Trauma commissioned videos on ACAMH Learn
Making Sense of Trauma: Psychological Coping Mechanisms in Young People
Richard Meiser-Stedman discusses how children process trauma and the factors influencing their development of PTSD.
Complex PTSD
Dr. Rachel Hiller addresses the complexities of trauma, delving into various classifications including trauma, complex trauma, developmental trauma, and PTSD.
What makes an event traumatic? An explanation from psychological theory
David Trickey explores the prevalence of potentially traumatic events in children and young people.
Exploring differences in the diagnosis and treatment decisions for children in care compared to their peers
Rosie McGuire leads an in-depth exploration of an experimental study that examines disparities in diagnosing and treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in young people in care compared to their non-care peers.
Trauma: Myth Busting
Professor Sarah Halligan’s talk provides an introduction to PTSD in children and adolescents, addressing common myths about the disorder.
Autism and Trauma
Dr. Daniel Hoover discusses a concerning reality: children with autism face a higher risk of experiencing abuse, neglect, and victimisation compared to typically developing children, with rates approximately 2-3 times higher.
Trauma podcasts on ACAMH Learn
Intergenerational Consequences of Racism in the United Kingdom
Dr. Yasmin Ahmadzadeh discusses her co-authored CAMH journal paper ‘Intergenerational consequences of racism in the United Kingdom: a qualitative investigation into parents’ exposure to racism and offspring mental health and well-being’.
Neurobiological Consequences of Childhood Maltreatment: The Implications for Practitioners
Assistant Professor Jacqueline Samson and Associate Professor Martin Teicher discuss their co-authored JCPP paper ‘Practitioner Review: Neurobiological consequences of childhood maltreatment – clinical and therapeutic implications for practitioners’
Compassionate Care and Compassion Fatigue in CAMHS
Dr. Lucy Maddox is currently researching compassionate care and compassion fatigue in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and is also passionate about the wider dissemination of psychology ideas.
Colouring the Mind: Racism and Mental Health – The Concept
Malaika Okundi and Jessica O’Logbon focus on the concept of racism in mental health and discuss definitions of race, racism, and mental health as concepts.
Dramatherapy Interventions to Alleviate Emotional Distress and Support Wellbeing
Eleanor Keiller discusses her JCPP Advances paper ‘A systematic review of dramatherapy interventions used to alleviate emotional distress and support the well-being of children and young people aged 8–18 years old’.
Supporting Children, Adolescents, and Families Impacted by Conflict and Forced Displacement
Dr. Janna Metzler discusses establishing an evidence-base for programmes used to support children and families impacted by conflict and forced displacement.
Psychological Legacies of Intergenerational Trauma
Dr. Andrew Wooyoung Kim, Assistant Professor in biological anthropology at the University of California. Andrew is the first author of the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP) paper ‘Psychological legacies of intergenerational trauma under South African apartheid: Prenatal stress predicts greater vulnerability to the psychological impacts of future stress exposure during late adolescence and early adulthood in Soweto, South Africa’
Mental health of young asylum seekers and refugees in the context of COVID-19
Dr. Matthew Hodes, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Imperial College London. The focus of this podcast is on the mental health of young refugees and asylum seekers. Furthermore, with ‘Healing’ as the theme of Refugee Week 2022 (20 – 26 June), Matthew comments on how optimistic he is that healing is possible for dislocated children and young people.
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors’ Perception of CAMHS
Dr. Gwladys Demazure, a clinical psychologist and recent PhD graduate in clinical psychology and psychopathology from the University of Grenoble-Alpes, France. Gwladys is the first author of the CAMH Review article, ‘Unaccompanied Refugee Minors’ Perception of Mental Health Services and Professionals – A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies’.
Early Trauma and the Importance of Early Relationships
In this podcast, we are joined by Sally Hogg, Deputy CEO at the Parent Infant Foundation, to discuss early trauma and the importance of early relationships.
Supporting Child Refugees in Educational Settings
For this podcast, for Refugee Week, we are joined by Dr. Tina Rae, Consultant Educational and Child Psychologist and ACAMH Board Member. The focus of this podcast is on child refugees and how best to support them within educational settings.
WACIT; Refugee Mental Health and the Impact of Trauma
For this podcast, for Refugee Week, we are joined by Professor Panos Vostanis, professor of Child Mental Health at the University of Leicester, and founder of the organisation World Awareness for Children in Trauma (WACIT).
Therapeutic Engagement with Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Minors
For this podcast, for Refugee Week, we are joined by Dr. Hayley Rajpal, a child and adolescent psychotherapist with a specialism in working with looked after children and their networks.