Children and Young People
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Special Educational Needs and Young People Involved in Violence
Children and young people with special educational needs (SENs) are more likely to commit violent offences compared to those without SENs. Our research team used existing data from school and police records from over 1.5 million children and young people to unpack this relationship. The aim of our project was to identify what works to reduce violent offending and re-offending in children and young people with SENs.
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Physical health of children and young people with learning disabilities – Joint CAIDPN/BACD Conference
Join us for this one day online conference jointly organised by the Child & Adolescent Intellectual Disability Psychiatry Network (CAIDPN) and British Academy of Childhood Disability (BACD). The conference focuses on the physical health of children and young people with learning disabilities.
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Rethinking reading disorders
We are lucky to have one of the Titans, Professor Maggie Snowling, deliver this session on the role of language in literacy development, and address the specific challenges faced by children with language disorder.
- Event type
- Ask the expert
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- LIVE STREAM
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Siblings and the Family
Speakers will present new research, intervention adaptation, and service perspectives, highlighting risk and protective factors, effective supports, and the vital role siblings play in both family wellbeing and shaping mental health services.
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An update on ACT research in children and young people
Discover the latest ACT research in children and young people with this ACAMH webinar led by Dr. Victoria Samuel. Learn about psychological flexibility and evidence‑based ACT‑informed wellbeing programmes such as InTER‑ACT. Led by Dr. Victoria Samuel.
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- Introductory to Advanced
- Location
- LIVE STREAM
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The role of socio-contextual factors in child and adolescent PTSD
‘The role of socio-contextual factors in child and adolescent PTSD’ is a webinar is organised by ACAMH’s Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Special Interest Group. It is led by Professor Sarah Halligan is Professor of Child and Family Mental Health at the University of Bath.
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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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Unlocking Children’s Internal Worlds: 25 Years of the Story Stem Assessment Profile (SSAP)
Dr Saul Hillman – For more than 25 years, we have been training professionals in the use of the Story Stem Assessment Profile (SSAP), a powerful and nuanced tool designed to help us understand the internal worlds of children aged 4 to 10 years old.
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Eating Disorders in Young People: Advancing Evidence and Practice – 2025 Judy Dunn International Conference
Join us for the 2025 Judy Dunn International Conference, bringing together leading experts to share the latest evidence and clinical insights on eating disorders in young people. This year’s programme will explore current research and innovations in understanding these conditions and their treatment, offering delegates deeper perspectives to inform their work with children and adolescents.
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- Judy Dunn International Conference
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Families and Children in Wartime Ukraine: Prelude to an Online Course on Families in Context of War and Social Conflict Through the Lens of Attachment
For practitioners and policymakers, it is important to realise that the extraordinarily high levels of parental burnout signal serious mental health challenges ahead, even well beyond the end of the war.
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