Children and adolescents who are experiencing difficulties with their mental health also often struggle with their sleep. Indeed disrupted or altered sleep has been associated with most psychiatric disorders (Gregory & Sadeh, 2016). Although a range of sleep difficulties can co-occur with mental health problems, a common difficulty is insomnia. As such this guidance will primarily focus on difficulties with getting to sleep and staying asleep.
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Benefits of the Outdoors on Well-Being & Mental Health
Bookings are closed. The aim of this online conference is to explore and learn about the benefits of the outdoors and nature on well-being. A further aim is to encourage delegates to reflect on how these topics may apply to their professional approaches with young people and own personal well-being.
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- Talk with Q&A
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- LIVE STREAM
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The role of inflammation in the prospective associations between early childhood sleep problems and ADHD at 10 years: findings from a UK birth cohort study
Open Access paper from the JCPP – “We investigate (a) the association between early childhood sleep and probable ADHD diagnosis in childhood and (b) whether childhood circulating inflammatory markers mediate these prospective associations”. Isabel Morales-Muñoz (pic) et al.
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Adolescent sleep, distress, and technology use: weekday versus weekend
Open Access paper from the CAMH journal 2023 Special Issue – Self-reported measures of sleep timing, chronotype (early, neither early nor late, late), technology medium (social media/texting, TV/streaming, and gaming), and psychological distress (DASS-21) were collected from 462 students attending one Australian high school. Alexander Reardon et al.
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Family Therapists Supporting the Hosts of Ukrainian Family (recording)
Following the response teams of Systemic Therapists have delivered face to face and online workshops for people hosting Ukrainians with a view to helping them prepare for the task and to support them throughout the process. This webinar discusses what has been helpful, what’s been learnt, and future planning.
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Associations between dimensions of mental health literacy and adolescent help-seeking intentions
Open Access paper from the CAMH journal – “This study examines associations between dimensions of mental health literacy (MHL) and formal and informal help-seeking intentions among adolescents. It also investigates whether informal help-seeking mediates the association between dimensions of MHL and formal help-seeking, and whether these associations are moderated by gender”. Claire Goodfellow (pic) et al.
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Prenatal alcohol exposure and child sleep problems: A family-based quasi-experimental study
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – “We examine whether associations between prenatal exposure to hazardous maternal alcohol consumption during the first trimester of pregnancy and sleep problems in young children represent a causal association”. Ingunn Olea Lund and Eivind Ystrom (pic)
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Bereavement, Grief, and Loss – Ask The Expert
Bookings closed.
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- Teachers and other Education Professionals
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- LIVE STREAM
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Bidirectional associations between sleep problems and behavioural difficulties and health-related quality of life in adolescents: Evidence from the SCAMP longitudinal cohort study
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – “Sleep problems show associations with negative outcomes in both physical and mental health in adolescents, but the associations may be reciprocal”. Chen Shen (pic) et al.
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The Future is CAMHS – Exploring a Career in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Bookings closed. FREE event for early career professionals in India. In this FREE online event, attendees will hear from a range of professionals about why you should consider a career in child and adolescent mental health, what to expect from the role, and how to become a child and adolescent mental health professional. This is an event organised by the ACAMH India Branch. Please note the time zone for your region.
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- Talk with Q&A
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- Live stream from India
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Sleep and Screen Time – Pedagogy in practice – recording
This FREE online event was exclusively for teachers and school leaders, and offers insights into best practice in supporting children and adolescents to understand sleep and the importance of good quality sleep, as well as the potential impacts (positive and negative!) of screen time, building on the latest evidence base.
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