Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
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We focus on bridging the gap between rigorous research and best practice relating to children's mental health. We hold a body of knowledge and act as information hub for sharing best practice to benefit all of those who work with children. Visit our website (https://www.acamh.org/) for a host of free evidence-based mental health resources.
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Missing the Context: Social Inequalities and School-Based Mental Health Interventions
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Karen Mansfield discusses her JCPP Advances Editorial Perspective ‘Missing the context: The challenge of social inequalities to school‐based mental health interventions’.
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The BAby’s Sleep Questionnaire: Infant Sleep and Parental Understanding and Misperceptions
In this Papers Podcast, Professor Sooyeon (Aly) Suh discusses her co-authored JCPP paper ‘Validation of the Parental Understanding and Misperceptions about BAby’s Sleep Questionnaire using auto-videosomnography’. There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
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Predicating Responses to Insomnia Prevention Programme in Subgroups of At-Risk Adolescents
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Si-Jing Chen discusses her JCPP paper ‘Subtyping at-risk adolescents for predicting response toward insomnia prevention program’. Si-Jing is the first author of the paper. There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
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Conduct or Oppositional Defiant Disorder in Girls: A Cognitive Behavioural Skills Training
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Christina Stadler discuss her co-authored JCPP paper ‘START NOW: a cognitive behavioral skills training for adolescent girls with conduct or oppositional defiant disorder – a randomized clinical trial’. There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
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Colouring the Mind: Racism and Mental Health – The System
‘Colouring the Mind: Racism and Mental Health’ is a new In Conversation mini-series that will explore how racism affects mental health, with a particular focus on racism in the mental health system and racism in the mental health concept.
In this episode, Malaika Okundi and Jessica O’Logbon focus on racism in the mental health system and discuss what the mental health system is, how people of colour are treated in the mental health system, and where we can go from here. -
Self-harm Behaviours and Loneliness: Insights from the OxWell Student Survey
TRIGGER WARNING: Please be aware that this podcast explores themes around the topic of self-harm.
The ‘Insights from the OxWell Student Survey‘ series is a new mini-in conversation series that will explore the OxWell study and the impact of its findings for parents, teachers, policymakers and mental health professionals.
In this episode, Dr. Galit Geulayov and Dr. Rohan Borschmann comment on the findings from the OxWell survey regarding self-harm behaviours as well as informal and formal support for adolescents who self-harm.