Social Media Use in Adolescence: User Types and Mental Health

In this podcast, we are joined by Lizzy Winstone to discuss her co-authored JCPP Advances paper ‘Adolescent social media user types and their mental health and well-being, results from a longitudinal survey of 13 to 14-year-olds in the United Kingdom’.

23 August 2022

Relative age in the school year and risk of mental health problems in childhood, adolescence and young adulthood

Open Access paper from the JCPP – “We used a regression discontinuity design to examine the effect of relative age on risk of mental health problems using data from a large UK population-based cohort ALSPAC. We compared risk of mental health problems between ages 4 and 25 years using the parent-rated Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), and depression using self-rated and parent-rated Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ) by relative age”. Thomas Broughton (pic) et al.

15 August 2022

Adventurous Play: A Prevention For Anxiety

As part of ACAMH’s celebration of Playday, the national day for play (3 August 2022), we are joined by Professor Helen Dodd to discuss child mental health and the importance of adventurous play.

1 August 2022

Early Trauma and the Importance of Early Relationships

In this podcast, we are joined by Sally Hogg, Deputy CEO at the Parent Infant Foundation, to discuss early trauma and the importance of early relationships.

25 July 2022

Adverse childhood experiences: what support do young people need?

Recent research funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) identifies the types of support young people feel they need from services, and offers ways to support the mental health of children in care and those adopted from care.

22 July 2022

Transmission of Experiences of Racism, Anxiety, and Depression in Families

In this podcast, we are joined by student researchers Hannah Abdalla, Malaika Okundi, and Carl Simela to discuss the TRADE project, which stands for Transmission of experiences of Racism, Anxiety, and Depression in families.

18 July 2022

Sleep and Screen Time – Pedagogy in practice – recording

This FREE online event was exclusively for teachers and school leaders, and offers insights into best practice in supporting children and adolescents to understand sleep and the importance of good quality sleep, as well as the potential impacts (positive and negative!) of screen time, building on the latest evidence base.

12 July 2022

How to Cope When Your Child Can’t: How parents can help themselves and each other – recording

We were delighted to welcome a top class panel of speakers to give evidence based advice and a lived experience perspective to parents, teachers, and clinicians. We are joined by Ursula Saunders, Dr. Alice Welham, Professor Roz Shafran authors of new book How to Cope When Your Child Can’t. Also, we have the Charlie Waller Trust who are developing parent peer support as a crucial part of their work in addressing the mental health of children and young people. Offering evidence -based training and resources and using co-production with parents with lived experience, CWT’s community includes renowned authorities on adolescent psychology, childhood anxiety and depression.

4 July 2022

CAMHS around the Campfire journal club – Adolescent gender diversity: sociodemographic correlates and mental health outcomes in the general population (recording)

For this session we welcomed Assistant Professor Dr. Akhgar Ghassabian, Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, to discuss her JCPP paper ‘Adolescent gender diversity: sociodemographic correlates and mental health outcomes in the general population’.

28 June 2022

Prof Tony Attwood – Managing Anxiety in Autistic Children and Adolescents

BOOKINGS CLOSED. This is a fantastic chance to learn more about Managing Anxiety with Autism with renowned clinical psychologist, Professor Tony Attwood. Plus you get the chance to ask Tony questions at this live stream event. We can all relate to being anxious at times, but how does this affect children and young people with autism?

Event type

Half Day

Location

LIVE STREAM