Anxiety disorders

Anxiety disorders in children and young people are common and can have a significant impact on mental health and well-being. Anxiety disorders can affect family, school and social life, leisure activities and educational achievement and they often occur alongside other mental health problems.

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    Anxiety – Pedagogy in practice

    ACAMH are delighted to have teamed up with the Chartered College of Teaching to present a FREE online training series, ‘Pedagogy in practice’, exclusively for teachers and Chartered College of Teaching Members. The first of these session looks at Anxiety, something that pupils, and us, at some point, have all experienced.

    Event type
    Pedagogy in practice
    Location
    LIVE STREAM
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    Updates on Anxiety in children and adolescents – Jack Tizard International Conference

    The 2022 ACAMH Jack Tizard International Conference on Anxiety will be a unique opportunity to hear the latest research trends and their implications for clinical practice.

    Event type
    Jack Tizard Memorial International Conference
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    Myth Busting: Autism – children and adolescents

    To celebrate Autism Awareness Week we are putting on this FREE webinar, to look at the evidence-base, focus on the facts, and bust some myths when it comes to Autism. Join our hosts Dr. Ann Ozsivadjian, and Dr. Marianna Murin, both specialists in the field of Autism, plus we’ll also have a live discussion to answer your questions.

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    Anxiety; Cues, Clues & Support for Young People in School – Ask the Expert

    Professor Cathy Creswell and Helen Manley join us for the third in the series of sessions exclusively for Teachers. This FREE online event is an exciting new partnership between ACAMH and Coram Life Education (CLE) exclusively for Teachers. It offers insights into the latest evidence-base, together with practical advice to help you help your pupils, and your own children.

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  • Professor Dr. Bernadka Dubicka

    Ideas emerging from week one at COP26

    Professor Bernadka Dubicka, our Editor in Chief of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Journal (CAMH), and recent chair of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) Faculty RCPsych, has been at COP26. In this blog post Bernadka talks about what she has learned from the first week of the global climate conference.

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    Hope and courage in the climate crisis

    Celebrating the launch of the CAMH Special Issue on ‘Child and youth mental health & the global ecological crisis’

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    Climate Change Impacting Mental Health – live from Australia & UK

    Professor Dr. Bernadka Dubicka, Professor Ann Sanson, researchers, clinicians, and young people’s lived experience, will discuss the evidence-base research on the impact climate change is having on mental health.

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    Ecological Crisis and the Impact on Mental Health

    The ecological crisis is having a significant impact on our mental health, in particular young people. There is an ongoing debate whether this topic should be front and centre for mental health professionals, and those that work with children.

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    Aetiology of shame and its association with adolescent depression and anxiety – CAMHS around the Campfire

    ‘CAMHS around the Campfire’ welcomes Professor Thalia Eley to discuss her JCPP paper ‘Aetiology of shame and its association with adolescent depression and anxiety: results from a prospective twin and sibling study.’ ACAMH Members attending will be eligible for a CPD certificate.

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    Effect of smartphone use on parenting ‘CAMHS around the Campfire’ – FREE

    #CAMHScampfire will be live from Australia. This session we are pleased to welcome Dr. Kathryn Modecki on her paper in JCPP ‘Tuning into the real effect of smartphone use on parenting: a multiverse analysis.’ ACAMH Members attending will be eligible for a CPD certificate.

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