast, Eleanor Keiller discusses her JCPP Advances paper ‘A systematic review of dramatherapy interventions used to alleviate emotional distress and support the well-being of children and young people aged 8–18 years old’.

17 July 2023

Can repeated intranasal oxytocin administration affect reduced neural sensitivity towards expressive faces in autism? A randomized controlled trial

Paper from the JCPP – ‘Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by difficulties in social communication and interaction. Crucial for efficient social interaction is the ability to quickly and accurately extract information from a person’s face.’ Matthijs Moerkerke (pic) et al.

6 June 2023

Depression in Autism and ADHD: What do we know?

In this ‘In Conversation’ podcast, Dr. Lucy Livingston provides insight into the comorbidity of Depression in Attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Autism.

Lucy will be presenting a talk on the same topic, entitled ‘Depression in Autism and ADHD: What do We Know?’, at the JCPP Advances 2023 Lecture series ‘What the research tells us; Anxiety, Neurodiversity, Suicide, and Genetics’ on 11 May 2023.

2 May 2023

How to Cope When Your Child Can’t: How parents can help themselves and each other – recording

We were delighted to welcome a top class panel of speakers to give evidence based advice and a lived experience perspective to parents, teachers, and clinicians. We are joined by Ursula Saunders, Dr. Alice Welham, Professor Roz Shafran authors of new book How to Cope When Your Child Can’t. Also, we have the Charlie Waller Trust who are developing parent peer support as a crucial part of their work in addressing the mental health of children and young people. Offering evidence -based training and resources and using co-production with parents with lived experience, CWT’s community includes renowned authorities on adolescent psychology, childhood anxiety and depression.

4 July 2022

How isolation and secrecy fuel the self-harm flames

During Mental Health Awareness month in May 2022 – focused on the role of loneliness – Nip in the Bud listened to experts and those who have been through it to understand the vicious cycle of trying to cope alone. (TRIGGER WARNING: Please be aware that this blog discusses self-harm, including personal experiences of self-harm.) This blog was published by Nip in the Bud on 27 May 2022.

15 June 2022

JCPP Advances First Year Anniversary recording

5 fantastic 10-minute lectures from leading researchers, academics, and practitioners on a number of topics in the field of child and adolescent mental health, and will also include a short presentation from Wiley, ACAMH’s publishing partner, highlighting JCPP Advances’ success so far.

10 June 2022

Destigmatizing Perceptions About Black Adolescent Depression

For this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Andrés Martin, Dr. Jose Paez, and Dr. Doron Amsalem to discuss their co-authored paper ‘Destigmatizing Perceptions About Black Adolescent Depression, Randomized Control Trial of Brief Social Contact-based Video Interventions’, recently published in the JCPP.

25 April 2022

ACEs – Adverse Childhood Experiences

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are defined as situations that lead to an elevated risk of children and young people experiencing damaging impacts on their health and other social outcomes across the life course.

7 March 2022