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Core ingredients in evidence-based interventions for ADHD

Professor David Daley explores key aspects of psychological interventions for ADHD, challenging the myth of parental deficits and equipping parents with the knowledge and strategies they need. (13 mins) Go to video

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Exploring Developmental Language Disorder: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Support

To celebrate Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day (Friday 18 October), we talk to Shaun Ziegenfusz, Lecturer, Griffith University, and Co-CEO of The DLD Project, Australia. Shaun provides insights into DLD, dispels common myths, explains the identification process, offers tips on how to help young people with DLD to recognise and label their emotions and alternative means of mental health support that doesn’t rely on oral language. (38 mins) Go to pod

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An in-depth look at eating disorders

Professor Janet Treasure takes a deep dive into how eating disorders have changed in their form, epidemiology, and clinical and social features over the last 50 years. (26 mins) Go to video

Autism and Trauma

Explanation of developmental disorders and their impacts on treatment planning and implementation of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behaviour Therapy from Dr. Daniel Hoover. (52 mins) Go to video

Pop culture, stories, and metaphors in CBT with youth

Incorporating elements from popular culture can enhance the delivery of CBT to young patients. Professor Robert Friedberg demonstrates innovative examples to implement rational analysis with paediatric patients to improve the effectiveness of CBT. (26 mins) Go to video

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ACAMH is a charity, we receive no government funding, nor do we ask for donations. We keep costs as low as possible, and provide many events free. Don’t forget as a charity any surplus made is reinvested back as we work to our vision of ‘Sharing best evidence, improving practice’. 

FEATURE EVENT

Advancing ADHD Care: Evidence-Based Approaches in Child and Adolescent Mental Health 2024 Judy Dunn International Conference Online, 3/12/24, from £99

Why attend? Gain practical knowledge from leading researchers and clinicians. Learn about the latest evidence-based interventions for ADHD. Enhance your diagnostic and treatment skills. Explore neurodiversity and mental health.

Already confirmed; Prof Sam Cortese, Prof. Anita Thapar, Prof. David Daley, Dr. Giorgia Michelini, Prof. Luis Augusto Rohde

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Grief and Trauma-Practice and Research

Online, 29/10/24, free webinar organised by ACAMH’s Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) SIG. The session will be led by Dr. Shelley Gilbert of Grief Encounter, and Dr. Saul Hillman, Senior Research Fellow at Anna Freud and an Honorary Lecturer at University College London. It will provide a bridge between research and clinical contexts of traumatic experiences and loss in bereaved children and young people. The presenters will draw upon their own collaborative research and reflect on findings across 12 studies and explore the impact on the grieving process, the clinical meaning and implications. Learn more about the event

Child Maltreatment and Mental Health Problems: The Role of the Subjective Experience - FREE

Online, 05/11/24, organised by ACAMH’s Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) SIG. The webinar will be led by Oonagh Coleman, KCL, on ‘Prospective and Retrospective Measures of Child Maltreatment and Their Association With Psychopathology A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis’, a paper she co-authored with Dr. Jessie Baldwin, and Dr. Emma Francis. Learn more about the event

The crisis in mental disorders in the young: why is trauma reduction ignored? - FREE

Online, 19/11/24, organised by ACAMH’s Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) SIG. The webinar will be led by Philip Graham and Arnon Bentovim, former colleagues who worked together from the 1960s to the 1990s at Great Ormond Street Hospital. They offer this nonagenerian presentation on the basis of their experience. Learn more about the event

The NHS Violence Reduction Programme – What research shows about the health service response to violence affecting young people - FREE

Online, 26/11/24, organised by ACAMH’s Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) SIG. The webinar will be led by Michael Carver, Clinical Lead for the NHS London Violence Reduction Academy. Learn more about the event

Schwartz Rounds - FREE

Online, 05/12/24, organised by ACAMH’s Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) SIG Dr. Jon Goldin will present a seminar on the value of ‘Schwartz Rounds’ in promoting the work of Practitioners working together across Services. Learn more about the event

BLOGS

Sustainability of the Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management Programme

Dr. Ariadna Albajara Sáenz, Research Associate, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, recently blogged for us. The current youth mental health crisis highlights the need for preventive and early intervention strategies like the Incredible Years programmes. The Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management programme has shown positive effects on teachers’ classroom management strategies and pupil mental health. In this blog, we discuss teachers’ views on the sustainability of the programme, necessary to maintain its desired benefits in the longer term. Go to blog

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Genetic Influences on Sibling Bullying and Mental Health Difficulties

Dr. Umar Toseeb, University of York, talks about sibling bullying and mental health difficulties as co-occurring, in part, due to shared genetic influences. (17 mins) Go to pod

Breaking the Silence: Asian American and Pacific Islander Youth Mental Health and Suicide

Dr. Miles Reyes and Dr. Apurva Bhatt discuss their co-authored CAMH journal Special Issue paper ‘Breaking the Silence: An Epidemiological Report on Asian American and Pacific Islander Youth Mental Health and Suicide (1999–2021)’ . TRIGGER WARNING: Please be aware that this podcast explores themes around the topics of self-harm and suicide. (19 mins) Go to pod

Early Life Language Experiences: Speech Development and Educational Achievement

Professor Sophie von Stumm, Anna Brown, and Emily Wood explore child language development with a specific focus on the influence of children’s early life language experiences on their speech development and educational achievement. (33 mins) Go to pod

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