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Self-harm in children and adolescents: attention seeking or cause for concern?
Is the reporting of self-harm improving due to better awareness, or are young people really self-harming at increasing rates? How concerned should we be about the increase? In this blog, I draw on recent work by my colleagues in the Multicentre Study of Self-Harm in England.
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What is an intellectual disability?
This alphabetical framework is designed as an aide memoire for the identification of an ID (in children, young people or adults). It will help you identify available information sources and gaps in knowledge about an individual’s ability. It will guide you in decision making regarding a likely diagnosis and help you generate a needs based plan.
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My Career in CAMHS: Laura Baker
In this series we look at different career paths in CAMHS – scooping up pearls of wisdom from professionals across disciplines and at all stages of their careers.
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2025: A Year of Shared Learning (get your FREE ebook)
FREE ebook! In 2025, we ran a rich programme of webinars that brought together leading international experts to share evidence-based, practice-focused insights on key topics such as school mental health, autism and co-occurring conditions, anxiety, self-harm, eating disorders, and trauma-informed care.
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Special Educational Needs and Young People Involved in Violence
Children and young people with special educational needs (SENs) are more likely to commit violent offences compared to those without SENs. Our research team used existing data from school and police records from over 1.5 million children and young people to unpack this relationship. The aim of our project was to identify what works to reduce violent offending and re-offending in children and young people with SENs.
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ACAMH Awards 2025 Results – Recognising Advancements in CAMH Research and Practice
It is our pleasure to announce the results for the 2025 ACAMH Awards. Congratulations to all winners, highly commended and the nominees!
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ACAMH Awards 2025 Shortlist – Recognising Advancements in CAMH Research and Practice
It is our pleasure to announce the shortlist of nominees for the 2025 ACAMH Awards.
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Interventions for Sibling Mental Health Conditions: New Systematic Review Shows Lack of Evidence
This blog offers a summary of the findings and implications of a recent systematic review of studies looking at the effectiveness of interventions for young people with sibling mental health conditions. Only four papers were included in this review, highlighting the lack of evaluations for interventions supporting these young people.
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Professor Kapil Sayal returns for a second term as NIHR Senior Investigator
Professor Kapil Sayal, Editor of Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal, has been reappointed as a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Senior Investigator for a second term.
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TeaLeaF- task shifting children’s mental health care to primary school teachers in the Darjeeling Himalayas of West Bengal, India
TeaLeaf-Mansik Swastha (Teachers Leading the Frontlines- Mental Health) is a research-led community-based intervention which sees the “shifting” of mental health care to primary school teachers in the Darjeeling Himalayas of West Bengal using evidence-based therapy techniques.
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