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Dr. Alessio Bellato
Dr. Alessio Bellato is a Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Mental Health at the School of Psychology at the University of Southampton in the UK. His research interests lie in understanding how arousal and emotion regulation affect the behaviour and mental well-being of children and young people.
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Redistributing power in schools and how this can impact young people’s agency and identity
Recent Guardian articles have been reporting how this year’s GCSE exam results have been impacted by the crisis in young people’s mental health. There is increasing concern among school leaders about school absence and abnormal levels of anxiety. As I embark on the third blog related to my research, I explore how the research processes I developed, positively impacted the young people involved and acts as a counter to much of what young people see as being wrong with schools.
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JCPP Advances 2023 Special Issue – ‘Evidence-based Synthesis Studies for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Conditions’
September sees the release of the JCPP Advances 2023 Special Issue on ‘Evidence-based Synthesis Studies for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Conditions’, edited by Professor Henrik Larsson, Dr. Marco Solmi, Professor Guilherme Polanczyk, Professor Seena Fazel, Dr. Cinzia Del Giovane and Dr. Ioana Cristea.
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The SWELL clinical trial: Preventing depression in young people who have a parent with a history of depression
The Skills for Adolescent WELLbeing (SWELL) study team are currently recruiting parents with a history of depression and a child aged 13-17 to take part in an exciting new study testing whether a group cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) program that teaches skills for wellbeing can prevent depression or reduce depression symptoms in young people.
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Creating Hope Through Action – Suicide Prevention, A Priority For All
World Suicide Prevention Day (10 September) is a fantastic opportunity to encourage an understanding and increase awareness of suicide prevention and make suicide prevention a priority. We encourage you to explore the learning opportunities available on our website and do please share with your networks and colleagues.
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CME for Reviewers – Be Recognised for Peer Review with ACAMH journals
The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, with publishing partners Wiley, now offers continuing medical education (CME) credit for peer review of manuscripts submitted to all three journals, The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP), the Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal, and JCPP Advances.
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Engaging Young People in Conversations Exploring the Impact of Their Online Use on Mental Health
Young people have better access to the internet than ever before, with those under 18 accounting for one in three internet users globally. Recently, The Royal College of the Psychiatrists in the UK advised that social media and online use should be considered in assessing risk of all young people they meet. However, it is currently unclear whether this advice has been implemented in practice.
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Don’t blame the children: Supporting families with young children
Most research on the relationships between children and their parents focuses on the effects parents and their parenting have on children and their behaviour. However, researchers are more and more recognising and studying the impact that children’s behaviour can have on the wellbeing of their parents, in turn further affecting children’s development. AnaCristina Bedoya (pic), Jill Portnoy Donaghy and Dr. Keri Wong.
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Developing schools to enhance young people’s mental health
Research has shown that many risk factors influence young people’s mental health needs, one of which is school expectations. The youth mental health crisis continues, with one in six young people (aged 6-16) having a probable mental health problem. My research aimed to determine what young people thought of their mental health strategy. However, the way in which the research process developed suggests schools have much more to offer than just specific mental health support.
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Championing research about, by and for neurodivergent people
How neurodiversity-inspired thinking is casting a new light on brain development research, with neurodivergent young people at its core.
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