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Taking mental health outdoors: from prevention to intervention
Research is increasingly showing the benefits of spending time outdoors on our mental health. These studies are often about adults rather than children and young people, and about how spending free time outdoors can be of benefit. However, there is less known about how and why we might support young people to be outdoors to prevent mental health problems, or in treatment settings if they do have poor mental health.
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- Live Stream
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- Online
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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. About the 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 […]
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- Emanuel Miller International Conference
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- LIVE STREAM
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Fostering Healthy Futures – An Evidence-Based Mentoring Programme to Promote Healthy Outcomes for Care-Experienced Youth
Free webinar open to all led by Professor Heather Taussig. Heather will present emerging research which suggests that mentoring programs which use skills-based and goal-focused approaches produce substantially larger impacts on specific youth outcomes.
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- FREE live stream
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- FREE live stream
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Why we need to consider the world of young carers – A tribute to Jean Tomsett
This event, organised by the ACAMH Wales Branch will focus on the role young carers play, and how to help them care for their mental health. It is being run for FREE as a tribute to our long serving Committee Chair, Jean Tompsett, who sadly passed away a while ago.
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- FREE live stream
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- FREE live stream
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Personality Disorders in Adolescence; Exploring Conceptual Challenges and Evidence Based Practice
This event will stimulate questions concerning the validity of the construct of personality disorders in adolescence and help bring together the current research and understanding pertaining to assessment and evidence-based management alongside exploring the long term impact and the appropriateness of using diagnostic labels in this population.
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- Live Stream
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- LIVE STREAM
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Connecting the dots around unusual and distressing sensory experiences
Webinar with Q&A looking at a range of projects to explore the breadth of lived experiences around unusual and distressing sensory experience to explore research priorities with young people, parents/carers, and important adults in their lives, such as teachers and mental health professionals.
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- Live Stream
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- LIVE STREAM
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“I’m not going and you can’t make me!” – How to support children and young people with emotionally based school avoidance
Over the last few years, there has been an increase in referrals to CAMHS for young people struggling to attend school. Young people can present with significant distress and family relationships may become strained. It can be challenging for CAMHS professionals to know how to support young people and their families. This half-day session will provide a useful overview of current research and practical tips for clinicians.
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- Live Stream
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- LIVE STREAM
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Mentalisation – Based Treatment for Families (MBT-F)
This free webinar is open to all, and is organised by ACAMH’s Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Special Interest Group. This webinar will be led by Dr Eia Asen from the Anna Freud Clinic.
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- FREE live stream
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- FREE live stream
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Communication and assessment apps for use with children and young people
This free webinar is open to all, and is organised by ACAMH’s Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Special Interest Group. It will be led by Dr. David Glasgow of Child and Family Training.
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- FREE live stream
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- LIVE STREAM
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Anxiety in children and teenagers – supporting, understanding and signposting
In this event, we will explore what anxiety looks like in young people, suggest some practical tips for recognising and supporting anxious children and adolescents, hear about anxiety relating to exams, and learn more about what we know from research about the causes of anxiety.
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- Live Stream
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- LIVE STREAM