How do new family forms affect children’s mental health?

New family forms, including single-parent households, gay or lesbian parents, and those with children born through assisted reproduction methods like IVF and surrogacy, are becoming ever more common. Professor Susan Golombok, Director of the Centre for Family Research at the University of Cambridge, elaborates on the impacts of these family forms on children’s mental health.

19 January 2018

Headlines about children’s mental health can make dispiriting reading for school leaders

The Charlie Waller Memorial Trust was set up in 1997 in memory of Charlie Waller, a young man who took his own life whilst suffering from depression.
Disclaimer: This is an independent blog and ACAMH may not necessarily hold the same views.

9 January 2018

Fighting for attention

To present a more complete picture of a highly heritable disorder, The Bridge has spoken to two parents of children with ADHD about the challenges and concerns that it can present.

2 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

Should mental health professionals understand intergenerational trauma?

Those who are aware of the importance of understanding traumatic stress and emotional trauma may not fully understand the topic of intergenerational trauma. We certainly need this to change.

18 December 2017

The Bridge Returns

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

1 December 2017

Meet the Board

Dr. Gordana Milavić MD., F.R.C.Psych. – ACAMH Chair  Dr. Milavić is Chair of ACAMH. She is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at the Maudsley Hospital, London. She has over 40 years of experience in acute clinical practice, teaching and training. During her career she has been at the forefront of the organisation of mental […]

14 November 2017

Child Bereavement

This conference covered a broad array of child bereavement topics.

Event type

Day Conference

Location

Cardiff

Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry (JCPP)

ACAMH members get full text access to the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP). Past JCPP editorials are freely available The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP) is widely recognised to be the leading international journal covering both child and adolescent psychology and psychiatry. JCPP publishes the highest quality clinically relevant research in psychology, psychiatry and related […]

19 October 2017

Child and Adolescent Mental Health journal

ACAMH members get full text access to the journal Child and Adolescent Mental Health: For non members click here to access Child and Adolescent Mental Health Past CAMH editorials freely available CAMH Call for Review CAMH Narrative Matters – Call for Humanities Papers Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) publishes high quality, peer-reviewed child and adolescent mental […]

19 October 2017