Parents / Carers

  • David Bürgin

    What are the most important life events for teens

    Most adolescents and young adults identify positive, everyday milestones—such as education, relationships and growing independence—as the most important events in their lives, rather than crises. However, those with higher anxiety and depression are more likely to emphasise stressful experiences and interpersonal difficulties, highlighting how mental health shapes the way life events are perceived. Blog by David Bürgin on his recent paper.

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  • Reflections from the room

    EBSA in young people: complexity, pressure, and the value of slowing down

    When a child stops going to school, the wish to help them back quickly is easy to understand. Emotionally based school avoidance rarely has a single cause, though, and the pace of a response can matter as much as its content. One thought runs through what follows: that slowing down can sometimes do more for a child than any effort to hurry a return.

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  • Thinking student and idea with child in home for brainstorming math solution and vision. Reflection problem solving and education mindset with girl in house for studying curious and memory

    The Teenage Brain: Social Sensitivity, Risk-Taking, and What It Means for Practice

    Explore how teenage brain development shapes social sensitivity, peer influence and risk-taking, with practical insights for clinicians and educators. Blog by Professor Francisco Musich

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  • child smiling mhaw

    Take Action for Young Minds: Evidence-Based Resources for Mental Health Awareness Week

    Mental Health Awareness Week is a call to take action. Awareness matters — but meaningful change happens when we act. Whether you’re supporting your own mental health or helping to build healthier schools, workplaces, and communities, every action counts. Together, we can create environments where good mental health can thrive.

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  • IWD teen girl with bright yellow hair giving interview to female psychiatrist

    #GiveToGain: Recognising and Supporting Women in the Mental Health Workforce

    Each year, International Women’s Day offers an opportunity to reflect on how women contribute to, shape, and sustain the systems around them. The theme for 2026, #GiveToGain, centres on the idea that when people, organizations, and communities give generously, opportunities and support for women increase. In child and adolescent mental health (CAMH), this theme resonates strongly.

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  • Erin Schoenfelder Gonzalez

    Mastering meltdowns and big feelings with Associate Professor Erin Gonzalez

    We caught up with the presenter – Associate Professor Dr. Erin Gonzalez, a clinical psychologist at Seattle Children’s Hospital – about the topic itself, her career, and her hopes for the event.

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    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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    ACAMH Awards 2025

    ACAMH Awards 2025

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    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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    Five Friendships Skills Every Child Needs to Learn

    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.

    Event type
    Talk with Q&A
    Location
    LIVE STREAM
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