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Putting Sustainability at the Front of Digital Mental Health
Research has indicated the urgent importance of embedding sustainable practice into research and healthcare. With the rapid deployment of AI and other novel technologies across healthcare, we must consider sustainability in the research and development of digital mental health technologies. Here, two mental health researchers reflect on their work in digital mental health and what is next for sustainable mental health research.
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ACAMH Awards 2025 Longlist – Recognising Advancements in CAMH Research and Practice
It is our pleasure to announce the long list of nominees for the 2025 ACAMH Awards. Congratulations to all nominees for making it on the longlist.
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From Isolation to Intervention: Loneliness and Youth Mental Health
This Loneliness Awareness Week, please explore the FREE learning opportunities available on our website and ACAMH Learn and do share with your networks.
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CAMH 2025 Special Issue – ‘Physical Environmental Influences on the Psychosocial Outcomes of Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults’
The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) Journal are delighted to announce the CAMH 2025 Special Issue on ‘Physical Environmental Influences on the Psychosocial Outcomes of Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults’, edited by Keri Ka-Yee Wong, Efstathios Papachristou, Marta Francesconi, and Tycho J. Dekkers.
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Debate – Where to next for universal school-based mental health interventions?
We are delighted to announce the inaugural CAMH journal debate on universal school-based mental health interventions. The session will be chaired by Prof Umar Toseeb, featuring a panel of leading experts — Dr. Lucy Foulkes, Jack Andrews, Prof. Bronwynè Coetzee, Dr. Louise Birrell, and Dr. Emma Carter who authored recent debate papers on universal school-based mental health interventions in the CAMH journal.
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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.”
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Mental Health and Social Rights – Mental Health in our Everyday Lives
This European Mental Health Week, please explore the FREE learning opportunities available on our website and ACAMH Learn and do share with your networks.
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Mental Health and Parenthood – Maternal Mental Health Matters
This Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week, we encourage you to explore the FREE learning opportunities available on our website and ACAMH Learn, and to share with your networks.
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The Importance of Women and Girls in the Field of Academic Psychiatry
For the first time in history, more women than men are on the UK medical register. This fact is remarkable when we consider that the first woman to be allowed on the UK medical register was Elizabeth Blackwell in 1859. In this blog, Clara Faria, MD, explores the importance of women and girls in the field of academic psychiatry.
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Unlocking the Potential of Parenting Programs: How Financial Incentives Can Drive Engagement
Parenting programs are vital tools for addressing disruptive behaviours in children, yet low participation rates undermine their potential. Our recent research highlights that financial incentives can boost engagement, particularly among underserved families, and suggests new directions for increasing the accessibility and effectiveness of these programs.
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