The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH)

09/06/2026

Care experienced children and young people are much more likely to experience trauma and trauma-related mental health difficulties than their peers. Yet many do not receive timely support or access to treatments that are backed by evidence. Recent research highlights that the challenge is not simply identifying distress but ensuring that care-experienced children can access effective interventions, particularly trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapies (TF-CBTs).

In this blog, we explore these barriers, as well as what effective trauma-informed care could look like. Blog by Professor Francisco Musich.

Explore why care-experienced children face barriers to trauma care, including missed PTSD, service gaps, and limited access to trauma-focused CBT.

09/06/2026

Join us on 11 and 18 June for a two-part webinar on 'Assessment and Management of Intellectual Disability and Co-occurring Conditions'.

This advanced two-session course will cover ‘Intellectual Disability and Co-occurring Mental Health Conditions’ and Intellectual ‘Disability and Co-occurring Neurodevelopmental Conditions’.

Prices include both sessions - LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER. https://bit.ly/4sLYdzU

09/06/2026

What Is Good Mental Health in Children – And How Do We Promote It?

In this talk, Sam Chapman explores what good mental health looks like in children and young people, and how it can be actively promoted. She explains that good mental health exists across a spectrum and is more than the absence of mental illness.

Watch now to learn more ➡️ https://bit.ly/4d5C9uI

09/06/2026

ADHD in the classroom can present significant challenges for children, young people, teachers, and school staff, particularly in relation to attention, organisation, impulsivity, and self-regulation.

This webinar provides a brain-based framework for understanding ADHD, emphasizing how differences in executive functioning, reward processing, and self-regulation shape students’ attention, behavior, and learning in classroom settings.

The session will also highlight ways to strengthen teacher–student and parent–child partnerships to ensure the same goals and messaging are shared across settings. Book now to secure your place! https://bit.ly/4bwcMQz

09/06/2026

On 9 June 2026, ACAMH’s Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Special Interest Group will hold its next meeting, 'Intergenerational Consequences of Racism'.

We caught up with the presenter, Dr. Yasmin Ahmadzadeh, about her research, and her hopes for the event.

"There are so many layers, from the big systems embedded in society – structural racism and institutional racism – all the way down to internalised racism, which is the way that someone thinks about themselves. We heard people describe all of those different levels in relation to their own everyday experiences."

Read the full Q&A to learn more! https://bit.ly/3PgufW2

Plus, secure your place at this brilliant event for just £5! https://bit.ly/4qVy2Vx

On 9 June 2026, ACAMH’s Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Special Interest Group will hold its next meeting, Intergenerational Consequences of Racism.

08/06/2026

Autistic young people with ARFID need careful assessment and a formulation that looks beyond behaviour alone. Misconceptions can get in the way of effective support.

On 22 June 2026, ACAMH will host "ARFID in Autistic Young People: Assessment, Overlap and Practical Clinical Management" - a three-hour online event bringing together leading experts to explore assessment, differential diagnosis, and formulation in this high-risk clinical group.

We caught up with one of the presenters – Dr. Rachel Bryant-Waugh, an eating disorders clinician and researcher based at the Maudsley Hospital and King’s College London – about the topic itself, her career, and her hopes for the event.

Read the full Q&A here: https://bit.ly/4vEv1MY

Plus secure your spot at this fantastic webinar: https://bit.ly/3Pf4IMA

On 22 June 2026, ACAMH will host ARFID in Autistic Young People: Assessment, Overlap and Practical Clinical Management We caught up with one of the.

08/06/2026

In this Mind the Kids episode, hosts Dr. Jane Gilmour and Professor Umar Toseeb are joined by Dr Sigrid Elfström to explore whether anxiety runs in families and how genetic, environmental, and family factors may shape risk.

They discuss whether anxiety can be transmitted through family processes, what the findings mean in practice, and how clinicians and parents can think about risk without assuming it is deterministic. https://bit.ly/4eun9Yr

08/06/2026

In this talk, Sue Fen Tan and Salah Basheer examine the role of standardised diagnostic assessment (SDA) within contemporary diagnostic practice.

The discussion critically engages with strategies to enhance feasibility and sustainability, examining where these remain aspirational rather than realised. In doing so, the talk identifies priorities for future research and innovation, and offers a nuanced account of the role SDAs play—both enabling and constraining—in the delivery of evidence-based care within CAMHS. https://bit.ly/42WOStH

08/06/2026

Join us on 9 June 2026 5pm UK as Dr. Yasmin Ahmadzadeh leads a session to describe new research focused on families in the United Kingdom, canvassing community knowledge and perspectives, exploring how existing family research on racism relates to lived experiences in the United Kingdom.

Learning outcomes
💡 To recognise how racism impacts families in the UK
💡To understand how focus group discussions are used in research
💡To consider how public perspectives can help shape future research

This is webinar is organised by ACAMH’s Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Special Interest Group. Book now to attend: https://bit.ly/4qVy2Vx

08/06/2026

Can brief interventions really improve mental health outcomes for young people?

Current mental health systems struggle to meet the growing demand for care, and many young people experience mental health difficulties and conditions which often remain unrecognised and untreated.

Provider shortages, high treatment costs and stigma mean that even those seeking help frequently cannot access timely evidence‑based support. These challenges have motivated researchers to develop brief, scalable interventions that can widen access while maintaining efficacy.

But what are brief interventions, why do they exist, and what are the benefits of short-term child therapy?

This blog discusses the ins and outs of brief mental health interventions for youth. https://bit.ly/42LBkkz

Explore how brief mental health interventions, including single-session interventions and one-session treatment, can improve access, support young people, and deliver timely evidence-based care.