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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.
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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.
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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.
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Let’s Connect – Children’s Mental Health Week 2023
With the theme of Children’s Mental Health Week 2023 being ‘Let’s Connect’, Rasanat Fatima Nawaz and Professor Tamsin Ford explore the importance of connectedness in promoting mental health and well-being for children and young people.
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CAMH Special Issue – ‘Technology and Mental Health for Children and Adolescents: Pros and Cons’
We are delighted to announce the release of the CAMH 2023 Special Issue on ‘Technology and Mental Health for Children and Adolescents: Pros and Cons’, edited by Lina Gega, Jennifer Martin, Kapil Sayal, and Hiran Thabrew.
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Anti-Bullying Week 2022: A Priority for All
This Anti-Bullying Week (14 – 18 November), we have gathered a range of FREE learning resources from leading academics, clinicians, and researchers to raise awareness of the impact of bullying on child and adolescent mental health. We encourage you to share with your networks.
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ADHD Awareness Month 2022; Understanding a Shared Experience
This ADHD Awareness Month, we encourage you to explore the learning opportunities available on our website, and to share with your networks. Together we can correct misunderstandings, educate the wider public, and highlight the lived, and shared, experience of young people with ADHD.
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Adverse childhood experiences: what support do young people need?
Recent research funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) identifies the types of support young people feel they need from services, and offers ways to support the mental health of children in care and those adopted from care.
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Helping Teachers Help Pupils With Mental Health
ACAMH commits to developing a comprehensive series of resources that disseminate research-informed, evidence-based practice in schools, to support children & young people’s mental health & wellbeing
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World Autism Acceptance Week 2022
This World Autism Acceptance Week (28 March – 3 April), we encourage you to explore the learning opportunities available on our website, and to share with your networks. Together we can help change attitudes and work towards creating a society that works for autistic children and young people.
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