ACAMH Awards 2025 Longlist – Recognising Advancements in CAMH Research and Practice

It is our pleasure to announce the long list of nominees for the 2025 ACAMH Awards. Congratulations to all nominees for making it on the longlist.

25 June 2025

CAMH 2025 Special Issue – ‘Physical Environmental Influences on the Psychosocial Outcomes of Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults’

The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) Journal are delighted to announce the CAMH 2025 Special Issue on ‘Physical Environmental Influences on the Psychosocial Outcomes of Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults’, edited by Keri Ka-Yee Wong, Efstathios Papachristou, Marta Francesconi, and Tycho J. Dekkers.

3 June 2025

Self-harm and Suicide Risk in Young People: A Call for Personalised Assessment

Self-harm affects roughly one in six adolescents and is a potent predictor of suicide. Yet the best-known risk-prediction tools correctly identify only a small minority of future suicides. Instead of relying on scores, clinicians should carry out compassionate, personalised assessments, followed by rapid follow-up and collaborative safety plans.

19 May 2025

Mental Health and Social Rights – Mental Health in our Everyday Lives

This European Mental Health Week, please explore the FREE learning opportunities available on our website and ACAMH Learn and do share with your networks.

19 May 2025

Interventions for Sibling Mental Health Conditions: New Systematic Review Shows Lack of Evidence

This blog offers a summary of the findings and implications of a recent systematic review of studies looking at the effectiveness of interventions for young people with sibling mental health conditions. Only four papers were included in this review, highlighting the lack of evaluations for interventions supporting these young people.

7 April 2025

The STADIA Trial: Exploring clinical and cost effectiveness

Many children and young people with diagnosable mental health disorders are not receiving timely help, says new research.
Press release by The University of Nottingham for new paper published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry by Kapil Sayal et al.

5 February 2025

Creating Positive Change through Self-Awareness and Expression

Children’s Mental Health Week (3 – 9 February 2025) serves as a fantastic opportunity to look further at how we can empower, equip, and give a voice to children and young people, as well as encourage positive change with regards to their mental health and well-being.

By focusing on ‘Know Yourself, Grow Yourself’, alongside our vision of ‘Sharing best evidence, improving practice’, and our mission to ‘Improve the mental health and wellbeing of young people aged 0-25’, we encourage you to focus on how we, as a society, can help encourage children and young people to feel empowered in sharing their experiences in order to improve children’s and young people’s mental health and wellbeing.

3 February 2025

Celebrating the life and work of Professor William Yule

Emeritus Professor William ‘Bill’ Yule passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at home on 5 November 2023. Near the one year anniversary of his death, friends, family and colleagues gathered at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience to celebrate his life and work.

27 January 2025

The Emotional Toll of Insider Qualitative Research

In this blog, Tavgah Jafar explores the emotional challenges of insider qualitative research, drawing from their personal experiences. Tavgah reflects on the unexpected emotional impact and share lessons learned, alongside practical advice for new researchers to manage these challenges.

25 November 2024

Congratulations and Thanks to our Top Reviewers

To celebrate Peer Review Week 2024 and show our gratitude for the ongoing support and service of our reviewers to the journals, and the wider scientific community, we want to extend a heartfelt thank you to all peer reviewers.

We are proud to present the list of top reviewers for the 2023 calendar year.

7 October 2024