Parents / Carers

  • Tony attwood

    Ask Attwood – Autism & Anxiety

    Are you a parent looking for trusted, practical advice on supporting your child with anxiety? For the first time in this new “Ask Attwood” format, world-renowned Clinical Psychologist Professor Tony Attwood will offer a short introduction to the key themes of anxiety in young people, before answering your questions live.

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    Talk with Q&A
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    LIVE STREAM
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  • ACAMH Awards logo 2025

    ACAMH Awards 2025

    Join us for the ACAMH Awards 2025. It is completely free to attend and open to Members and Non-members alike.

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  • Erin Schoenfelder Gonzalez

    Mastering Meltdowns: Managing Big Feelings in Kids

    Discover practical strategies for helping children manage intense emotions in this engaging webinar, with Associate Professor Erin Schoenfelder Gonzalez, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

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    Introductory and Update Session
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    LIVE STREAM
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  • Eileen Kennedy-Moore

    Five Friendships Skills Every Child Needs to Learn

    FROM JUST £5! Join Dr. Eileen Kennedy-Moore as she offers parents practical ideas for helping children to feel more comfortable and confident in social situations by describing five essential friendship skills that are part of the unspoken social curriculum for school-age children. This webinar is aimed at teachers/educators, childcare providers, speech and language professionals, or volunteers who work with children.

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    Talk with Q&A
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    LIVE STREAM
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  • Portrait of son hugging his father, together at home. Son caring for his father, putting hand on his shoulder, comforting and consoling him. Family love, bonding, care and confidence

    Social Fears in Children: The Roles of Parental Communication and Child Temperament

    A recent longitudinal study by Zeytinoglu and colleagues (2025) provides insights into how parental verbal communication and child characteristics contribute to the transmission of social fears. The study shows the impact of both positive and negative maternal statements about ambiguous social situations, finding that positive comments were linked to reductions in children’s social fear beliefs, while negative comments predicted increases, especially among children who were behaviourally inhibited or had high anxiety.

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  • Smiling indian professor working on laptop in to review acamenic papers

    Thank you to all our 2024 Reviewers

    ACAMH wants to express our gratitude to every single reviewer from 2024 for their invaluable contributions to the JCPP, the CAMH journal and JCPP Advances, and the wider academic community as a whole.  We are deeply appreciative of the time and effort required to provide detailed, thoughtful reviews. Reviews serve a vital function in the production of fascinating papers and exciting progress in the field of child and adolescent mental health.

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  • Full length portrait of African American single father and smiling son using tablet and chatting sitting on floor in harsh sunlight copy space

    Understanding How Parenting Programs Work: Key Behaviour Changes and Individual Differences in Outcomes

    A 2025 study by Sigurðardóttir and colleagues brings together findings from 14 European randomized controlled trials with 3,252 families, all evaluating social learning-based parenting programmes. The study examined in detail how these programmes can support the reduction of disruptive behaviours in children.

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  • Caucasian teenager chats in messaging app with friends or watches content using mobile phone while sitting on sofa in living room. Teen boy spending weekend at home. Lifestyle concept. Close Up.

    Adolescence at Risk: Online Misogyny, Mental Health, and the Urgent Need for Action

    What is online misogyny? How do adolescent boys engage with the Manosphere? What are the implications for policy and practice? Dr. Arianda Albajara Saenz explores it’s impact on youth mental health.

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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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  • Eating Disorders: A Concern for All

    Did you know that approximately 22% of children and adolescents worldwide show disordered eating? Eating Disorders Awareness Week (24 February – 2 March 2025) is an opportunity to improve awareness that anyone can have an eating disorder and explore the impact that eating disorders can have on children and young people.

    This Eating Disorder 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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