Catching some zzz’s – Sleep, Sleep Hygiene, and Wellbeing

This World Sleep Day (15 March) we encourage you to explore the learning opportunities available on our website and learn more about the importance of sleep health in children and young people. Help us to raise awareness of sleep health through sharing with your networks and colleagues.

15 March 2024

My Voice Matters – The Importance of Lived Experience and Expression to Create Positive Change

Celebrating its 10th year, Children’s Mental Health Week (5 – 11 February 2024) has chosen the theme ‘My Voice Matters’ to encourage the empowerment of children and young people to express themselves and subsequently drive positive change with regards to their mental health and wellbeing and reducing the stigmas associated with this.

In light of this, do explore the learning opportunities available on our website, and do share with your networks and colleagues. We have gathered a range of FREE learning resources from leading academics, clinicians, and researchers to raise awareness of child and adolescent mental health issues.

5 February 2024

ACAMH Awards 2023 Results

Congratulations to all winners and nominees of the ACAMH Awards 2023.

9 November 2023

ACAMH Awards 2023 Nominees Shortlist

See who made the nominees shortlist for the 2023 ACAMH Awards.

10 October 2023

Personality Disorders in Adolescence; Exploring Conceptual Challenges and Evidence Based Practice

This event will stimulate questions concerning the validity of the construct of personality disorders in adolescence and help bring together the current research and understanding pertaining to assessment and evidence-based management alongside exploring the long term impact and the appropriateness of using diagnostic labels in this population.

Insights from the OxWell Student Survey

Hosted by Clara Faria, ‘Insights from the OxWell Student Survey’ series is a new mini-in conversation series that will explore the OxWell study and the impact of its findings for parents, teachers, policymakers and mental health professionals.

9 October 2023

Engaging Young People in Conversations Exploring the Impact of Their Online Use on Mental Health

Young people have better access to the internet than ever before, with those under 18 accounting for one in three internet users globally. Recently, The Royal College of the Psychiatrists in the UK advised that social media and online use should be considered in assessing risk of all young people they meet. However, it is currently unclear whether this advice has been implemented in practice.

31 July 2023

Stress and mental health presentations in secondary school-aged young people

This webinar will be led by Dr. Ruth Blackburn and Sorcha Ní Chobhthaigh from UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health present research on mental health in secondary school-aged young people.

Eating Disorders – Perception, Prevention, Intervention

According to the World Health Organisation, in 2019 almost 3 million children and young people, worldwide, experienced eating disorders. This Eating Disorder Awareness Week (27 February – 5 March 2023), we encourage you to explore the FREE learning opportunities available on our website, and to share with your networks.

27 February 2023

Eating Disorders and CAMHS – Real Life Insights

Eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia, are not straight forward; to celebrate eating disorder awareness week, we spoke to Marie Young (pic), a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Eating Disorders Specialist Nurse, and Bea Fenske, an Eating Disorders Nurse, from Community Eating Disorders Service (CEDS) Bedfordshire and Luton CAMHS, to give us an overview of what it is like to work in a Community Eating Disorders Service.

27 February 2023