School-based interventions
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Can boosting physical activity improve ADHD symptoms in preschoolers?
“Our study findings highlight the possibility that MVPA might be a tool that can be used to reduce preschoolers’ ADHD behaviours and associated impairments, especially for young children at risk for ADHD” Betsy Hoza.
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Professor Tamsin Ford elected to the prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship
Congratulations to ACAMH Board Member Professor Tamsin Ford CBE, one of just 50 biomedical and health scientists elected to the prestigious Academy Fellowship.
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‘Clinicians’ use of and attitudes towards technology to provide and support interventions in child and adolescent mental health services’
Video abstract from Bethany Cliffe from her paper in the CAMH journal ‘Clinicians’ use of and attitudes towards technology to provide and support interventions in child and adolescent mental health services’. First published: 11 December 2019.
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Can literacy interventions benefit mental health in children with permanent hearing loss?
Children with permanent childhood hearing loss (PCHL) seem to be at risk of developing emotional and behaviour difficulties, how can literacy interventions help?
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Effectiveness of indicated school‐based interventions for adolescent depression and anxiety – Brioney Gee video abstract
Research on school-based interventions to reduce depression and anxiety in adolescents.
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Can ‘FRIENDS’ in school help prevent anxiety?
Researchers in Norway have assessed whether the FRIENDS programme is best used as a prevention measure or as a treatment approach for anxiety in school-aged children.
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Digital Interventions for Children and Young People
There are many different digital technologies that can be used at different points in a person’s life, from mental health promotion and prevention through to treatment and subsequent self-management.
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How can a robot help your mental health?
Cath Kitchen, Head Teacher and Project Manager for the DoE AV1 project, and Zoe Johnson ‘Zobot’ explain how this innovative device is helping young people with long term physical and mental health issues to ‘virtually’ attend school.
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How can a robot help your mental health? Meet ‘Zobot’ and see
Cath Kitchen, Head Teacher and Project Manager for the DoE AV1 project, and Zoe Johnson ‘Zobot’ explain how this innovative device is helping young people with long term physical and mental health issues to ‘virtually’ attend school.
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Adolescent mental health resilience after childhood adversity
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- Event type
- Special Interest Group
- Location
- Dublin