Trauma to a child of being in the Secure Care System; How can we improve processes

Led by Dr. Heidi Hales “In this talk I will consider the structure of the secure system set up to contain and care for children in young people in the United Kingdom, who are complex situations and show risk behaviours that are considered to need containment.”

Female ADHD and Hormones – The Perfect Storm

Dr Lotta Borg Skoglund, leads a session that explores the underrepresented biological differences between sexes in ADHD research and clinical practice, despite a growing awareness of ADHD in girls and women. The session highlights how the historical male-centric lens on ADHD has led to delayed diagnosis and mismanagement in females, particularly during hormonally sensitive life phases.

Neurodiversity: Cutting-Edge Research, Evolving Perspectives, and Effective Innovations – 2025 Jack Tizard Memorial International Conference

‘Neurodiversity: Cutting-Edge Research, Evolving Perspectives, and Effective Innovations’ is the 2025 Jack Tizard Memorial Conference that brings together leading experts to explore neurodiversity research and practices in mental health, genetics and brain development, and lifespan interventions.

Event type

Jack Tizard Memorial International Conference

Using digital tools to identify, track and support the psychological needs of children – an introduction to BERRI

An introduction to BERRI and some insights from analysing the BERRI data from 15,000 uses with children in care, delivered by Dr. Miriam Silver.

Trauma Informed Care – Understanding the challenges, and the pragmatic steps which need to be taken to operationalise and deliver Trauma Informed Care across services

‘Trauma Informed Care – Understanding the challenges, and the pragmatic steps which need to be taken to operationalise and deliver Trauma Informed Care across services’ is ACAMH’s inaugural ACE’s SIG day conference.

Early Intervention in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities – This is how we do it in Dorset

The theme of this event is service innovation and delivery. We will showcase two excellent initiatives/areas of good practice within Dorset Healthcare involving our trailblazers Mental Health Support Team (MHST) and specialist Pan Dorset Intellectual Disability CAMHS.

Autism: What Matters Most – From Assessment to Intervention 

Join Professor Catherine Lord, Distinguished Professor at UCLA’s Semel Institute, pioneering developer of the gold-standard ADOS and ADI-R autism diagnostic tools, and recipient of the International Society for Autism Research’s Lifetime Achievement Award, for an exclusive masterclass on autism assessment and intervention.

Child Maltreatment and Mental Health Problems: The Role of the Subjective Experience

‘Child Maltreatment and Mental Health Problems: The Role of the Subjective Experience’, is a free webinar open to all, and is organised by ACAMH’s Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Special Interest Group. The webinar will be led by Oonagh Coleman is a final-year PhD student at the Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Centre at King’s College London.

Trauma in children and young people – understanding the range of impact and treatment options

The conference will dive deep into the challenges of effectively working with traumatised young people and their families, while also addressing the pivotal role of systems in mitigating secondary trauma.

Intervention and prevention of the sexual abuse of children and young people and those displaying harmful sexual behaviour. Mandatory Reporting – What’s next?

The object of the seminars is that given the introduction of Mandatory Reporting it is likely that there will be increasing numbers of sexually abused children and young people identified.

Event type

4 x 2 hour webinars

Location

Online