Sustaining Equity, Retaining Talent: Tackling Systemic Inequity for Women in Science and Research
Association for Child & Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH)
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February 11 was established in 2015 as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science to recognise us as agents of change, yet women are still underpaid and undervalued for the work they do. Dr. Zoe Smith (above pic) of the ACCTION Lab at Loyola University Chicago, kindly blogged for ACAMH on this topic.
Women are vital to progress in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM), yet are subjected to systems that purposely exclude them from succeeding and becoming leaders in their fields. Thus, the United Nations sought to develop the International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly to create opportunities for women in science and research. More women are leading research labs and are reaching higher career levels than ever before, yet parity still does not exist. Women must navigate institutions that were not designed by or for them and who do not value their talents nor support their needs. Importantly, sustainability and retainment of women and girls in science has continually been an issue as structures of grant funders, institutions, and educational opportunities discriminate against women and girls (Starbird et al., 2024). Inequity and structural sexism cut women and girls’ potential, stagnating the world’s progress. Women are paid less for the same work as men, which is even worse for Asian, Black, Indigenous, Latina/é/o, and Middle Eastern/North African women worldwide. Barriers include systemic racism, misogynoir, unequal division of unpaid care and domestic work, and discrimination in places of power. These inequities have also been made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic (UN, 2023). Full blog on the website.
The Relationship Between Dissociation and Panic Symptoms in Adolescence
In this Papers Podcast, Lottie Shipp (pic), DPhil (PhD) student in the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford discusses her JCPP Advances paper ‘The relationship between dissociation and panic symptoms in adolescence and the exploration of potential mediators’. There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice. Discussion points include: Definition of ‘dissociation’ and insight into the subtype ‘felt sense of anomaly dissociation’. The difference between ‘cognitive reappraisal strategies’ and ‘cognitive appraisal of dissociation’. How common panic disorders are and the impact of panic symptoms in young people. The importance of the relevance and interpretation of dissociative experiences
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Help us test the new CPD learning platform – ACAMH Learn
Can you spare 40 minutes in early March to work with our team on testing the interface, sampling the content and telling us what you think? All participants will be offered payment for their time. See website for more details
National Mentorship Month: My 2-Week Dive into ACAMH
January was celebrated as National Mentorship Month and aims to raise awareness about the power and impact of mentoring. This National Mentorship Month 2024, Priyanka Joshi, a postgraduate student currently pursuing a Master’s in Publishing from City, University of London, shares her experience of her two-week work placement with the ACAMH Publications department. Find out how we did!
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Mood Disorders in Children and Young People: What is new?
Book before 8 March, 12 noon UK time, and you’ll be entered into a prize draw to get your place for FREE! We’ll refund your place if you are our lucky winner (one Member place and one Non-member.
The 2024 Emanuel Miller International Conference has an incredible line-up, and not one to miss, with;
Professor Boris Birmaher ‘The Challenging of Diagnosing Pediatric Bipolar Disorder’ Professor Valeria Mondelli ‘Mechanisms underlying depression: immunopsychiatry’
Dr. Rasim Somer Diler ‘Differential Diagnosis of Bipolar vs Unipolar Depression in Youth’
Professor Bernadka Dubicka ‘Coping with demand: brief interventions in adolescent depression & UK BAY trial’
Professor Andrea Cipriani ‘Antidepressants in Children and Adolescents: Meta-Review of Efficacy, Tolerability and Suicidality in the Acute Treatment’
Associate Professor Meredith Gunlicks-Stoessel ‘Updates on Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents’
Professor Argyris Stringaris 'Fundamental Problems with the Evidence Base for Adolescent Depression Treatments'
Dr. Matthew Hodes ‘The ongoing importance of social disadvantage in depression in young people’
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Dr. Victoria Pile ‘Harnessing Mental Imagery to Develop Early Interventions for Adolescent Depression’
The sessions will revisit postulated mechanisms and risk factors, refer to major treatment trials and treatment guidelines, address the complexity of treating co-morbid conditions, offer treatment algorithms and provide an update on our understanding of the early onset, and the often resistant to treatment, of the chronic and recurring nature of mood disorders. See website for details and registration.
Why do children end up being bullied or bullying others – and what we can we all do about it?
As part of the ‘Professor Judy Dunn Webinar Series’ we are delighted to welcome Professor Lucy Bowes, Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at the University of Oxford, and PI of the oRANGE lab (Oxford risk and resilience, genes and environment). Lucy will share her expert knowledge and insights into the current research and practical strategies about how we can collectively tackle bullying.The ‘Professor Judy Dunn Webinar Series’ will disseminate the evidence-based research, on different mental health topics, to help parents and those working with children and young people. JUST ￡10, FREE for ACAMH Members!
Understanding and supporting children looked after and adopted children
It is recognised that the children looked after population is often on clinical caseloads, yet there appears to be little discussion around both the impact of their early life experiences on their neuropsychology, and the practical aspects of working with this specific population due to this. This webinar will focus on the mental health of children looked after and adopted children. See website for details and registration.
Featured Papers from ACAMH journals
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances
Many diagnostic evaluations abruptly shifted to telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, little is known about the impact on diagnosis patterns for children evaluated for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The purpose of this clinical research study was to examine (1) the frequency of diagnoses evaluated beyond ASD; (2) the frequency of diagnoses made, including ASD; and (3) clinician diagnostic certainty for all diagnoses evaluated for children who received an evaluation due to primary concerns about ASD via telehealth during the pandemic compared to those evaluated in person before the pandemic at an ASD specialty clinic.
Authors: Natasha N. Ludwig, Calliope Holingue, Ji Su Hong, Luther G. Kalb, Danika Pfeiffer, Rachel Reetzke, Deepa Menon, Rebecca Landa
Open Access paper from the CAMH journal
Influence of architectural features in child and adolescent psychiatric wards on coercive measure use has not been investigated so far. We aimed to assess the effect of altering the physical environment of an adolescent psychiatric inpatient unit on the proportion and frequency of adolescents experiencing mechanical coercive measures.
Authors: Klara Czernin, Anselm Bründlmayer, Josef S. Baumgartner, Paul L. Plener
Open Access paper from the JCPP
Participatory arts-based (PAB) programmes refer to a diverse range of community programmes involving active engagement in the creation process that appear helpful to several aspects of children’s and young people’s (CYP) mental health and well-being. This mixed-methods systematic review synthesises evidence relating to the effectiveness and mechanisms of change in PAB programmes for youth.
Authors: Emma Williams, Sarah Glew, Hannah Newman, Agneiska Kapka, Nicola Shaughnessy, Ruth Herbert, Jackie Walduck, Annette Foster, Paul Cooke, Ruth Pethybridge, Caitlin Shaughnessy, Siobhan Hugh-Jones
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