My Voice Matters – The Importance of Lived Experience and Expression to Create Positive Change

Celebrating its 10th year, Children’s Mental Health Week (5 – 11 February 2024) has chosen the theme ‘My Voice Matters’ to encourage the empowerment of children and young people to express themselves and subsequently drive positive change with regards to their mental health and wellbeing and reducing the stigmas associated with this.

In light of this, do explore the learning opportunities available on our website, and do share with your networks and colleagues. We have gathered a range of FREE learning resources from leading academics, clinicians, and researchers to raise awareness of child and adolescent mental health issues.

5 February 2024

Mood Disorders in Children and Young People: What is new? – Emanuel Miller International Conference 2024

ACAMH is delighted to have the privilege of introducing world-renowned researchers and clinicians, working in the field of mood disorders, for the 2024 Emanuel Miller International Conference. Following seminal studies and the publication of clinical guidelines, recognising and treating mood disorders in children and young people continues to improve. However both depressive disorders and bipolar […]

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Emanuel Miller International Conference

ACAMH Awards 2023 Results

Congratulations to all winners and nominees of the ACAMH Awards 2023.

9 November 2023

ACAMH Awards 2023 Nominees Shortlist

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

10 October 2023

Dr. Alessio Bellato

Dr. Alessio Bellato is a Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Mental Health at the School of Psychology at the University of Southampton in the UK. His research interests lie in understanding how arousal and emotion regulation affect the behaviour and mental well-being of children and young people.

6 October 2023

ACAMH Awards 2023 Nominees Long list

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

30 June 2023

Professor Samuele Cortese, MD, PhD

Samuele Cortese, MD, PhD is currently Full Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Southampton and Honorary Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist for Solent NHS Trust. He is also Adjunct Full Professor with the New York University (NYU).

10 June 2023

Mental health in schools “round table”

This event is strictly by invitation only.

Hunter-gatherer childhoods may offer clues to improving education and wellbeing in developed countries, Cambridge study argues

Hunter-gatherers can help us understand the conditions that children may be psychologically adapted to because we lived as hunter-gatherers for 95% of our evolutionary history. And paying greater attention to hunter-gatherer childhoods may help economically developed countries improve education and wellbeing. JCPP Editorial from Dr Nikhil Chaudhary, and Dr Annie Swanepoel.

8 March 2023

Whole School Approach to Mental Health – Pedagogy in practice

This FREE webinar brings together experts from a range of settings to consider both classroom and whole school approaches on supporting pupils in the school to understand pupil mental health.

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