Suicide and self-harm in young people – Judy Dunn National Conference

The prevalence of suicide and self-harm in children and adolescence is a subject we should all be concerned with.

Event type

Judy Dunn International Conference

ASD Masterclass – Adapted Therapy for Young People; CBT and Mindfulness approaches

Mental health problems commonly co-occur with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and yet these problems often go untreated. This can be due to a number of factors including diagnostic overshadowing and difficulty recognising and assessing these problems.

Depression, Self-harm and Suicidal Thoughts edition

There are good treatments available for depression, (pharmacological and non-pharmacological) though more options are required to meet the needs of those that do not respond well to treatment. The costs to society, not just the treatment cost but also cost to individuals and wider society including education and employment, are huge.

4 June 2019

Mood Disorders

Fluctuations in mood to the extremities of feeling can have a negative effect on your general emotional state. These Mood Disorders can interfere with your ability to effectively function.

Sleep Edition

This edition of The Bridge concentrates on sleep, a poignant reminder that I am editing this on a 6am train to London having shortened my own sleep cycle and feeling rather sleep deprived on this dark winter morning.

19 January 2019

Prescribing in the dark: off-label drug treatments for children with insomnia

Insomnia is a common problem in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDDs), and has a profound effect on quality-of-life.

1 December 2018

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

This edition of The Bridge concentrates on Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Research, particularly on treatments in children within the neurodevelopmental arenas is limited and in many ways behind general mental health research for children or adults.

19 November 2018

Depression – Foreword from the Editor

Welcome to this edition of The Bridge which focuses on depression.

8 August 2018

A cup half full or half empty? A reflection on 15 years working with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) in the UK

“It has been 15 years now that I have been working within the field of specialist diagnosis and behavioural management of individuals with FASD. At this point in my journey, as well as the journey of FASD diagnostic services in the UK, it felt like a good time to step sideways and reflect on how far we had come and where we still have yet to go.”

2 August 2018

Child to Parent Violence

Professor Stephen Scott responds to the ITV news’ story about child to parent violence. It was based on a report published on 11 July called Let’s Talk About: Child to Parent Violence and Aggression by the authors Dr Wendy Thorley and Al Coates MBE.

1 August 2018