The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH)

20/12/2025

In this talk, Dr. Kate Liu examines the lasting effects of untreated postnatal depression. While SSRIs are commonly recommended for moderate to severe postnatal depression, concerns about their long-term safety in children create hesitations in treatment.

To address this, she presents a study tracking over 60,000 mother-child pairs in Norway, investigating the impact of postnatal SSRI use on children’s emotional, behavioral, motor, and language development over the first five years of life. https://bit.ly/4q7Gq4a

20/12/2025

Fostering positive mental health outcomes in vulnerable children: Pathways to resilience after preterm birth - https://bit.ly/4p3sV51

In this Video Abstract, Dr. Sabrina Twilhaar discusses her co-authored JCPP Original Article ‘Fostering positive mental health outcomes in vulnerable children: Pathways to resilience after preterm birth’.

Watch now to identify modifiable factors at individual, parent–child, family, peer group, and neighbourhood levels associated with resilience and explore differential effects of factors based on s*x and contextual adversity.

In this Video Abstract, Dr. Sabrina Twilhaar discusses her co-authored JCPP Original Article ‘Fostering positive mental health outcomes in vulnerable children: Pathways to resilience after preterm birth’. Children born preterm (

20/12/2025

"Trauma-informed care often overlooks neurodivergence, leading to missed diagnoses and support, as in James’ story. Research shows trauma, neurodevelopmental conditions and adversity frequently co-occur, with “double jeopardy” when both are present. Services must move beyond silos to holistic, person-centred assessment that recognises each child’s unique “make and model.”"

Read the full blog by Professor Helen Minnis and Dr. Ruchika Gajwani to explore what happens when trauma-informed care misses neurodivergent children.

Trauma-informed care often overlooks neurodivergence, leading to missed diagnoses and support, as in James’ story. Research shows trauma, neurodevelopmental conditions and adversity frequently co-occur, with “double jeopardy” when both are present. Services must move beyond silos to holistic, ...

20/12/2025

How do young children learn to manage their feelings, and why do some find it harder than others?

In this talk, Dr. Bellato explores how emotion regulation skills begin to emerge during the first six years of life, examining what babies and toddlers can—and cannot yet—do to calm themselves.

This session is designed for anyone working with or caring for young children, offering clear, research-based insights and practical strategies. https://bit.ly/4qFqzLj

ACAMH members and ACAMH Learn account holders can receive a FREE CPD certificate for watching this recorded lecture.

20/12/2025

What’s in a label? This episode asks whether diagnostic labels within education — autism, ADHD, dyslexia — help or hinder inclusion.

Dr Jane Gilmour and Professor Umar Toseeb unpack the balance between clarity and complexity: do labels open doors to support, or reduce young people to categories?

💭 A must-listen for educators, clinicians, and families rethinking what truly supports neurodiverse learners. https://bit.ly/4oEF93y

19/12/2025

Learn practical approaches to reasonable adjustments and supports for children and young people with learning disabilities (LD) when they attend a paediatric inpatient setting with our brilliant upcoming online conference jointly organised by the Child & Adolescent Intellectual Disability Psychiatry Network (CAIDPN) and British Academy of Childhood Disability (BACD).

The conference focuses on the physical health of children and young people with learning disabilities with Vicky Sleap, Dr. Hayley Crawford, Dr. Kate Oulton, Dr. Rebecca Gumm, Dr Camilla Salvestrini, Joann Kiernan and Joanna Grace.

Book now to secure your place.

Join us for this one day online conference jointly organised by the Child & Adolescent Intellectual Disability Psychiatry Network (CAIDPN) and British Academy of Childhood Disability (BACD). The conference focuses on the physical health of children and young people with learning disabilities.Learnin...

19/12/2025

In this talk, Dr. Brañas presents compelling data showing that between 11% and 22% of adolescents in outpatient mental health clinics, and 33% to 49% in inpatient units, meet the criteria for borderline personality disorder (BPD). Despite its prevalence and associated social and economic burdens, BPD is underdiagnosed, and mental health professionals often lack adequate training in its management among adolescents.

Watch now to examine the structure of Good Psychiatric Management for Adolescents (GPM-A) with BPD and its role in a stepped-care treatment framework. https://bit.ly/4oVQ09m

19/12/2025

Struggling to identify and support students with emerging or intensive needs?

Mental Health in Schools: Practical Strategies for a Stepped, Collaborative Approach

https://www.acamh.org/event/mental-health-in-schools/

Join global experts Professor Mark D. Weist, Professor Brian P. Daly, and Associate Professor Joni Williams Splett for a concise three-part course that unpacks the value of school mental health and multi-tiered support systems (MTSS) for student and staff well-being.

19/12/2025

People often wonder why it is that some children fare better in the face of adversity than others and ask what we can do to promote resilience in high-risk children. This talk considers what we mean by resilience, provides a brief overview of the types of protective factors that might be important, and then provides an example from our own research on resilience in young people who have a parent with depression.

Watch now to improve your understanding that children differ in how they respond to adversity. https://bit.ly/4idkfa3

19/12/2025

School mental health, with Professor Mark D Weist

We caught up with the presenter – Professor Mark D Weist, Professor in the School of Community Health Sciences at the University of South Carolina and Director of the South Carolina School Behavioral Health Academy – to talk about Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS), and what are the key principles behind it

We caught up with the presenter - Professor Mark D Weist, Professor in the School of Community Health Sciences at the University of South Carolina and Director of the South Carolina School Behavioral Health Academy - to talk about the topic itself, his career, and his hopes for the event.

19/12/2025

Does it really matter which type of therapy you choose?

In this Mind the Kids episode, hosts Dr. Jane Gilmour and Prof. Umar Toseeb sit down with Professor Ian Goodyer from the University of Cambridge to unpack one of the most provocative findings in youth mental health research: different types of psychotherapy for adolescent depression work equally well—but not for the reasons we thought.

Perfect for: Clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists, researchers, students, and anyone interested in what really works in mental health treatment—and why. https://bit.ly/4qKNEMY

19/12/2025

On 22 January 2026, ACAMH will host a webinar 'Mental Health in Schools: Practical Strategies for a Stepped, Collaborative Approach'.

We caught up with the presenter – Professor Mark D Weist, Professor in the School of Community Health Sciences at the University of South Carolina and Director of the South Carolina School Behavioral Health Academy – to talk about the topic itself, his career, and his hopes for the event.

Read the full blog to learn more:

We caught up with the presenter - Professor Mark D Weist, Professor in the School of Community Health Sciences at the University of South Carolina and Director of the South Carolina School Behavioral Health Academy - to talk about the topic itself, his career, and his hopes for the event.