CAMH Editorial: Volume 23, Issue 1, February 2018

“The future of crisis mental health services for children and young people” by Andy Cotgrove

30 January 2018

JCPP Editorial: Volume 59, Issue 02, February 2018

“Promises and pitfalls in the development of biomarkers that can promote early intervention in children at risk” by Sara Jaffee

26 January 2018

In Conversation… Psychosis – Professor Stephen Scott with Sir Robin Murray – Free webcast

ACAMH Chair, Professor Stephen Scott talks to Professor Sir Robin Murray about his research into the causes of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and developing better treatments for these disorders.

Event type

Webcast

Location

Online

Headlines about children’s mental health can make dispiriting reading for school leaders

The Charlie Waller Memorial Trust was set up in 1997 in memory of Charlie Waller, a young man who took his own life whilst suffering from depression.
Disclaimer: This is an independent blog and ACAMH may not necessarily hold the same views.

9 January 2018

Help the parents, help the child: Developing support for parents of burn-injured children

Whilst many burns are minor and treated by front line NHS services, approximately 500 children under the age of 16 are admitted to hospital for specialist care every year in the UK.
Disclaimer: This is an independent blog and ACAMH may not necessarily hold the same views.

9 January 2018

Music therapy: helping children and young people to access their education

Music therapy is a psychological therapy that uses the medium of music to achieve non-musical aims, such as encouraging self-expression where verbal skills are limited due to a physical or learning disability, or when clients find verbal therapy too direct or challenging.
Disclaimer: This is an independent blog and ACAMH may not necessarily hold the same views.

3 January 2018

Looking back on 2017 to go forward in 2018

At the journals’ editorial office, we have been reflecting on 2017. Have we continued to improve our service offering to our authors and reviewers? Have we improved our systems and workflows to make the editors’ work at least a tiny bit easier? Have we engaged actively with the editorial and advisory board members and the wider research community?

22 December 2017

The inclusive nature of bereavement – all children grieve

Individuals with special educational needs and disabilities are also affected by bereavement, including children with the severest SEND.

20 December 2017

Should mental health professionals understand intergenerational trauma?

Those who are aware of the importance of understanding traumatic stress and emotional trauma may not fully understand the topic of intergenerational trauma. We certainly need this to change.

18 December 2017

Professor Uta Frith on the changing nature of autism research

13 December 2017