In Conversation… Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

Dr. Jennifer Shields & Dr. Sarah Brown discuss Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), the most common preventable non-genetic cause of neurodevelopmental disorders in the UK.

27 June 2019

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Our conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders aims to raise awareness and understanding of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and provide an overview of how individuals and families affected by FASD can be supported. Key takeaways To raise awareness of the prevalence, key features and outcomes of individuals affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) […]

Event type

Conference

Location

Dublin

Suicide and self-harm in young people – Judy Dunn National Conference

The prevalence of suicide and self-harm in children and adolescence is a subject we should all be concerned with. For the 2019 Judy Dunn National Conference we have gathered together the leading academics, clinicians, and researchers in fields of self-harm and suicide, plus those who have lived experience. Join us for the latest evidence-based research, […]

Event type

National Conference

Location

London

Leading lights celebrated in the ACAMH Awards

We are delighted to announce the inaugural winners of the ACAMH Awards, recognising the work of individuals whose work advances our understanding of mental health in children and young people.

5 June 2019

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Our conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders aims to raise awareness and understanding of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and provide an overview of how individuals and families affected by FASD can be supported. Listen to Dr. Jennifer Shields & Dr. Sarah Brown discuss FASD in this podcast. Key takeaways To raise awareness of the […]

Event type

Conference

Location

London

Mood Disorders

Fluctuations in mood to the extremities of feeling can have a negative effect on your general emotional state. These Mood Disorders can interfere with your ability to effectively function. At times the individual can be disproportionately sad, have feelings of emptiness or irritability, together with times of depression interchanging with periods of extreme happiness or […]

Event type

Day Conference

Location

Southampton

Ordo ab chao: The need for systematic reviews

…researchers are expected to strive exhaustively in their effort to gather a number of studies and research findings before rigorously assessing them for their quality and then presenting the conclusions in a reasoned, fair, and impartial summary.

8 May 2019

Risk of serious harm to self, and others

Risk of serious harm, to self and others, is an important topic to discuss. When should we be concerned, and what can we do? With the rise in the prevalence of mental health difficulties in children and young people, there is an increasing need to recognise the range and degree of risks presented by young […]

Event type

Conference

Location

Southampton

‘The use of Lurasidone in children and adolescents’ Dr. Jonathan Channing

Dr. Jonathan Channing lecture on  The use of Lurasidone in children and adolescents’. This was recorded on 4 April 2019 at the ACAMH Southern Branch Research Day. ACAMH members can now receive a CPD certificate for watching this recorded lecture.

4 April 2019

In Conversation… OCD

Dr Amita Jassi & Dr Gazal Jones talk to freelance journalist Jo Carlowe about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

4 March 2019