Primer
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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.
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- Ask the expert
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- LIVE STREAM
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Enhancing Motivation in Adolescents With ADHD: Long-Term Insights From the STAND Trial
ADHD is a long-term condition that often continues into adulthood, bringing academic, social, and health challenges. A new community trial tested Supporting Teens’ Autonomy Daily (STAND), a programme that combines motivational interviewing with parent–teen collaboration and training in organisation, time management, and planning skills. The study found that STAND improved outcomes when delivered by licensed therapists, highlighting both promise and implementation challenges.
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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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- Introductory and Update Session
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- LIVE STREAM
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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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Parenting and Protecting Adolescents in the Age of Social Media and AI
Adolescents spend much of their lives online and adults are increasingly worried that screen time, social media, and now artificial intelligence (AI) will harm their mental health. Award winning psychologist Candice Odgers will address current fears with facts about adolescent mental health in the digital age and provide science-backed strategies for those working to support the young people in their families, classrooms, and communities.
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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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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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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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Children and Adolescents with Single and Multiple Traumas Response to PTSD Therapy: New Insights from a Major Meta-Analysis
A 2023 meta-analysis led by Hoppen and colleagues examined whether children and adolescents with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) benefit equally from psychological interventions, regardless of whether they have experienced a single traumatic event or multiple traumas (Hoppen et al., 2023).
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