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ADHD in the Classroom: Strategies to Improve Attention, Engagement, and Self‑Regulation

Attention‑Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental conditions in school‑aged children and adolescents. In classroom contexts, ADHD is often associated with difficulties in sustained attention, organisation, behavioural and emotional regulation, and academic engagement. These challenges can affect both learning and social functioning if not appropriately supported.

16 March 2026

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Girls and Women

ADHD has historically been conceptualised as a predominantly male condition, contributing to delayed recognition and underdiagnosis in girls and women. Longitudinal research suggests that ADHD in females is associated with long-term risks, including internalising disorders, self-harm, and psychosocial impairment, particularly when symptoms go unrecognised and untreated. Current evidence raises concerns about both over- and under-diagnosis, aiming for a better understanding of ADHD female presentation.

16 February 2026

2025: A Year of Shared Learning (get your FREE ebook)

FREE ebook! In 2025, we ran a rich programme of webinars that brought together leading international experts to share evidence-based, practice-focused insights on key topics such as school mental health, autism and co-occurring conditions, anxiety, self-harm, eating disorders, and trauma-informed care.

11 December 2025

Creating Positive Change through Self-Awareness and Expression

Children’s Mental Health Week (3 – 9 February 2025) serves as a fantastic opportunity to look further at how we can empower, equip, and give a voice to children and young people, as well as encourage positive change with regards to their mental health and well-being.

By focusing on ‘Know Yourself, Grow Yourself’, alongside our vision of ‘Sharing best evidence, improving practice’, and our mission to ‘Improve the mental health and wellbeing of young people aged 0-25’, we encourage you to focus on how we, as a society, can help encourage children and young people to feel empowered in sharing their experiences in order to improve children’s and young people’s mental health and wellbeing.

3 February 2025

Dr. Michele Berk

Dr. Michele S. Berk is a licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She is Joint Editor of CAMH. 

16 June 2023

CAMH 2023 Lecture

CAMH journal 2023 Lecture is a free webinar featuring a series of lectures from leading researchers, academics and practitioners on key topics in the field of child and adolescent mental health. We are delighted to have a keynote lecture from Professor Sir Michael Marmot.

Crisis care for children and young people

CAMH-Crisis2 is an NIHR research funded study exploring mental health crisis services for children and young people up to 25 years in England & Wales.

15 March 2023

JCPP Advances 2023 Lectures ‘What the research tells us; Anxiety, Neurodiversity, Suicide, and Genetics’

This free webinar features a series of five fantastic 10-minute lectures from leading researchers, academics and practitioners on key topics in the field of child and adolescent mental health.

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FREE live stream

JCPP Advances selected for coverage in APA PsycINFO

ACAMH open access journal JCPP Advances has been selected for coverage in APA PsycINFO, beginning with the 2023 volume.

3 February 2023

Depression: Identifying and Supporting Children and Young People

This FREE webinar covers an especially important topic, particularly following the pandemic, as children may struggle to articulate how they are feeling, and parents/teachers may not know how to approach the child. It is also important as many people perceive children are resilient and will ‘spring back’, however this view may be harmful for children who need help.