ACAMH Awards 2023 Nominees Shortlist

See who made the nominees shortlist for the 2023 ACAMH Awards.

10 October 2023

Friendships and Mental Health: Insights from the OxWell Student Survey

The ‘Insights from the OxWell Student Survey‘ series is a new mini-in conversation series that will explore the OxWell study and the impact of its findings for parents, teachers, policymakers and mental health professionals.

In this episode, Tanya Manchanda comments on the friendship findings from the OxWell survey, including an insight into the impact of friendships on mental health outcomes and friendship interventions for young people.

9 October 2023

Insights from the OxWell Student Survey

Hosted by Clara Faria, ‘Insights from the OxWell Student Survey’ series is a new mini-in conversation series that will explore the OxWell study and the impact of its findings for parents, teachers, policymakers and mental health professionals.

9 October 2023

Oxytocin Administration, Neural Sensitivity, and Autism

In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Matthijs Moerkerke discusses his JCPP paper ‘Can repeated intranasal oxytocin administration affect reduced neural sensitivity towards expressive faces in autism? A randomized controlled trial’. Matthijs is the first author of the paper.

25 September 2023

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.

18 September 2023

Common Elements in Treatments for Youth Suicide Attempts and Self-harm

(TRIGGER WARNING: Please be aware that this podcast explores themes around the topics of self-harm and suicide.)

In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Jocelyn Meza discusses her co-authored JCPP paper ‘Practitioner Review: Common elements in treatments for youth suicide attempts and self-harm – a practitioner review based on review of treatment elements associated with intervention benefits’. Jocelyn is the lead author.

18 September 2023

Little Treatments, BIG effects: Conversation on Single-Session Interventions – recording

Delegates only – Dr. Jessica Schleider’s, Associate Professor of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, led this session on Single-Session Interventions. SSIs integrate cutting-edge psychological science, lived experience narratives and practical self-help activities to introduce a new type of therapeutic experience to audiences worldwide.

15 September 2023

Little Treatments, BIG effects: Conversation on Single-Session Interventions – recording

Members only – Dr. Jessica Schleider’s, Associate Professor of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, led this session on Single-Session Interventions. SSIs integrate cutting-edge psychological science, lived experience narratives and practical self-help activities to introduce a new type of therapeutic experience to audiences worldwide.

15 September 2023

Preventing Anxiety in the Children of Anxious Parents

In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Fiona Challacombe discusses her co-authored CAMH journal paper ‘Preventing anxiety in the children of anxious parents – feasibility of a brief, online, group intervention for parents of one- to three-year-olds’.

11 September 2023

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.

8 September 2023