ADHD, Comorbidity, and Longitudinal Research

In this podcast, we talk to Dr. Aja Murray, winner of ACAMH’s Kathy Sylva ‘Rising Star’ Award 2021, about her research into developmental aspects of mental health phenotypes and their comorbidity, with a particular interest in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

4 April 2022

Military conflict and its impact on children

As part of our series of free resources relating to the impact of ‘Conflict’ we are putting on this FREE webinar.

Event type

Live Stream

Sluggish Cognitive tempo; circadian preference, sleep, and daytime sleepiness

In this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Joey Fredrick to tackle the question ‘Is sluggish cognitive tempo associated with circadian preference, sleep, and daytime sleepiness in adolescence?’. Joey is the first author of a paper on this topic published in the JCPP.

28 March 2022

World Autism Acceptance Week 2022

This World Autism Acceptance Week (28 March – 3 April), we encourage you to explore the learning opportunities available on our website, and to share with your networks. Together we can help change attitudes and work towards creating a society that works for autistic children and young people.

23 March 2022

Autism and Co-existing Conditions in Children

It is estimated that around 70% of people with autism have one mental health condition (such as anxiety, ADHD, depression or OCD) and around 40% of the 70% will have more than one. Some of these mental health conditions begin in childhood and are sometimes referred to as co-occurring or co-existing conditions.

23 March 2022

Creative Methods and Digital Media: Supporting Psychological Therapies

In this podcast, we talk to Professor Lina Gega, joint editor of the Child & Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal, about her work on several interesting projects, focusing on using creative methods and digital media to support psychological therapies.

21 March 2022

Adolescent Sleep: Stereotypes and Misunderstandings

For this podcast, focusing on adolescent sleep, we are joined by celebrated neuroscientist Dr. Dean Burnett, author of The Idiot Brain and a speaker at a February 2022 ACAMH live stream event, The enigma of adolescent sleep: misunderstood science and effective intervention.

14 March 2022

#UniMentalHealthDay Shaping the Future of Student Mental Health

University Mental Health Day encourages universities, students, and the wider community to work together to improve the university experience; to make mental health a university-wide priority; and to help change the future of student mental health. This University Mental Health Day, we encourage you to explore the learning opportunities available on our website, and to share with your networks.

3 March 2022

What CAMH Professionals Need to Know About Student Mental Health

On University Mental Health Day, Rhiannon Hawkins discusses several factors that impact on university students’ mental health, and she explains her top tips for clinician actions to address these factors and improve mental healthcare for university students.

3 March 2022

Student Mental Health and What CAMH Professionals Need to Know

This University Mental Health Day, we are joined by two students, Rhiannon Hawkins and Nathan Randles, to discuss student mental health and what CAMH professionals need to know. (TRIGGER WARNING: Please be aware that this podcast discusses personal experiences of self-harm and suicide.)

3 March 2022