Prenatal Caffeine Exposure: Association with Neurodevelopmental Outcomes

In this podcast, Dr. Peter Manza and Dr. Rui Zhang discuss their co-authored JCPP paper ‘Prenatal Caffeine Exposure: Association with Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in 9- to 11- year old children’.

19 October 2021

Ecological Crisis and the Impact on Mental Health

The ecological crisis is having a significant impact on our mental health, in particular young people. There is an ongoing debate whether this topic should be front and centre for mental health professionals, and those that work with children. What do they need to be doing? What do young people think? How can we work together? As the world focuses on COP26, we’ll be discussing the mental health implications of climate change with leading mental health professionals and young people.

Location

Online

Do autistic girls have better communication and interaction skills than autistic boys?

There is ongoing debate as to whether autism spectrum disorder (ASD) differentially affects males and females. Several meta-analyses have found little difference between males and females with ASD in terms of social communication and interaction skills. However, such analyses have often relied on diagnostic instruments such as the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition 2 that may not be sensitive to how autism presents in females. What’s more, many have been based on global scores, that reflect overall social communication and interaction skills, which could miss subtler differences in specific domains.

19 October 2021

Engaging with UK Parliament on child and adolescent mental health research and policy

Researchers and expert practitioners can contribute to parliamentary work to inform policy-making. Sarah Bunn and Stephanie J Lewis describe why engaging with Parliament is important and explain how this can be done.

19 October 2021

Mental Health Act White Paper: potential implications for children and young people

Reforms to the Mental Health Act will affect children and young people detained in hospitals. Susan Walker, Bernadka Dubicka, and David Kingsley discuss recent proposals for reform and consider their implications for children and young people.

19 October 2021

World Mental Health Day 2021: Mental Health in an Unequal World

The theme of this year’s World Mental Health Day is ‘Mental Health in an Unequal World’. Our Vision is ‘Sharing best evidence, improving practice’, and to this end we urge you to take a look at the learning opportunities on our website and to share with your networks.

8 October 2021

Experiences of CYP in specialist and inpatient care settings: a themed review

The focus of this podcast is a themed review for the NIHR on the experience of children and young people caring for in mental health, learning disability and autism inpatient settings, produced by Candace Imison and Dr. Shaun Liverpool.

7 October 2021

How are parenting practices associated with bullying in adolescents? – CAMHS around the Campfire

For this session we are pleased to welcome Dr. Ana Pascual-Sanchez, Imperial College London, to discuss her CAMH paper ‘How are parenting practices associated with bullying in adolescents? A cross-sectional study’.

Event type

Informal Journal Club

Location

LIVE STREAM

‘NDC Learning Series’ – Medications and Physical Health

Bookings are closed. This is the fifth of the ‘NDC Learning Series’ aimed at health professionals who come into contact with children and young people who have Neurodevelopmental conditions (NDCs). We are delighted to welcome Dr. Mark Lovell and Dr. Max Davie. with a session that will focus on ‘Medications and Physical Health’. The Chair of this session is Dr. Ann Ozsivadjian. 

Event type

Special Interest Group (SIG)

Location

LIVE STREAM

Digital Safety & Mental Health

Bookings are closed. This online conference will explore digital safety for children and young people, give you an understanding of the issues related to digital safety in the UK context, and provide key tips, advice and recommendations. Plus we will be offering the opportunity for practitioners to share their dilemmas, and solutions, from their own practices.

Event type

Live Stream

Location

Online