Youth mental health recognised to be a critical and important component of life chances

We are delighted to present ‘Global Mental Health: policy interventions to protect young people’s mental health’ , the 2024 Jack Tizard Memorial International Conference. Live stream on Thursday 27 and Friday 28 June 13:00 - 16:30 UK time ?EARLY BIRD NOW OPEN!

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.

Learning objectives; Taking a transdiagnostic perspective, the speakers will set out public health, community, social and health systems evidence on what works for whom and where. Learn to adapt practices to meet the needs of our communities. Novel interventions for children, parents, and schools. Learn lessons for cultural competency rather than the preferred approach in the ‘Global North’. How to work in partnership with scholars and practitioners around the world. Providing appropriate care for eating disorders, autism, depression, in the context of multiple intersectional disadvantages.

Speakers include; Prof. Danuta Wasserman, Prof. David Ndetei, Prof. Nusrat Husain, Prof. Ashish Kumar, Prof. Soumitra Pathare, Prof. Siobhan Hugh-Jones, Prof. Nicola Shaughnessy, Prof. Anuj Kapilashrami and Dr. Aparna Joshi. Full details on the website

Latest podcasts

New In Conversation podcast with Dr. Seonaid Anderson and Dr. Maddie Groom discussing Tics and Tourette Syndrome. Discussion points include: Details about a new project ‘INTEND’ (ImproviNg Tic Services in EnglaND). Insight into what Tics are, and their impact. The importance of a recommended service model and the impact of there being no NICE guidelines in the UK for Tic Disorders and Tourette Syndrome.

In this Papers Podcast, Professor Jonathan Green discusses Neurodiversity, Autism and Healthcare . Discussion points include: Current experience of CAMH professionals working in the field of neurodiversity. Evolution of the autism concept and where we are currently in our understanding. Risk of fragmentation and loss of a common language and why it matters to have a common language.

In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Jiedi Lei discusses the relationship between social camouflaging in autism and safety behaviours in social anxiety . Discussion points include: Definition of ‘social camouflaging’ and ‘masking’, how it typically manifests, and how it relates to social anxiety in autistic adolescents. Safety behaviours in social anxiety in autistic and non-autistic adolescents. How the findings could inform assessment and treatment of social anxiety disorder for autistic adolescents.

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WEBINARS

You DO NOT have to be an ACAMH Member to come to our events. All ACAMH 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.

Service Innovation and local research: Care Co-ordination

Key takeaways include; Meet the changing needs of the population and the need for a multiagency approach. Highlight importance of working more innovatively. Understand the concept of STaR workers in a CAMHS.

With Dave Smallman, Dr. Anupama (Anu) Devanga, Jacqui Tyson, Megan Fowler. 24 April, 1-3pm, UK time. See website for details and registration.

Pleasures and pitfalls of technology

Key takeaways include; Explore the use of technology across a variety of contexts relating to CYP. Be more aware of the application of technology for the benefit of CYP mental health. Be more aware of potential risks of tech for CYP and ways to mitigate them. With Prof. Pete Etchells, Prof. Minhua Eunice Ma, Associate Prof. Anna Mankee-Williams, Sarah Behenna and members of staff from The Greater Horseshoe School. 30 April, 3:45 - 6:30pm, UK time. See website for details and registration.

Restrictive Eating Disorders & Autism; Awareness, Advice, Actions

Complex presentations of eating disorders in young people with Autism or other neurodevelopmental conditions can be challenging for professionals. We hope to provide clinicians with up to date knowledge of current research, helpful tips for clinical practice and an overview of specialist services in the northwest. With Dr. David Ochando, Emily Birch, Dr. Rachel Loomes, Dr. Tom Jewell, Dr. Emma Willmott. 9 May, 9:30am-12:30pm, UK time. See website for details and registration.

ACAMH presents Professor Tony Attwood

Adolescent issues for Autistic teenagers

Autistic teenagers experience greater challenges during adolescence than their typical peers. Prof. Tony Attwood explores these challenges and provides strategies to improve coping mechanisms, resilience, and connection with peers. 20 June, 9am-12pm, UK time. See website for details and registration.

Autism; The origins of the special interest and misuse of the interest

Prof. Tony Attwood will discuss the stages in the development of special interests, their sequence, and the reasons why special interests occur as part of the overall profile of Autism. 2 July, 9am-12pm, UK time. See website for details and registration.

A selection papers from our Open Access journal JCPP Advances

‘Interplay of early negative life events, development of orbitofrontal cortical thickness and depression in young adulthood’

Early negative life events (NLE) have long-lasting influences on neurodevelopment and psychopathology. Reduced orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) thickness was frequently associated with NLE and depressive symptoms. OFC thinning might mediate the effect of NLE on depressive symptoms, although few longitudinal studies exist. Using a complete longitudinal design with four time points, we examined whether NLE during childhood and early adolescence predict depressive symptoms in young adulthood through accelerated OFC thinning across adolescence.

Authors: Lea L. Backhausen, Jonas Granzow, Juliane H. Fr?hner, Eric Artiges, Marie-Laure Paillère-Martinot, Hervé Lema?tre, Fabio Sticca, Tobias Banaschewski, Sylvane Desrivières, Antoine Grigis, Andreas Heinz, Rüdiger Brühl, Dimitri Papadopoulos-Orfanos, Luise Poustka, Sarah Hohmann, Lauren Robinson, Henrik Walter, Jeanne Winterer, Gunter Schumann, Jean-Luc Martinot, Michael N. Smolka, Nora C. Vetter, the IMAGEN Consortium

Children of parents with depression or anxiety: Long-term follow-up, causality and resilience

Three papers in the December issue (2023) of JCPP Advances focus on children of parents with depression or anxiety. They highlight the value of using prospective longitudinal data to improve the understanding about the development of children of parents with depression or anxiety from early childhood to young adulthood. They contribute to an advanced understanding of long-term outcomes, causality and resilience for children of parents with depression or anxiety.

Authors: Henrik Larsson

Cognitive bias modification of interpretations for anxiety and depression in children and adolescents: A meta-analysis

Evidence suggests that cognitive bias modification of interpretations (CBM-I) is effective in modifying interpretation biases and has a small effect on reducing anxiety in children and adolescents. However, most evidence to date is based on studies which report anxiety or general distress using ad-hoc Likert-type or Visual Analogue Scales, which are useful but do not reliably index symptoms of clinical importance. This meta-analysis aimed to establish the effects of CBM-I for children and adolescents on both anxiety and depression using psychometrically validated symptom measures, as well as state negative affect and negative and positive interpretation bias.

Authors: Gemma Sicouri, Emily K. Daniel, Michael J. Spoelma, Elske Salemink, Emma A. McDermott, Jennifer L. Hudson

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