CAMHS services
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Why Depression May Look Different in Young People with ADHD
Depression commonly co-occurs with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). When this combination occurs is associated with greater clinical complexity and poorer outcomes. Yet depression in young people with ADHD may not always be straightforward to recognise, some symptoms of depression overlap with ADHD, some may be expressed through irritability, sleep problems, or behavioural difficulties, and young people with ADHD may not always report depressive symptoms in the same way as their parents.
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Meet the expert on mentalising – Dr. Emma Morris
Discover how mentalising therapy supports children and families facing complex trauma. Join Emma Morris at the ACAMH workshop on 14 October 2026.
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Safeguarding & Suicide Risk in CAMHS: Assessing and Managing Risk in Children and Young People
This set of talks explores updated best practice in suicide prevention within CAMHS, highlighting a shift toward personalised, collaborative safety assessment, formulation, and management following new 2025 national guidance. It also examines suicidality in autism, multiagency learning from recent cases, and broader safeguarding approaches including child exploitation and forensic CAMHS perspectives.
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- Introductory and Update Session
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Why Trauma-Focused CBT Isn’t Reaching Children
Trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy (TF-CBT) is one of the best-supported psychological treatments for children and adolescents with post-traumatic stress symptoms. Yet the existence of an evidence-based treatment does not mean that children and families can access it in routine care. Blog by Professor Francisco Musich.
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#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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Brief Interventions That Make a Difference: Practical Approaches for Young People and Families – An International Expert Conference
Across five focused sessions, leading experts will explore practical and scalable approaches to supporting young people and families: from single-session intervention models and intensive one-session CBT for phobias, to compassionate approaches to suicide risk and crisis care in overstretched services, as well as experience-sensitive clinical work with autistic young people.
- Event type
- International Expert Conference
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- Online
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Complex Mental Health Needs: When Services Come Together for Service Innovation
The event seeks to emphasize the importance of collaboration among agencies when standard practices fall short in meeting the needs of children and young people (CYP).
- Event type
- Service Innovation
- Location
- LIVE STREAM
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Are we over-pathologising young people’s mental health? CAMH Journal Debate
Building on the Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal debate series, the session will bring together contrasting perspectives on diagnostic trends and their interpretation in child and adolescent mental health. The debate includes Sami Timimi, Professor Kapil Sayal, and Professor Rachel Hiller.
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Beyond ACEs: When Trauma-Informed Care Misses Neurodivergent Children
Trauma-informed care often overlooks neurodivergence, leading to missed diagnoses and support, as in James’ story. Research shows trauma, neurodevelopmental conditions and adversity frequently co-occur, with “double jeopardy” when both are present. Services must move beyond silos to holistic, person-centred assessment that recognises each child’s unique “make and model.”. Blog by Professor Helen Minnis (pic) and Dr. Ruchika Gajwani.
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Mapping SEND Legislation: what it looks like and how it can work for children & young people and front-line professionals
This face to face event event aims to bring attention and to create a powerful focus on the future of SEND policy, practice and provision. The event perspective will take strong and particular interest in the challenges in the current system and the opportunities that a revised framework can bring.