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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‘NDC Learning Series’ – Wellbeing, feeding, and sleep
This is the second of the ‘NDC Learning Series’ aimed at health professionals who come into contact with children and young people who have Neurodevelopmental conditions (NDCs). We are delighted to welcome Dr. Ann Ozsivadjian, Dr. Vicki Ford, and Dr. Charlie Tyack to discuss ‘Wellbeing, feeding, and sleep’. The Chair of this session is Dr. Max Davie.
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- Special Interest Group (SIG)
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ADHD, Self-Harm, and the Importance of Early Childhood Intervention – In Conversation with Dr. Melissa Mulraney
In this podcast, we talk to Dr. Melissa Mulraney, Senior Lecturer and co-leader of the Child Mental Health Research Centre at the Institute for Social Neuroscience in Melbourne, Australia, Honorary Research Fellow at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne, and Associate Editor of CAMH.
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The developmental origins of genetic factors influencing language and literacy: Associations with early‐childhood vocabulary – Dr. Ellen Verhoef and Dr. Beate St Pourcain
Video abstract from Dr. Ellen Verhoef and Dr. Beate St Pourcain from their JCPP paper ‘The developmental origins of genetic factors influencing language and literacy: Associations with early‐childhood vocabulary’.
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Resilience, Ethnicity and Adolescent Mental Health (REACH) Project – In conversation with Dr. Gemma Knowles
In this podcast we speak to Dr. Gemma Knowles, Research Associate of the Social Epidemiology Research Group at King’s College, London, and part of the REACH Project. REACH stands for Resilience, Ethnicity and Adolescent Mental Health.
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The effect of smartphone use on parenting – ‘CAMHS around the Campfire’
This session discussed ‘The effect of smartphone use on parenting’, with the focus on Dr. Kathryn Modecki and her paper in JCPP ‘Tuning into the real effect of smartphone use on parenting: a multiverse analysis.’ first published 07 July 2020. ACAMH members can now receive a CPD certificate for watching this recorded lecture.
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‘Creating mentally healthy schools’ – In conversation with Professor Jess Deighton
We are honoured to spend some time talking to Professor Jess Deighton, about the role schools can play in young people’s mental health, about school-based interventions, and some insights from her latest research.
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Sleep matters – children with neurodevelopmental conditions
Bookings for this event have closed. The ACAMH West Midlands Branch is delighted to present an interactive webinar for all who work with children and young people and have an interest in children’s sleep.
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‘Wellbeing, COVID-19 & Worries of German CYP’ – In Conversation Dr. Tanya Poulain & Dr. Mandy Vogel
The second in our JCPP Advances podcast series that focus on the papers and editors featured in the publication is with Dr. Tanya Poulain and Dr. Mandy Vogel discuss their paper ‘Well‐being and COVID‐19‐related worries of German children and adolescents: A longitudinal study from pre‐COVID to the end of lockdown in Spring 2020’, and the wider implications that the pandemic has had on the mental health and wellbeing of young people.
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‘Tics, and Tic Disorders; the sudden onsets and influences of the pandemic’ – In conversation with Dr. Tammy Hedderly
The third podcast in our series that focuses on Tourettes Syndrome with Dr. Seonaid Anderson. Seonaid talks to Dr. Tammy Hedderly (pic), Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Tics and Neurodevelopmental Movement Service at St Thomas’ Hospital in London.
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‘Teacher parent co-production to develop new educational models for the pandemic – and beyond’ – Professor Helen Minnis
Recorded via video link for the Emmanuel Miller Memorial Lecture and Conference ‘Child and adolescent mental health: what have we learnt during the Covid-19 pandemic? Looking back, Looking forward’ on Friday 19 March 2021. ACAMH members can now receive a CPD certificate for watching this recorded lecture.
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