‘Colouring the Mind: Racism and Mental Health’
Malaika Okundi

‘Colouring the Mind: Racism and Mental Health’

‘Colouring the Mind: Racism and Mental Health’ is a new In Conversation mini-series that will explore how racism affects mental health, with a particular focus on racism in the mental health system and racism in the mental health concept. In this episode, Malaika Okundi and Jessica O’Logbon discuss: The definition of ‘race’. Racism, colourism, and the impact on mental health. Lived experience of the different levels of racism (internalised, interpersonal, institutional, and systemic). What defines mental health and what the link is between racism and mental health. The importance of lived experience researchers. Why representation matters in studies and in roles of influence.


Who made the shortlist?

It is our pleasure to announce the shortlist of nominees for the 2023 ACAMH Awards . The standard of nominations has been extremely high and we congratulate all nominees for being shortlisted, and those who made the longlist. To be nominated for an ACAMH Award is a prestigious recognition of those who are at the forefront of the advancement of child and adolescent mental health research and practice.

The longlist was narrowed down by a panel of experts in the field of child and adolescent mental health. The Awards will be presented at a virtual ceremony on?Thursday 9 November 2023. Congratulations to all of the 2023 shortlist nominees.


Upcoming Webinars

All of our webinars are centred around evidence-based research, and our speakers are some of the leading lights in the field. ACAMH is a charity, and we receive no government funding, nor do we ask for donations. We try to keep our costs as low as possible. Don’t forget as a charity any surplus made is reinvested back as we work to our vision of ‘Sharing best evidence, improving practice’.

Can’t make it on the day? Don’t worry! Delegates have exclusive access to recordings and slides for 90 days after the event, plus a personalised CPD certificate via email. For a full list visit the website.

Personality Disorders in Adolescence; Exploring Conceptual Challenges and Evidence Based Practice

This event will stimulate questions concerning the validity of the construct of personality disorders in adolescence. We will discuss the current research and understanding pertaining to assessment and evidence-based management, and explore the long term impact, and appropriateness of using diagnostic labels in this population. 6 December, 9:15am UK, 10:15am CET

Mental Health in Children and Young People

Dr. Meinou Simmons, Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Oxford offers up practical tips and advice for parents, teachers, and caregivers. Key learning points; Consider how we conceptualise youth mental health. Recognise and manage common mental health difficulties including anxiety and mood difficulties. Understand the main management approaches in young people’s mental health services. 10 November, 12:30pm UK time, 1:30pm CET

Creating the Environment for Recovery Following Traumatic Events with David Trickey – ‘Professor Judy Dunn Webinar Series’

We are delighted to launch the first of our ‘Professor Judy Dunn Webinar Series’ by welcoming David Trickey, Co-Director of the UK Trauma Council. David will share his expert knowledge and insights into trauma, specifically exploring how an event can become traumatic, the responses to traumatic events, and what can be done, by whom, to support and maximise recovery. 14 November, 1pm UK time, 2pm CET

Stress & mental health presentations in secondary school-aged young people

FREE - Dr.?Ruth Blackburn and Sorcha Ní Chobhthaigh from UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health present research on mental health in secondary school-aged young people. 28 November, 5pm UK, 6pm CET, 12 noon EST

Why we need to consider the world of young carers - A tribute to Jean Tompsett

FREE - The session will discuss the challenges young carers face, and how this impacts on their mental health and wellbeing. Increase your understanding on the topic, and importantly discover how to support and signpost young carers. Includes a talk from Associate Professor Dr. Rebecca Lacey. 5 December 4pm, 5pm CET, 11am EST

Trauma Treatment by Beethoven and Beyoncé: Incorporating Music as a Tool for Engagement in Evidence-Based Treatments for Child Trauma

FREE - Led by Assistant Professor Dr. Jessica Wozniak and Associate Professor Dr. Jessica L. Griffin, both University of Massachusetts Medical School, who will present a brief overview of research on music and neurobiology and health outcomes, including mental health. 30 Jan 2024, 5pm UK, 6pm CET, 12 noon EST

Words Matter: Childhood Verbal Abuse

FREE - Led by Professor Shanta R. Dube, Jessica Bondy, and Fiona Pienaar. Childhood verbal abuse is characterised by adults verbally threatening the child, it can be as damaging to a child’s development as other subtypes of maltreatment such as childhood physical and sexual abuse. 12 February 2024, 5pm UK, 6pm CET, 12 noon EST

Fostering Healthy Futures – An Evidence-Based Mentoring Programme to Promote Healthy Outcomes for Care-Experienced Youth

FREE - Led by Professor Heather Taussig, University of Colorado’s Kempe Center, and University of Denver’s Graduate School of Social Work. Heather will present emerging research which suggests that mentoring programs which use skills-based and goal-focused approaches produce substantially larger impacts on specific youth outcomes. 13 March 2024, 5pm UK, 6pm CET, 12 noon EST


Catch up on some Open Access Featured Papers

Stratifying early-onset emotional disorders: using genetics to assess persistence in young people of European and South Asian ancestry

Open Access paper from the JCPP

Depression and anxiety are the most common mental health problems in young people. Currently, clinicians are advised to wait before initiating treatment for young people with these disorders as many spontaneously remit. However, others develop recurrent disorder but this subgroup cannot be identified at the outset. We examined whether psychiatric polygenic scores (PGS) could help inform stratification efforts to predict those at higher risk of recurrence.

Authors: Charlotte A. Dennison, Joanna Martin, Amy Shakeshaft, Lucy Riglin, Frances Rice, Cathryn M. Lewis, Michael C. O’Donovan, Anita Thapar


‘Effectiveness of nurse-home visiting in improving child and maternal outcomes prenatally to age two years: a randomised controlled trial (British Columbia Healthy Connections Project)’

Open Access paper from the JCPP

For this randomised controlled trial, we recruited participants from 26 public health settings who were: <25?years, nulliparous, <28?weeks gestation and experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage. We randomly allocated participants (one-to-one; computer-generated) to intervention (NFP plus existing services) or comparison (existing services) groups. Prespecified outcomes were prenatal substance exposure (reported previously); child injuries (primary), language, cognition and mental health (problem behaviour) by age two years; and subsequent pregnancies by 24?months postpartum. Research interviewers were masked. We used intention-to-treat analyses.

Authors: Nicole L. A. Catherine, Harriet MacMillan, Ange Cullen, Yufei Zheng, Hui Xie, Michael Boyle, Debbie Sheehan, Rosemary Lever, Susan M. Jack, Andrea Gonzalez, Amiram Gafni, Lil Tonmyr, Ronald Barr, Lenora Marcellus, Colleen Varcoe, Charlotte Waddell


Opportunities of measuring hierarchical models of psychopathology

Open Access paper from JCPP Advances

All psychiatric phenomena are positively associated, and several different models can account for this observation. These include the correlated factors, network, general psychopathology as outcome, and hierarchical models. Advantages of hierarchical models, which consist of one general and several (general factor-residualized) specific factors, is that the general factor provides an opportunity to reliably measure global distress and impairment, while the specific factors might improve the ability to discriminate between individuals with different kinds of problems. Nevertheless, other models also have their respective advantages, and it remains challenging to empirically determine which model best accounts for the positive manifold in psychiatry.

Author: Erik Pettersson

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