Self-harm is an increasingly recognised phenomenon and one of the strongest predictors of suicide, which continues to be one of the leading causes of death in young people world-wide. Self-harm can take many forms and may present with or without suicidal intent and both in the context of mental disorder, and without.
Self-harm & Suicide
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Conflating risk and mental illness
In this thoughtful article, a young person, Anna, reflects on her experience of risk being conflated with mental illness in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), highlighting crucial lessons for clinicians, commissioners, and policy makers.
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JCPP Editorial: Volume 62, Issue 08, August 2021
Editorial: ‘COVID-19: lessons learned for suicide prevention’ by Joan R. Asarnow and Bowen Chung
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Fire starting; what makes young people do it, which interventions work – Joanna Foster (session 2)
Led by criminologist Joanna Foster, this is the second of two workshops exploring what is known about children and teenagers who set fires. ACAMH members can now receive a CPD certificate for watching this recorded lecture.
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Fire starting; what makes young people do it, which interventions work – Joanna Foster (session 1)
Led by criminologist Joanna Foster, this is workshop explores what is known about children and teenagers who set fires. ACAMH members can now receive a CPD certificate for watching this recorded lecture.
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‘Creating mentally healthy schools’ – In conversation with Professor Jess Deighton
We are honoured to spend some time talking to Professor Jess Deighton, about the role schools can play in young people’s mental health, about school-based interventions, and some insights from her latest research.
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Fire starting – what makes young people do it, which interventions work
FREE sessions. Led by criminologist Joanna Foster, these two interactive workshop explores what is known about children and teenagers who set fires. ACAMH Members receive a CPD certificate for attending.
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Addressing self-harm in schools, a priority for all – FREE
This event is now at capacity. For information about the next in this series please sign up to our newsletter. These FREE sessions are an absolute must for those working in an educational setting. Practical, evidence-based examples and advice from world-leading experts.
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Literature review of support tools for school staff to respond to CYP self‐harm – CAMHS around the Campfire recording
A review of literature of support tools for school staff to respond to CYP self‐harm, with the focus on Aureliane Pierret (pic), Dr. Joanna Anderson, Professor Tamsin Ford, and Dr. Anne‐Marie Burn, CAMH paper ‘Review: Education and training interventions, and support tools for school staff to adequately respond to young people who disclose self‐harm – a systematic literature review of effectiveness, feasibility and acceptability.’ ACAMH members can now receive a CPD certificate for watching this recorded lecture.
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Literature review of support tools for school staff to respond to CYP self‐harm – CAMHS around the Campfire
FREE virtual journal club #CAMHScampfire welcomes author Aureliane Pierret, and co-author Dr. Joanna Anderson, as we discuss the CAMH Open Access paper ‘Review: Education and training interventions, and support tools for school staff to adequately respond to young people who disclose self‐harm – a systematic literature review of effectiveness, feasibility and acceptability’ by Aureliane Pierret, Dr. Joanna Anderson, Professor Tamsin Ford, and Dr. Anne‐Marie Burn. 17.00 UK, 18.00 CET, 12 noon EST. ACAMH Members attending will be eligible for a CPD certificate.
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Environmental factors linked with identifying as a sexual minority may increase suicidality risk
Adolescents who identify as a sexual minority (e.g., gay/lesbian, bisexual) are at an increased risk for suicidality compared to their heterosexual counterparts.1 Until now, inherent limitations in study design has meant that the extent of this association has been unclear.
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