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Caring for ‘psychopathic’ children is essential
“What do you do with a child that frightens you?” asked presenter Justin Webb on Radio 4’s Today programme.
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Anti Social Behaviour
Multiagency professionals trying to deter children from developing antisocial or criminal behaviour should focus on enhancing children’s emotional awareness or affective empathy, according to a recent study of vulnerable children in Amsterdam.
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Falling child psychiatry numbers do not make happy reading
Drop in the number of child psychiatrists from 1,015 full-time equivalent posts in May 2013 down to 948 in May 2017.
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A postcard from Malta
“It’s all to do with education and standards, and trying to bridge that gap”
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The hardest thing to do is say goodbye
“It was an accident,” says Dr Mark Lovell. But what is he referring to?
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Concerned over Green Paper leaks
Dr Duncan Law on why he’s left so concerned by the recent leaks from the Children and Young People’s Mental Health (CYPMH) green paper.
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Joining up services, is the way forward
Being a paediatrician is an absolute privilege and a core part of my identity.
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Welsh branch puts on dyslexia day with academic heavyweights
Conference review Dyslexia: From assessment to intervention This September saw ACAMH’s Wales branch host a one day conference on dyslexia in Cardiff. Over sixty delegates made the trip to the city’s All Nations’ Centre to listen to talks from leading researchers and practitioners. The day was opened with a warm welcome from Dr Owen Barry, […]
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Mental health in schools
“Sometimes you feel like a volcano erupting,” one eight-year-old boy told us, “but if you come to Place2Be, you can cool down.”
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The pariah of dyslexia
Sometimes, academia calls for a thick skin, particularly if you’re notorious for denouncing an entire area of research.
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