Environmental factors linked with identifying as a sexual minority may increase suicidality risk

Adolescents who identify as a sexual minority (e.g., gay/lesbian, bisexual) are at an increased risk for suicidality compared to their heterosexual counterparts.1 Until now, inherent limitations in study design has meant that the extent of this association has been unclear.

16 March 2021

Dr. Helen Fisher

“It is an absolute honour to be joining the prestigious JCPP team as a specialist editor for psychosis. Psychotic phenomena are surprisingly common during childhood and adolescence and deserve greater research and clinical attention. I’m excited to have the opportunity to read and encourage submissions to JCPP on the aetiology, phenomenology, prevention, and treatment of psychosis during these key stages of development.”

15 March 2021

Dr. Michael Bloch

Michael H. Bloch, M.D., M.S. graduated from Yale School of Medicine and completed his child and adult psychiatry training at Yale.  He is currently an Associate Professor at the Yale Child Study Center.  His research focuses on evidence-based medicine and developing improved treatments for individuals with mental illness across the lifespan using clinical trials and meta-analysis

15 March 2021

ADHD in CYP with autism, and pharmacological treatment ‘CAMHS around the Campfire’ – FREE

FREE virtual journal club #CAMHScampfire welcomes Dr. Stephanie Ameis as we discuss her JCPP ‘Practitioner Review: Pharmacological treatment of attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in children and youth with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta‐analysis’. 17.00 UK, 18.00 CET, 12 noon EST. ACAMH Members attending will be eligible for a CPD certificate.

Event type

Informal Journal Club

Can we prevent psychosis in high-risk adolescents?

Over the past two decades we’ve seen growing efforts to prevent psychosis developing in people with subtle signs and symptoms of the disorder, termed ‘Clinical High-Risk State for Psychosis’ (CHR-P).

15 February 2021

Reflections on working psychotherapeutically in schools

One of the greatest challenges in my experience of working psychotherapeutically in schools has been in trying to balance the increasing complexity of children’s mental health needs with the reduction in funding and therefore time frame in which to work.

12 February 2021

Developmental language disorders, young offenders, and reoffending – CAMHS around the Campfire

FREE virtual journal club #CAMHScampfire welcomes Dr. Maxine Winstanley on her paper in JCPP on ‘Developmental language disorders and risk of recidivism among young offenders’.

Event type

Informal Journal Club

Location

LIVE STREAM

Predicting Complex PTSD in Foster Care – CAMHS around the Campfire

FREE virtual journal club #CAMHScampfire welcomes Dr. Rachel Hiller, as we discuss her JCPP paper ‘A longitudinal study of cognitive predictors of (complex) post‐traumatic stress in young people in out‐of‐home care’. 17.00 UK, 18.00 CET, 12 noon EST. ACAMH Members attending will be eligible for a CPD certificate.

Event type

Informal Journal Club

Location

LIVE STREAM

‘Innovations in Practice: A randomised controlled feasibility trial of Behavioural Activation as a treatment for young people with depression’

Video abstract from Dr. Charlotte Kitchen on her CAMH paper ‘Innovations in Practice: A randomised controlled feasibility trial of Behavioural Activation as a treatment for young people with depression’

5 February 2021

Judy Treseder Smith – Obituary

It is with a heavy heart that I have to inform you of the passing of our past Chair, Judy Treseder Smith. Our thoughts and sympathies are with her friends and family. Professor William Yule, Emeritus Professor of Applied Child Psychology, King’s College London, has written the following obituary.

26 January 2021