Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH)

Dec 17 2024 316 ep. 25 mins 502
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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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Personalising Treatment in Child Mental Health: Leveraging and Extending IPDMA Methodology

Dec 17 2024 32 mins  
To improve outcomes for youth who do not respond optimally to existing treatments, we need to identify robust predictors, moderators, and mediators that are ideal targets for personalisation in mental health care. Professor Jennifer Hudson and Lizél-Antoinette Bertie explore extending IPDMA methodology to drive treatment personalisation in child mental health.

Our Children are Our Future: Socio-economic Inequality and Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Dec 09 2024 34 mins  
With our children being our future and our long-term societal wellbeing depending on them, Professor Kate Pickett and Professor Richard Wilkinson explore the impact of socio-economic inequality on child and adolescent mental health.

For better or for worse? Intended and unitended consequences of science communication

Dec 02 2024 37 mins  
https://acamhlearn.org/Learning/For_better_or_for_worse_Intended_and_unintended_consequences_of_science_communication/97fc6c78-93ac-485d-98c4-dd35e9272c51 Recently, there has been an increase in the amount of effort dedicated to ensuring that scientific knowledge can be mobilised to make a positive impact on individuals and society. In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Fatos Selita and Pr

‘There, the dance is – at the still point of the turning world’: Coregulation and Dysregulation During Early Development

Nov 26 2024 42 mins  
During development we transition from coregulation (where regulatory processes are shared between child and caregiver) to self-regulation. Professor Sam Wass and Dr. Celia Smith explore their findings on early child-caregiver interactions and the implications for practitioners in this podcast.

Maternal Disapproval of Friends: Impact on Peer Status and Child Conduct Problems

Nov 18 2024 23 mins  
Conduct problems pose a special challenge to parents. Professor Goda Kaniušonytė and Professor Brett Laursen consider if mothers harm peer relations when they respond to child conduct problems by expressing disapproval of friends.

Nature and Nurture in Fussy Eating

Nov 11 2024 36 mins  
Food fussiness describes the tendency to eat a small range of foods, due to pickiness and/or reluctance to try new foods. Dr. Ali Fildes, Dr. Moritz Herle, Dr. Zeynep Nas, and Dr. Clare Llewellyn explore their research into the trajectory of fussy eating from toddlerhood to early adolescence.

Social Media Experiences and Proximal Risk for Adolescent Suicidal Ideation

Nov 07 2024 13 mins  
https://acamhlearn.org/Learning/Social_Media_Experiences_and_Proximal_Risk_for_Adolescent_Suicidal_Ideation/d4b12557-f441-4539-89f1-822fb18e1681 Social media has received considerable attention as a potential risk factor for adolescent suicide. In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Jessica Hamilton discusses her JCPP paper ‘Positive and negative social media experiences and proximal risk

Associations between Developmental Trajectories of Emotional Problems and Early Adult Alcohol Use Behaviours

Oct 28 2024 29 mins  
https://acamhlearn.org/Learning/Associations_between_Developmental_Trajectories_of_Emotional_Problems_and_Early_Adult_Alcohol_Use_Behaviours/b43ab080-1dc5-4a54-9b13-ee81a1a9d3ed In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Tong Chen discusses her JCPP paper ‘Developmental trajectories of child and adolescent emotional problems: associations with early adult alcohol use behaviours’. There is a

Artificial Intelligence and its Potential for Supporting Clinical Observations of Child Behaviour

Oct 21 2024 32 mins  
https://acamhlearn.org/Learning/Artificial_Intelligence_and_its_Potential_for_Supporting_Clinical_Observations_of_Child_Behaviour/54bf300d-d331-4ebe-8a06-b130497db5f8 How can artificial intelligence be used to support clinical observation of child behaviour? Professor Helen Minnis and Professor Alessandro Vinciarelli discuss their recent CAMH paper on ‘The use and potential of

Exploring Developmental Language Disorder Prevalence, Risk Factors And Support

Oct 14 2024 38 mins  
In the run up to Developmental Language Disorder Day on Friday 18 October we talk to Shaun Ziegenfusz, Lecturer, School of SHS - Speech Pathology, Griffith University, and Co-CEO of The DLD Project, Australia. Shaun discusses: 1. What Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is and the typical age of onset. 2. Common co-occurring difficulties that individuals with DLD may present wi