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

Suicidal Ideation During Adolescence: Genetic Liability & Negative Life Events

In this podcast, we talk to Dr. Séverine Lannoy about her recent JCPP paper ‘Suicidal ideation during adolescence: The roles of aggregate genetic liability for suicide attempts and negative life events in the past year’, published in the JCPP Special Issue 2022.

7 November 2022

Mental health of young asylum seekers and refugees in the context of COVID-19

In this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Matthew Hodes, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Imperial College London, to discuss the mental health of young refugees and asylum seekers.

1 November 2022

Impact of Childhood Adversities on the Mental Health of LGBT+ Youth

In this podcast, we are joined by Lucy Jonas to discuss her recent JCPP Advances paper ‘A systematic review and meta-analysis investigating the impact of childhood adversities on the mental health of LGBT+ youth’.

24 October 2022

Managing Impulsive and Risky Behaviour – Episode 6 ‘ADHD, A Young Person’s Guide’

(TRIGGER WARNING: Please be aware that this podcast discusses self-harm, substance abuse, sexual consent, and behaviours that can be described as impulsive or risky.)

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 managing impulsive and risky behaviour, and Blandine is joined by Ruth Pearse, from Parenting Special Children. This podcast also features clips from two young adults, Emily and Alex, who share their lived experiences of ADHD, and managing impulsive and risky behaviour.

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

18 October 2022

Understanding Self-harm & Suicide – Ask the Expert (recording)

For this teachers and education professional session welcomed Professor Dennis Ougrin to share his knowledge and insights into self-harm and suicide; specifically exploring the complexity around this phenomenon, by providing data on prevalence, risk factors and strategies for support.

11 October 2022

Working with Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Young People – recording

This free session was the first of ACAMH’s Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Special Interest Group Monthly seminars, it discussed ‘Working with Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Young People’. Presentations were from Dr. Ana Draper and Elisa Marcellino, Dr. Arnon Bentovim, Carol Jolliffe, and Sue Holmes.

10 October 2022

Mental Health and Wellbeing – A Global Priority

This World Mental Health Day (10 October) we have gathered a range of FREE learning resources from leading academics, clinicians, and researchers to raise awareness of the importance of making child and adolescent mental health and wellbeing a global priority.

7 October 2022

Unaccompanied Refugee Minors’ Perception of CAMHS

In this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Gwladys Demazure to discuss her recent CAMH journal paper ‘Unaccompanied Refugee Minors’ Perception of Mental Health Services and Professionals – A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies’.

6 October 2022

ADHD and Sleep – Episode 3 ‘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 ADHD and sleep, and Blandine is joined by Emily El-Bahrawy, a young person with lived experience of ADHD, and Helen Tracey, a sleep practitioner with Parenting Special Children.

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

4 October 2022