The Bridge – Gender Issue

Blogs about gender from the April 2018 edition of The Bridge, ACAMH’s journal of secondary publication.

19 April 2018

The Bridge – Gender Issue

Welcome to The Bridge – this month focusses on gender diversity in children and young people. 

1 April 2018

‘Adolescent peer relationships and mental health: an epidemiological perspective’ Professor Lucy Bowes 

Professor Lucy Bowes lecture on ‘Adolescent peer relationships and mental health: an epidemiological perspective’. This was recorded on 16 March 2018 at the Emanuel Miller Memorial Lecture and National Conference 2018 ‘Focusing on Adolescent Mental Health’. ACAMH members can now receive a CPD certificate for watching this recorded lecture.

16 March 2018

Emanuel Miller Memorial Lecture and Conference 2018 – Focusing on Adolescent Mental Health

6 March 2018

In Conversation… Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

In conversation with Dr Duncan Gillard, Senior Educational Psychologist and an experienced ACT practitioner, trainer and author. Duncan is the co-author of the popular self-help book Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Dummies.

5 March 2018

How research on cyberbullying has developed

Prof. Peter K. Smith, Goldsmiths, University of London, England
The topic of cyberbullying is often in the media, because of the distress and harm it can cause. There have been cases where it appears to have contributed significantly to tragic outcomes such as suicide (Livingstone & Smith, 2014).

1 February 2018

Mental Health and Obesity: It’s everybody’s role

By Melissa Little. Melissa is a Paediatric Dietitian specialising in childhood weight management. She runs a social enterprise called Foodtalk.
Disclaimer: This is an independent article and ACAMH may not necessarily hold the same views.

9 January 2018

Music therapy: helping children and young people to access their education

Music therapy is a psychological therapy that uses the medium of music to achieve non-musical aims, such as encouraging self-expression where verbal skills are limited due to a physical or learning disability, or when clients find verbal therapy too direct or challenging.
Disclaimer: This is an independent blog and ACAMH may not necessarily hold the same views.

3 January 2018

Telephone support for parents in ADHD

Due to its high prevalence, treating ADHD can place a burden on services. Self-help and remote interventions could offer a way to deliver treatment at scale, if they’re effective.

2 January 2018

The Bridge Returns

Welcome back to ‘The Bridge’. The full set of articles will be published in December for ACAMH Members.

1 December 2017