Falling through the gap between CAMHS and AMHS

Young people face a ‘cliff edge’ when trying to access mental health care after reaching the upper age limit of child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) and try to move into adult health sevices (AMHS).

23 October 2019

Free live stream – JCPP Special issue 2019 – Suicide and self-harm

This curtain-raiser celebrates the launch of the JCPP Special issue 2019 – Suicide and self-harm: Pathways for Minimizing Suicide & Premature Deaths and Maximizing Hope and Wellbeing.

Psychological resilience

Having spent a lot of time on a camp bed in a paediatric ward with young people and their families, some of whom were inpatients for weeks on end and facing huge physical challenges, it has made me wonder a great deal about the elements of psychological resilience in young people.

19 July 2019

Depression, Self-harm and Suicidal Thoughts

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.

19 June 2019

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