Stronger Together – Celebrating 10 Years of ACAMH Malta

The ACAMH Malta 10th Anniversary Conference, themed “Stronger Together: The Role of Families and Systemic Connection in Mental Health Recovery,” was held on May 5–6, 2025, at Villa Arrigo Hall in Naxxar. This landmark event celebrated a decade of the Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) Malta branch’s commitment to advancing mental health care for young people and their families.​

9 May 2020

Recognising mental health issues – Episode 5 ‘Autism, a parents guide’ with Dr. Ann Ozsivadjian

Ann discusses anxiety in autistic children and young people, why mental health issues often go untreated and if depression presents differently in autism. Includes transcription, and links.

30 April 2020

In Conversation… Complex PTSD with Dr David Turgoose and Dr Simon Wilkinson

David and Simon discuss an emerging area of interest, complex PTSD expanding on the causes and how it differentiates from standard PTSD. Includes transcription, and links.

27 March 2020

How autism presents differently in girls – Episode 3 ‘Autism, a parents guide’ with Dr. Ann Ozsivadjian and Dr. Marianna Murin

Discussion of the prevalence of autism in girls and the challenges faced. Whether girls get treated differently to boys and what interventions and support are most beneficial.

27 February 2020

Autism, a parents guide with Dr. Ann Ozsivadjian and Dr. Marianna Murin. Episode 2 ‘Discovering Strengths – how to empower your autistic child’

Ann and Marianna look at a strength-based model for autism, what types of strengths can be built upon and who can play a key role in helping children and young people with autism.

14 February 2020

Innovation and Quality Improvement in Service Day conference – ‘Different Models of Mental Health Service Provision – Celebrations and Challenges’

This event has been postponed. Please see the above message.

Event type

Research Day

Location

Southampton

Autism, a parents guide with Dr. Ann Ozsivadjian. Episode 1 ‘Identifying Autism – getting the right diagnosis’

Ann looks at the types and behaviours in children may get parents/carers to question if their child could be autistic, and what they can do to. This podcast series is supported by the Autism Diagnostic Practice at Clinical Partners.

31 January 2020

Adoption and attachment: A parent’s perspective Part 2

I work as a psychiatrist, and I had a year’s experience of CAMHS psychiatry and I already had two thriving birth children when my adopted daughter came into our lives. None of this had prepared me for the challenges I faced when my daughter moved in.

20 January 2020

In Conversation… Mood Disorders with Dr. Gordana Milavić

Gordana discusses how conceptions of mood disorders have changed throughout career, highlighting changes such as whilst she was training it was thought that children were unable to get depressed.

10 January 2020

Anxiety

Anxiety disorders in children and young people are common and can have a significant impact on mental health and well-being. They are particularly prevalent in children with autism spectrum disorder and ADHD.