CAMHS
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Trajectories of care for children and adolescents with psychosocial problems: a 3‐year prospective cohort study
Video abstract from Vera Verhage JCPP paper ‘Trajectories of care for children and adolescents with psychosocial problems: a 3‐year prospective cohort study’
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Dr. Maria Loades ‘COVID19 and social isolation, school-based interventions, and CBT’ – In Conversation
Dr. Maria Loades discusses Covid19 and its implications for young people’s mental health, the Rapid Systematic Review exploring the repercussions of the pandemic on social isolation and loneliness.
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Dr. Andrew Beck ‘CAMHS, COVID19, and CBT’ – In Conversation
Dr. Beck is the President Elect of BABCP, taking the position in July 2020 and he talks about his hopes for the future of the organisation, the importance of self-care, CAMHS, and why CBT is his intervention of choice.
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What do young patients need when transitioning from child to adult mental health services?
Researchers have examined the ethical values that people expect to underpin the transition from child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) to adult mental health services (AMHS).
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Les Lawrence ‘To what extent will positive mental health, economic and emotional wellbeing of families, and children and young people, be considered in the re-opening of schools?’
Slides and transcript available. This was a live webinar recorded on Wednesday 8 July 2020 for ACAMH West Midlands Branch. ACAMH members can now receive a CPD certificate for watching this recorded lecture.
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Young people’s help-seeking behaviours: dealing with their own versus a friend’s symptoms of poor mental health
The majority of young people dealing with symptoms of poor mental health experience difficulties seeking help, adolescents are more likely to talk to their friends when experiencing symptoms of poor mental health
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Early deprivation is linked to long-term social communication difficulties
Maltreatment affects a staggering 1 billion children worldwide. Most of these maltreated children, but particularly those raised in institutions that are characterized by deprivation, experience some form of neglect. These children seem to be at risk of developing social, cognitive and psychiatric difficulties later in life.
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Creating a “SafeSpot” for mental health education in schools
SafeSpot is a digital educational programme that aims to raise awareness of mental health problems and develop helpful coping strategies to improve mental health in young people.
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Where is the I in CAMHS?
“As we enter Infant Mental Health Awareness Week, I argue that policymakers, commissioners and service providers must start thinking infant, children and young people’s mental health.”
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Professor Tamsin Ford elected to the prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship
Congratulations to ACAMH Board Member Professor Tamsin Ford CBE, one of just 50 biomedical and health scientists elected to the prestigious Academy Fellowship.
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