The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH)

05/10/2026

What does it mean to understand ADHD through the lens of the teenage brain?

In this conversation with host Dr. Jane Gilmour, Professor Susan Young explores the intersection between adolescence and ADHD, a period already characterised by rapid change, increased risk-taking, emotional intensity, and a drive for novelty – characteristics that are also central to ADHD.

The discussion considers how these developmental processes intersect, and how we can distinguish between what is typical, what is neurodivergent, and what may be misunderstood.

Professor Young also reflects on how ADHD presents and evolves across adolescence and into young adulthood, challenging dominant narratives around overdiagnosis and late identification.

A thought-provoking exploration of what it means to better understand and support neurodivergent young people. https://bit.ly/4j5RCOx

05/10/2026

Build confidence in complex autism cases.

Autism assessment is a complex, evolving process that spans development from early childhood through to adulthood, requiring clinicians to balance diagnostic accuracy with an appreciation of individual strengths, context, and change over time.

This advanced 3-hour online masterclass brings together world-renowned expert Professor Catherine Lord to guide clinicians through the latest evidence-based approaches to autism assessment, diagnosis, and clinical decision-making. https://bit.ly/4fpWL2n

05/10/2026

JCPP Advances Best Paper Award shortlist and Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) Journal Best Paper Award shortlist of nominees for the 2026 ACAMH Awards. https://www.acamh.org/blog/acamh-awards-shortlist-spotlight-on-excellence/

Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) Journal Best Paper Award
Shortlist nominees:
How can nature connectedness and behaviours for learning be deliberately developed in children, adolescents and young adults? A systematic literature review, (Vol. 30, Iss. 2), Nicole M. Harris, Brettany Hartwell, Louisa Thomas, Marcus Grace

Longitudinal effects of green, blue, and gray spaces on early adolescent mental health in the United States, (Vol. 30, Iss. 2), Shannon Shaughnessy, Daniel Messinger, Spencer C. Evans

The protective role of community cohesion across rural and urban contexts: implications for youth mental health, (Vol. 30, Iss. 2), Alexis Brieant, Keith B. Burt

Review: Efficacy of preventative interventions for children and adolescents at clinical high risk of psychosis – a systematic review and meta-analysis of intervention studies, (Vol. 30, Iss. 1), Grace Frearson, Javier de Otazu Olivares, Ana Catalan, Claudia Aymerich, Gonzalo Salazar de Pablo

Scoping review: potential harm from school-based group mental health interventions, (Vol. 30, Iss. 3), Carolina Guzman-Holst, Rowan Streckfuss Davis, Jack L. Andrews, Lucy Foulkes

JCPP Advances Best Paper Award
Shortlist nominees:
Beyond the income-achievement gap: The role of individual, family, and environmental factors in cognitive resilience among low-income youth, (Vol. 5, Iss. 3), Divyangana Rakesh, Ekaterina Sadikova, Katie A. McLaughlin

Chronotype and depression in adolescence: Results from a UK birth cohort study, (Vol. 5, Iss. 1), Dimitris I. Tsomokos, Elizabeth Halstead, Eirini Flouri

Social anxiety symptoms and their relationship with suicidal ideation and depressive symptoms in adolescents: A prospective study, (Vol. 5, Iss. 1), Kenny Chiu, Argyris Stringaris, Eleanor Leigh

The process of co-design for a new anxiety intervention for autistic children, (Vol. 5, Iss. 2), Tasha Cullingham, Una Rennard, Cathy Creswell, Damian Milton, Karen Leneh Buckle, Lucie Godber, Kate Gordon, Michael Larkin, Jonathan Green

Trajectories of mental health across the primary to secondary school transition, (Vol. 5, Iss. 1), Caitlyn Donaldson, Jemma Hawkins, Frances Rice, Graham Moore

Congratulations to the ACAMH Awards 2026 Longlist. Check out the full list and shine a spotlight on excellence in CAMH research and practice.

05/10/2026

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP) Best Paper Award shortlist of nominees for the 2026 ACAMH Awards. https://www.acamh.org/blog/acamh-awards-shortlist-spotlight-on-excellence/

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP) Best Paper Award
Shortlist nominees:
Emotional burden in school as a source of mental health problems associated with ADHD and/or autism: Development and validation of a new co-produced self-report measure, (Vol. 66, Iss. 10), Steve Lukito, Susie Chandler, Myrofora Kakoulidou, Kirsty Griffiths, Anna Wyatt, Eloise Funnell, Georgia Pavlopoulou, Sylvan Baker, Daniel Stahl, Edmund Sonuga-Barke, on behalf of the RE-STAR team

Exploring mechanisms behind the increasing gender gap in adolescent psychological symptoms, 2002–2022: the role of national-level gender equality, (Vol. 66, Iss. 5), Margreet E. de Looze, Alina Cosma, Frank J. Elgar, Karen Schrijvers, Jo Inchley, Sophie D. Walsh, Gonneke W. J. M. Stevens

Nature and nurture in fussy eating from toddlerhood to early adolescence: findings from the Gemini twin cohort, (Vol. 66, Iss. 2), Zeynep Nas, Moritz Herle, Alice R. Kininmonth, Andrea D. Smith, Rachel Bryant-Waugh, Alison Fildes, Clare H. Llewellyn

The clinical and cost effectiveness of a STAndardised DIagnostic Assessment for children and adolescents with emotional difficulties: the STADIA multi-centre randomised controlled trial, (Vol. 66, Iss. 6), Kapil Sayal, Laura Wyatt, Christopher Partlett, Colleen Ewart, Anupam Bhardwaj, Bernadka Dubicka, Tamsin Marshall, Julia Gledhill, Alexandra Lang, Kirsty Sprange, Louise Thomson, Sebastian Moody, Grace Holt, Helen Bould, Clare Upton, Matthew Keane, Edward Cox, Marilyn James, Alan Montgomery

Toward a consensus on dyslexia: findings from a Delphi study, (Vol. 66, Iss. 7), Julia M. Carroll, Caroline Holden, Philip Kirby, Paul A. Thompson, Margaret J. Snowling, the Dyslexia Delphi Panel

Congratulations to the ACAMH Awards 2026 Longlist. Check out the full list and shine a spotlight on excellence in CAMH research and practice.

05/10/2026

More shortlist of nominees for the 2026 ACAMH Awards. https://lnkd.in/e3jsM4Nw

Postdoctoral Researcher of the Year - Shortlist
Dr. Laura Bechtiger, Interdisciplinary Center for Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Groningen
Dr. Chloe Chessell, University of Oxford
Dr. Elaine Clarke, Rutgers University
Dr. An-Katrien Hulsbosch, Human Developmental Neurobiology unit, OIST Graduate University, Okinawa, Japan
Dr. Emma Caitlin Sullivan, University of Melbourne

Lionel Hersov Memorial Award - Shortlist
AnDY Research Clinics, University of Oxford
CAMHS ACUITY, Leicestershire Partnership Trust
NIHR MindTech HealthTech Research Centre, University of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Tabla Psychology, Tabla Psychology
Therapeutic Hub, Therapeutic Hub, London Borough of Sutton

Team Award - Innovative Research, Training or Practice in Lower-Middle Income Countries - Shortlist
Aanandit Hridaya, Aanandit Hridaya
Magic Bus India Foundation, Adolescent Programmes, Magic Bus India Foundation
Positive Pathways Initiatives, Positive Pathways Initiatives
Youth Association for Development (YAD) Management, Staff, project staff, group and team, Youth Association for Development (YAD) Pakistan

more to follow...

Congratulations to the ACAMH Awards 2026 Longlist. Check out the full list and shine a spotlight on excellence in CAMH research and practice.

05/10/2026

It is our pleasure to announce the shortlist of nominees for the 2026 ACAMH Awards. https://lnkd.in/e3jsM4Nw

The Awards will be presented at a FREE to attend virtual ceremony on 5 November 2026. https://lnkd.in/eJub6GqX

David Cottrell ‘Education of CAMH Professionals' - Shortlist:
Dr. Arnon Bentovim, Child and Family Training UK
Professor Amanda E. Guyer, University of California, Davis
Dr. Mariana Pereira, Anna Freud Centre / University College London
Dr. Karen Street, ALSG: Advanced Life Support Group

Eric Taylor ‘Translational Research into Practice' - Shortlist:
Dr. Anne-Marie Burn, University of Cambridge
Professor Tony Charman, King's College London
Dr. Erik Pettersson, Karolinska Institutet
Dr. Heather Taussig, University of Denver, Kempe Center, & University of Colorado School of Medicine
Dr. Mark D. Weist, University of South Carolina

Kathy Sylva ‘Rising Star' Award - Shortlist:
Dr. Alessio Bellato, University of Southampton, University of Nottingham Malaysia
Dr. David Bürgin, University Psychiatric Hospitals Basel
Dr. Divyangana Rakesh, King's College London
Dr. Blandine French, University of Nottingham

Digital Intervention - Shortlist
Dr. Melissa Aji, Black Dog Institute
Professor Sven Bölte, KIND, Karolinska Institutet
Professor Cathy Creswell, University of Oxford
Dr. Brynjar Halldorsson, Reykjavik University, Reykjavik, Iceland / University of Oxford
Dr. Jane McGrath, ADMiRE ADHD Pathway HSE Linn Dara Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and Trinity College Dublin

Postgraduate Clinical Trainee of the Year - Shortlist
Dr. Clara Faria, University of Cambridge
Ms. Rachel Francois-Walcott, University of Surrey
Dr. Benjamin Geers, University of Exeter, Devon Partnership Trust

Masters Student of the Year - Shortlist
Ms. Sarah Daniels, University of Cambridge
Mrs. Nora Evbaguehita Igbinovia, Edge Hill University
Ms. Abby Lomas, University of Birmingham and Bee N Spired

PhD Student of the Year - Shortlist
Mr. Brian Ching, King's College London
Ms. Eugenia Giampetruzzi, Stanford University
Ms. Constantina Psyllou, Accare Child Study Center, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
Ms. Lottie Shipp, University of Oxford
Ms. Xinhe Zhang, University of Cambridge

more to follow...

Congratulations to the ACAMH Awards 2026 Longlist. Check out the full list and shine a spotlight on excellence in CAMH research and practice.

05/10/2026

This first video in a four‑part series on early intervention explores how parents and teachers can work together to support a child who may be struggling emotionally.

Clinical psychologist Dr. Bettina Hohnen highlights the importance of consistent communication, stress free conversations, empathy, and collaboration between parents, teachers, and healthcare professionals.

Watch now to learn more. https://bit.ly/3Sqzx34

05/10/2026

The SEND landscape in England is entering one of its most significant periods of reform since the Children and Families Act 2014.

This evidence-informed practice-focused event will provide delegates with a clear understanding of the emerging policy direction, while critically examining what the reforms may mean for practice, service delivery and outcomes for children and young people.

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER! https://bit.ly/4xDTz9q

04/10/2026

Can the cycle of violence that passes from one generation to the next be broken?

In this episode of the Mind the Kids, Dr. Laura Gorla joins host Mark Tebbs to explore a landmark three-generation study built on data from the Fast Track intervention, conducted with colleagues Dr. Rotenberg, Dr. Godwin, and the Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group, alongside Fast Track principal investigators Dr. Jennifer Lansford and Dr. Kenneth Dodge.

Drawing on Fast Track, one of the most influential randomised controlled trials in developmental psychology, Dr. Gorla shares the study's central finding: intimate partner violence in the first generation predicted parent-child violence in the second generation, which in turn led to poorer mental health in the third generation — but only within the control group. Crucially, this negative chain was disrupted among families who received the Fast Track intervention, offering compelling evidence that early, multi-component prevention can break cycles of violence across generations.

Listen now to learn more. https://bit.ly/4xhP0kQ

04/10/2026

Why does case conceptualisation matter?

A science-informed conceptualisation asks clinicians to use research, psychometrically assessment methods, and systematically collected information alongside their professional expertise. This does not mean reducing a young person to questionnaire scores or diagnostic labels. Instead, it means making explicit what the clinician currently believes, what evidence supports those beliefs, and what information might confirm or challenge them.

Discover more with the full blog. https://bit.ly/4qqwg0b

Plus register for our upcoming event: "Psychotherapy: A 5-Step Approach to Case Conceptualization" https://bit.ly/4xegIQc

Case conceptualisation is central to psychological practice. It helps clinicians organise information, understand how a person’s difficulties may have developed and been maintained, and decide what treatment would be adequate.