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How much do we really know about ‘Theraplay’ for young children?

‘Theraplay’ is an intervention that aims to enhance attachment, self-esteem and trust in others for children with behavioural, emotional or developmental difficulties. The intervention, founded on attachment theory,1 harnesses natural and playful interactions between caregivers and children to develop healthy and positive relationships.

17 December 2020

Online CBT is ineffective for treating adolescent anxiety

Researchers in Reading, UK have assessed whether self-completed, therapist-supported online cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for adolescent anxiety disorders is an effective treatment approach.

27 March 2020

Attachment and lived emotional experience of children and young people

How does a person’s sense of safety, stability and sense of self-worth, impact on their development as an individual?

Challenging perspectives on Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome – evidence for a disorder of purposeful actions

Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome (GTS) is a multi-faceted neuropsychiatric developmental disorder with onset in childhood or adolescence. It is characterised by multiple motor and vocal tics that can cause considerable problems including social stigmatisation, low self-esteem and secondary comorbidity, particularly depression.

1 January 2019

Music therapy: helping children and young people to access their education

Music therapy is a psychological therapy that uses the medium of music to achieve non-musical aims, such as encouraging self-expression where verbal skills are limited due to a physical or learning disability, or when clients find verbal therapy too direct or challenging.
Disclaimer: This is an independent blog and ACAMH may not necessarily hold the same views.

3 January 2018

Telephone support for parents in ADHD

Due to its high prevalence, treating ADHD can place a burden on services. Self-help and remote interventions could offer a way to deliver treatment at scale, if they’re effective.

2 January 2018

ACAMH Awards 2026

Join us for the ACAMH Awards 2026. It is completely free to attend and open to Members and Non-members alike.

ACAMH Awards Shortlist: Spotlight on Excellence in Research and Practice

The ACAMH Awards aim to recognise high quality work in evidence-based science, both in publication and practice, in the field of child and adolescent mental health. Congratulations to the shortlist nominees.

5 October 2026

Adapting DBT-A Skills Training through a Neuroaffirmative Lens

This online session led by Dr. Jake Camp will explore how neuroaffirmative principles can inform the delivery of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Adolescents (DBT-A) skills training.

Event type

Workshop

Location

Online

School Attendance and Mental Health: Evidence, Barriers and Effective Support for Young People

This advanced session exploring the relationship between mental health and school attendance in children and young people. The event will examine current evidence on how mental health difficulties are associated with school attendance, share findings from young people, parents/carers and school staff about experiences of struggling to attend school, and consider emerging evidence on approaches to improving attendance. The session will also include a parent lived experience contribution and a final panel discussion and audience Q&A.

Event type

Advanced session

Location

LIVE STREAM