One in four children in the UK are exposed to maternal mental illness

New data published in Lancet Public Health show that nearly a quarter of children aged between 0 and 16 years are exposed to maternal mental illness.

25 October 2019

World Mental Health Day 2019: focus on Suicide Prevention

The theme of this year’s World Mental Health Day is suicide and suicide prevention. Our Vision is ‘Sharing best evidence, improving practice’, and to this end we urge you to take a look at the learning opportunities on our website and to share with your networks.

7 October 2019

In Conversation… Dr. Trudie Roussow

In this podcast, Dr. Trudie Roussow discusses Mentalisation Based Treatment for adolescents (MBT-A), how it differs from MBT for adults, and how this type of intervention can be utilised for those who self-harm.

1 October 2019

In Conversation… Suicide and Self-harm with Professor David Cottrell

David discusses school-based interventions, recent studies on prevention/intervention and (SHIFT), a large multi-centre randomised controlled trial, investigating systemic family therapy following teenage self-harm.

9 September 2019

In Conversation…Parenting with Prof. Stephen Scott

In this podcast, Professor Stephen Scott talks about using parenting as an intervention in young people’s mental health and future prospects.

1 August 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

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

Young people’s lived experience of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

How do young people really experience living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)? What are young people’s understanding of their development of OCD and is there a link to trauma? How do other people’s reactions to the OCD affect the young people? How do young people really feel about the help for OCD in the United Kingdom?

1 April 2019

Cognitive flexibility in OCD: challenging the paradigm

Data from a new study by Nicole Wolff and colleagues suggest that cognitive flexibility can be better in children with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) than typically developing controls.

29 March 2019

Self-harm Masterclass ‘Therapeutic Assessment for adolescents with self-harm’

Therapeutic Assessment is a brief intervention for young people presenting with self-harm in an emergency. The assessment consists of identifying the vicious cycle of self-harm in the form of a diagram, followed by a collaborative development of an “exit”, a way of breaking the cycle and moving forward. Therapeutic Assessment is linked with improved engagement […]

Event type

Day Conference

Location

London