Understanding Early Trauma: The case for supporting parent-infant relationships

Understanding of adverse childhood experiences has grown in recent years. We now know more about how external circumstances cause psychological trauma in some children. When we understand early trauma – and the importance of early relationships – we are better able to prevent, and respond to, children’s mental health problems. [Please note that this is an external blog and may not reflect the views of ACAMH]

13 June 2022

COMET; Student Mental Health and Single-Session Interventions

For this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Maria Loades to discuss the Common Elements Toolbox (COMET), a study testing a digital intervention to help university students improve their wellbeing.

6 June 2022

Eating Disorders – Ask The Expert

FREE ONLINE EVENT FOR TEACHERS. Join Dr. Dasha Nicholls as she shares her knowledge and insights into eating disorders, specifically exploring the signs and impact of disordered eating and guidance on how best to respond.

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Teacher Exclusive Event

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LIVE STREAM

Adolescent gender diversity: sociodemographic correlates & mental health outcomes

In this podcast, we are joined by Assistant Professor Akhgar Ghassabian and Dr. Tonya White to discuss their co-authored JCPP paper ‘Adolescent gender diversity: sociodemographic correlates and mental health outcomes in the general population’.

9 May 2022

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

ADHD, Comorbidity, and Longitudinal Research

In this podcast, we talk to Dr. Aja Murray, winner of ACAMH’s Kathy Sylva ‘Rising Star’ Award 2021, about her research into developmental aspects of mental health phenotypes and their comorbidity, with a particular interest in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

4 April 2022

Sluggish Cognitive tempo; circadian preference, sleep, and daytime sleepiness

In this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Joey Fredrick to tackle the question ‘Is sluggish cognitive tempo associated with circadian preference, sleep, and daytime sleepiness in adolescence?’. Joey is the first author of a paper on this topic published in the JCPP.

28 March 2022

Creative Methods and Digital Media: Supporting Psychological Therapies

In this podcast, we talk to Professor Lina Gega, joint editor of the Child & Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal, about her work on several interesting projects, focusing on using creative methods and digital media to support psychological therapies.

21 March 2022

Adolescent Sleep: Stereotypes and Misunderstandings

For this podcast, focusing on adolescent sleep, we are joined by celebrated neuroscientist Dr. Dean Burnett, author of The Idiot Brain and a speaker at a February 2022 ACAMH live stream event, The enigma of adolescent sleep: misunderstood science and effective intervention.

14 March 2022

Meet the Young Ambassadors

Congratulations, Charlotte, on being named as an ACAMH Young Person’s Ambassador. Please could you tell us a bit about yourself? My name is Charlotte Howdle and I am a fourth year medical student at the University of Cambridge. I have an interest in mental health, particularly of young people and have spent the last two […]

24 February 2022