ACEs – Adverse Childhood Experiences

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are defined as situations that lead to an elevated risk of children and young people experiencing damaging impacts on their health and other social outcomes across the life course.

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

    BOOKINGS CLOSED
    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
    National Conference
    Location
    LIVE STREAM
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  • Dr. Nikhil Childhary

    Hunter-gatherer childhoods may offer clues to improving education and wellbeing in developed countries, Cambridge study argues

    Hunter-gatherers can help us understand the conditions that children may be psychologically adapted to because we lived as hunter-gatherers for 95% of our evolutionary history. And paying greater attention to hunter-gatherer childhoods may help economically developed countries improve education and wellbeing. JCPP Editorial from Dr Nikhil Chaudhary, and Dr Annie Swanepoel.

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  • Professor Roz Shafran

    Mental Health Intervention for Children with Epilepsy

    We are delighted to welcome Professor Roz Shafran (pic) and Dr. Sophie Bennett, present up to date outcome data of the ‘M.I.C.E—Mental Health Intervention for Children with Epilepsy’ study

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    Stress, adversity, COVID; caring for children with an intellectual disability

    This free webinar is open to all, and is organised by ACAMH’s Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Special Interest Group Monthly seminars. In this session we welcome Dr. Jeanne Wolstencroft, Research Fellow at the Great Ormond Street UCL Population, Policy and Practice Dept. will present findings from The IMAGINE—ID consortium.

    Event type
    ACEs SIG Monthly seminars
    Location
    FREE live stream
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  • Identifying and responding effectively to Traumatic Bereavement

    Identifying and responding effectively to Traumatic Bereavement

    This free session is the fifth of ACAMH’s ACEs Special Interest Group Monthly seminars, which is open to all. In this session we welcome David Trickey, UK Trauma Council Co-Director and Consultant Clinical Psychologist, to discuss ‘Identifying and responding effectively to Traumatic Bereavement’. BOOKINGS CLOSED

    Event type
    ACEs SIG Monthly seminars
    Location
    LIVE STREAM
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  • Mindful Emotion Coaching

    Mindful Emotion Coaching

    Bookings closed.
    This free session is the fourth of ACAMH’s ACEs Special Interest Group Monthly seminars, which is open to all. Dr. Sarah Temple draws on her experience as a GP to share a neurodiversity inclusive, trauma-informed approach to wellness.

    Event type
    ACEs SIG Monthly seminars
    Location
    LIVE STREAM
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    Trauma & Looked After Children

    ACAMH in collaboration with Child and Family Training (C&FT) and Improved Futures (IF) present a series of Briefing Seminars on ‘Dealing with distress, restoring well-being, and promoting resilience of Looked After Children and young people who have suffered extensive trauma’.

    Event type
    4 x 2 hour webinars
    Location
    LIVE STREAM
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  • ACEs eNewsletters

    We’ll be bringing you the latest news on ACEs, and then discussing these in the ACES SIG Forum, so do please register to use the ACEs Forum.

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    ACEs – Adverse Childhood Experiences

    Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are defined as situations that lead to an elevated risk of children and young people experiencing damaging impacts on their health and other social outcomes across the life course.

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