CAMH 2025 Special Issue – ‘Physical Environmental Influences on the Psychosocial Outcomes of Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults’

The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) Journal are delighted to announce the CAMH 2025 Special Issue on ‘Physical Environmental Influences on the Psychosocial Outcomes of Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults’, edited by Keri Ka-Yee Wong, Efstathios Papachristou, Marta Francesconi, and Tycho J. Dekkers.

3 June 2025

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Teens: What New Research Reveals

A 2024 systematic review and meta‑analysis by Galgut and colleagues highlights that cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT‑I) markedly improves insomnia severity and, to a lesser extent, subjective sleep quality in teenagers. These findings strengthen the evidence for offering CBT‑I—delivered face‑to‑face or digitally—as a first‑line treatment for young people who struggle to sleep.

26 May 2025

Debate – Where to next for universal school-based mental health interventions?

FREE webinar! We are delighted to announce the inaugural CAMH journal debate on universal school-based mental health interventions. The session will be chaired by Prof Umar Toseeb, featuring a panel of leading experts — Dr. Lucy Foulkes, Jack Andrews, Prof. Bronwynè Coetzee, Dr. Louise Birrell, and Dr. Emma Carter who authored recent debate papers on universal school-based mental health interventions in the CAMH journal.

Event type

Debate

Location

LIVE STREAM

Transdiagnostic CBT for Emotional Disorders: The Unified Protocol for Young People

This short course introduces participants to the Unified Protocols for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children and Adolescents (UP-C and UP-A), a cognitive-behavioral treatment framework designed to address a wide range of emotional difficulties, including anxiety, depression, irritability, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. There will be 2 sessions. The first will be on 4/11/25 at 14:00 – 16:30, and the second on 11/11/25 at 14:00 – 16:00.

Event type

Short course - 2 sessions

Location

LIVE STREAM

Substance use and the adolescent brain

Depending on the substance, they impact health in various ways, both in the short and long term, with some of the most profound effects occurring during adolescence. 

Event type

Introductory and Update Session

Location

LIVE STREAM

The Importance of Women and Girls in the Field of Academic Psychiatry

For the first time in history, more women than men are on the UK medical register. This fact is remarkable when we consider that the first woman to be allowed on the UK medical register was Elizabeth Blackwell in 1859. In this blog, Clara Faria, MD, explores the importance of women and girls in the field of academic psychiatry.

29 April 2025

Incorporating Motivational Interviewing into Evidence-Based Treatments for ADHD

This presentation provides specialized training in Motivational Interviewing (MI) for professionals working with individuals with ADHD and their families. MI is an evidence-based approach that enhances treatment engagement by fostering autonomy, self-efficacy, and strong provider-patient alliances. The training includes lectures, discussions, activities, videos, and role-plays.

Event type

Workshop

Location

LIVE STREAM

Stronger Together: The Role of Families and Systemic Connection in Mental Health Recovery – ACAMH Malta’s 10th Anniversary

We are thrilled to invite you to celebrate ACAMH Malta’s 10th Anniversary with us at our Annual Conference, ‘Stronger Together: The Role of Families and Systemic Connection in Mental Health Recovery’

Event type

2 Day National Conference

Location

Malta

Transgender and Nonbinary Youth – Supporting Families

Supporting families of transgender and nonbinary youth is crucial for positive mental health outcomes. Join Dr. Sabra L. Katz-Wise leading researcher on LGBTQ+ health and family functioning.

Event type

Introductory and Update Session

Location

LIVE STREAM

Using digital tools to identify, track and support the psychological needs of children – an introduction to BERRI

An introduction to BERRI and some insights from analysing the BERRI data from 15,000 uses with children in care, delivered by Dr. Miriam Silver.

Event type

Talk with Q&A

Location

LIVE STREAM