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Debate – Regulating Social Media Use in Children and Young People – Are bans justified?

This 1.5-hour online debate brings together leading experts to examine whether age-based social media bans are an appropriate policy response to concerns about children and young people’s mental health.

Event type

Debate

Trauma: Evidence, Practice, and Implementation Challenges. Jack Tizard International Online Conference

The sessions dive into the practical challenges of identifying and treating trauma in children and young people, with an emphasis on implementation issues, barriers to delivering evidence-based treatments, and work with specific populations. Confirmed speakers; Professor Rachel Hiller, Dr. Jess Richardson, Dr. Connor Kerns, Dr. Stephanie Lewis, and Professor Dr. Elisa Pfeiffer. 

Event type

Jack Tizard Memorial International Conference

Location

LIVE STREAM

ARFID in Autistic Young People: Assessment, Overlap and Practical Clinical Management

Explore ARFID and autism in this expert webinar on assessment and treatment strategies for children and young people. Learn how autism‑related traits shape eating behaviour and how to deliver effective, evidence‑based support across health and education settings. Dr. Rachel Bryant-Waugh leads this advanced online event.

Event type

Update session

Location

LIVE STREAM

Adversity, Protection, and Prevention: Rethinking Childhood Experiences Through New Evidence

Explore how adversity, protection, and prevention shape child and adolescent mental health at this ACAMH expert conference on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Learn evidence-based strategies to reduce risk and build resilience in children and families.

Event type

Day Conference

Location

LIVE STREAM

Trauma to a child of being in the Secure Care System; How can we improve processes

Led by Dr. Heidi Hales “In this talk I will consider the structure of the secure system set up to contain and care for children in young people in the United Kingdom, who are complex situations and show risk behaviours that are considered to need containment.”

Intervention and prevention of the sexual abuse of children and young people and those displaying harmful sexual behaviour. Mandatory Reporting – What’s next?

The object of the seminars is that given the introduction of Mandatory Reporting it is likely that there will be increasing numbers of sexually abused children and young people identified.

Event type

4 x 2 hour webinars

Location

Online

Words Matter: Childhood Verbal Abuse

Childhood verbal abuse is characterised by adults verbally threatening the child, it can be as damaging to a child’s development as other subtypes of maltreatment such as childhood physical and sexual abuse. Register for this FREE webinar, open to all, led by Professor Shanta R. Dube, Jessica Bondy, and Fiona Pienaar.

Tackling Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) State of the Art and Options for Action – Jack Tizard Memorial Conference

We have taken the title of the 2023 Jack Tizard Memorial Conference from a current WHO review by Professor Mark Bellis and colleagues from the Collaborating Centre on Investment for Health and Wellbeing. The idea of taking stock, and reviewing our thinking about Adversity, Trauma and the mental health and well-being of children and young people is a timely theme.

Event type

Jack Tizard Memorial International Conference

Location

LIVE STREAM

Harmful sexual behaviours among children and young people

There have been growing levels of awareness by professionals of harmful sexual behaviours among children and young people. This webinar will focus on the connection between the digital world and harmful sexual behaviours, and assessment and intervention.

Eating Disorders – Ask The Expert

Join Dr. Dasha Nicholls as she shares her knowledge and insights into eating disorders, specifically exploring the signs and impact of disordered eating and guidance on how best to respond.