S2 Ep8: Mind the Kids - Dysgraphia and neurodevelopmental disorders: Insights from research
 Join ACAMH Young Person Ambassador Clara Faria as she speaks with Associate Professor Thomas Gargot, a leading expert in technology-driven mental health solutions for children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions. Professor Gargot, winner of the 2024 ACAMH Digital Innovation Award for Best Digital Intervention, delves into his pioneering research on using electronic tablets and ...
27m Aug 06, 2025
27m
S2 Ep7: Mind the Kids - Navigating Eating Disorders Trauma in CAMHS
In this Mind The Kids podcast junior doctor Clara Faria brings listeners into the heart of child and adolescent mental health care. In this episode, Clara welcomes Dr. Robyn McCarron, consultant psychiatrist at Cambridge’s Darwin Centre, for a candid conversation about the realities and challenges of inpatient care for young people. Trigger warning: Sensitive topics such as restrictive practic...
35m Jul 30, 2025
35m
S2 Ep6: Mind the Kids - From Generation to Generation: Mentorship and Legacy in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Welcome to Mind the Kids, the podcast where we dive into the journeys, innovations, and global perspectives shaping child and adolescent mental health. Your host is Clara Faria, an academic clinical fellow in child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Cambridge. In this special episode, Clars talks to Professor Andrés Martin, Riva Riella Ritvo Professor at the Yale Child Study Center...
30m Jul 23, 2025
30m
S2 Ep5: Mind the Kids - Flourishing Futures: Tom Osborn and the Shamiri Institute
Welcome to Mind the Kids, the podcast where we explore global innovations and stories in youth mental health. Your host is Clara Faria, a child and adolescent psychiatrist in training and research scientist at the University of Cambridge. In this episode, Clara sits down with Tom Osborn—community mobilizer, entrepreneur, research scientist, and founder of the Shamiri Institute in Kenya. Tom sh...
38m Jul 16, 2025
38m
S2 Ep4: Mind the Kids - From Research to Impact: Transforming Youth Mental Health
Step into the world of youth mental health with Mind the Kids. In this episode, host Clara Faria welcomes Professor Giovanni Salum, Senior Vice President of Global Programs at the Child Mind Institute and Associate Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Together, they explore the groundbreaking Brazilian High Risk Cohort Study, which has shaped our understanding of child dev...
39m Jul 09, 2025
39m
S2 Ep3: Mind the Kids - One and done? Single session interventions
How can we make mental health support more accessible and effective for children and adolescents? In this episode of Mind the Kids, host Clara Faria sits down with Professor Maria Loades to explore the promise of single session interventions—a cutting-edge approach designed to deliver immediate, evidence-based help in just one session. Is it really a case of ‘One and done?’. Together, they unp...
39m Jul 02, 2025
39m
S2 Ep2: Mind the Kids - Digital Mental Health: Persuasion, Parenting & Innovation
In this enlightening episode of Mind the Kids, our host Clara Faria, an ACAMH Young Person Ambassador, is joined by Professor Amit Baumel, Associate Professor at the University of Haifa and winner of the 2024 ACAMH Digital Innovation Award. Together, they explore how digital mental health interventions can be designed to truly make a difference—particularly for parents, children, and underserv...
30m Jun 25, 2025
30m
S2 Ep1: Mind the Kids - Mental Health and Exercise
Welcome to the Mind the Kids podcast, and welcome to Clara Faria our host for this series. Mind the Kids is your go-to series for inspiring conversations and expert insights into the mental health of children and young people around the globe. Each episode dives into the latest research, real-world experiences, and practical strategies for supporting young minds. In Clara’s first episode, ‘Me...
38m Jun 18, 2025
38m
S1 Ep7: Mind the Kids - Only the lonely
Welcome to Mind the Kids, the podcast where research meets real-world practice in child and adolescent mental health. Hosted by Dr. Jane Gilmour, Honorary Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Child Development Programme Director at UCL, and Professor Umar Toseeb, expert in child and adolescent mental health and special educational needs, each episode dives into the latest topics from the resear...
43m Jun 11, 2025
43m
S1 Ep6: Mind the Kids - Anxiety and Paranoia: What Lies Beneath?
This episode of the "Mind the Kids" podcast, titled "Anxiety and Paranoia: What Lies Beneath?", features hosts Dr. Jane Gilmour and Prof. Umar Toseeb in conversation with Dr. Jessica Kingston. The discussion unpacks the complexities of paranoia and social anxiety during adolescence, examining how these experiences manifest, their definitions, and what they mean for child development and emotion...
36m Jun 04, 2025
36m
S1 Ep5: Mind the Kids - Reading between the lines
This episode is called 'Reading between the lines' and is part of the "Mind the Kids" podcast series, produced by the Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH). Hosted by Dr. Jane Gilmour and Prof. Umar Toseeb, with guest Dr. Germán Grande, the discussion explores how the home literacy environment shapes children’s reading development and long-term outcomes. The conversation h...
46m May 28, 2025
46m
S1 Ep4: Mind the Kids - Parent plus child factors, does it add up?
We’re excited to share the latest episode of Mind the Kids, hosted by Dr. Jane Gilmour (UCL) and Professor Umar Toseeb (University of York). This episode dives into the complex relationship between parenting styles and infant characteristics, exploring whether their influences on child development are simply additive-or something more nuanced. Joined by special guest Dr. Robert Eves (Bielefeld...
42m May 21, 2025
42m
S1 Ep3: Mind the Kids – Mental Health: Best mates and Classmates
What happens when friendships become the cornerstone of childhood mental health? In this episode of Mind the Kids – Mental Health: Best mates and Classmates, Dr. Jane Gilmour and Professor Umar Toseeb, joined by Dr. Tom Wu, unravel the powerful connections between peer relationships and emotional wellbeing in young people. From the playground to the classroom, the trio explores how friendships...
36m May 14, 2025
36m
S1 Ep2: Mind the Kids - Autism diagnosis: The long and winding road
In this episode, Dr. Jane Gilmour and Professor Umar Toseeb unravel the complexities of autism diagnosis, shining a spotlight on the often-overlooked gender differences and the unique mental health challenges faced by autistic youth. With autism identification rates on the rise and growing recognition of co-occurring conditions, the discussion explores why so many autistic children and young pe...
27m May 07, 2025
27m
S1 Ep1: Mind the Kids - Should we be worried about the Manosphere?
In the premiere episode of Mind the Kids, Dr. Jane Gilmour and Professor Umar Toseeb delve into the world of the Manosphere—an online space where misogynistic content is widespread, especially among young men. Together with Professor Harriet Over, they examine the mental health implications, the growing concerns of educators, and the urgent need for research and community-specific interventions...
38m Apr 30, 2025
38m
Safer Use of Antipsychotics in Youth
What is the culture around prescribing antipsychotics to young people? Are there concerns around over-prescribing antipsychotics in young people? How can we reduce antipsychotics use in children and adolescents? All this and more answered as Jo Carlowe interviews Dr. Robert Penfold about the Safer Use of Antipsychotics in Youth (SUAY) pragmatic trial, as published in the JCPP.
25m Apr 28, 2025
25m
Can oral interventions in late primary school years be effective?
How important is language for children’s development? Is there a relationship between language difficulties and socioeconomic status? Do language interventions improve other aspects of development? All this and more answered as Professor Umar Toseeb interviews Professor Charles Hulme about his recent research into the efficacy of the Oral Language for Literacy Intervention (OLLI) programme.
34m Apr 24, 2025
34m
Screen Time – is it bad for you?
Why is there a growing concern around screen time? Is social media bad for young people’s wellbeing? What is the impact of the digital divide? All this and more answered as Professor Umar Toseeb interviews Professor Pete Etchells about his work, the impact of screen time and social media, and his recent book ‘Unlocked: The Real Science of Screen Time’.
40m Apr 23, 2025
40m
Mental Health and Sexual Minority Individuals
What does the term ‘sexual minority’ mean? Why might sexual minority adolescents have poorer mental health? How can we support sexual minority youth with their mental health? All this and more answered as Professor Umar Toseeb interviews Dr. Kunle Oginni about his research into the mental health of sexual minority individuals, including young people, using genetic research designs.
32m Apr 22, 2025
32m
Childhood Maltreatment and the Maltreatment Measurement Disagreement
What are the different ways in which child maltreatment is measured in research? How do different measures of maltreatment impact the relationship with psychopathology? Why are there inconsistencies in reports of maltreatment? All this and more answered as Professor Umar Toseeb interviews Dr. Oonagh Coleman about why prospective and retrospective measures of maltreatment differ.
33m Apr 19, 2025
33m
New approach to Autism interventions with Social Stories
What are some of the characteristics of autism in childhood? What are Social Stories? How can the Social Stories™ intervention address the social and emotional health of autistic children in UK primary schools? All this and more answered as Professor Umar Toseeb interviews Professor Barry Wright, Dr. Jane Blackwell, Dr. Kerry Bell, and Emma Standley about their pragmatic randomised controlled t...
36m Apr 16, 2025
36m
Global Mental Health and Mental Health Advocacy in Nigeria
What is the Asido Foundation? Why is it important to contextualise mental health in Nigeria? What impact does language have in destigmatising mental health in local communities? All this and more answered as Tanatswa Chikaura interviews Professor Jibril Abdulmalik about the Asido Foundation. The Asido Foundation are the recipients of the 2024 ACAMH Innovative Research, Training or Practice in L...
33m Apr 15, 2025
33m
Social Connection and Adolescent Mental Health Difficulties
What is social connection? How do the three dimensions of social connection impact mental health? Are there cross-country differences for certain social connection factors and their association with mental health difficulties? All this and more answered as Professor Umar Toseeb interviews Dr. Bettina Moltrecht and Dr. Mauricio Hoffmann about their latest research into social connection and adol...
34m Apr 14, 2025
34m
Breaking the Silence on Youth Participatory Action Research
What is Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR)? Why is it important to facilitate YPAR in schools? What is the future for YPAR? All this and more answered as Dr. Clara Faria interviews Jaspar Khawaja and Dr. Chris Bagley about their latest research into Youth Participatory Action Research and the ‘Breaking the Silence’ project.
35m Apr 09, 2025
35m
S1 Ep6: Inside the Teen Brain: Screen-agers
Watch the episode for FREE on ACAMH Learn (https://acamhlearn.org/Learning/Inside_the_Teen_Brain_-_Screen-agers/02c4f633-6b54-49a0-95f1-5858f8191bcc) In this episode of Inside the Teen Brain: Screenagers, Professor Pete Etchells joins Dr. Jane Gilmour to explore the complex relationship between digital technology and adolescent mental health. Professor Etchells challenges common narratives aro...
53m Apr 08, 2025
53m
Dr. Kenisha Jackson; Mental Health Care for Marginalised Children
What is ‘generational trauma’? Do social inequalities play a role in accessing CAMHS? How important is representation in therapy? All this and more answered as Professor Umar Toseeb interviews Dr. Kenisha Jackson about access to, and experiences of, mental health care for marginalised children.
27m Mar 24, 2025
27m
Prof. Gonneke Stevens; Mental Health in a Rapidly Changing World
10.13056/acamh.13687 (https://doi.org/10.13056/acamh.13687) Is adolescent mental health an early warning system for contemporary society? Are mental health difficulties in adolescence on the rise? What societal changes are impacting adolescent mental health? All this and more answered as Professor Umar Toseeb interviews Professor Gonneke Stevens about adolescent mental health in a rapidly chan...
26m Mar 17, 2025
26m
S1 Ep5: Inside the Teen Brain: The Heart of the Matter
Watch the video at Inside the Teen Brain: The Heart of the Matter (https://acamhlearn.org/Learning/Inside_the_Teen_Brain%3a_The_Heart_of_the_Matter/551e3795-7db2-4b0f-9c95-91c4f4fbfdc5) In this episode of Inside the Teen Brain, Dr. Eileen Kennedy-Moore joins Dr. Jane Gilmour to explore the complexities of emotional regulation in adolescence. Dr. Kennedy-Moore discusses how emotions serve as va...
47m Mar 12, 2025
47m
Dimensions of Childhood Adversity - Athena Chow
What are Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)? Do meaningful dimensions of childhood adversity exist? Should victimisation be considered an adverse childhood experience? All this and more answered as Professor Umar Toseeb interviews Athena Chow about her latest research into the existence of meaningful dimensions of childhood adversity.
28m Mar 10, 2025
28m
Prof. Corey Keyes; Flourishing vs Languishing
What is the difference between languishing and depression? Is flourishing an indirect route to happiness? What are the six domains of human excellence? All this and more answered as Professor Umar Toseeb interviews Professor Corey Keyes about his work, the positive psychology movement, and the two continua model of mental health.
37m Mar 05, 2025
37m
S1 Ep4: Inside the Teen Brain: A Second Chance
Watch the video here (https://acamhlearn.org/Learning/Inside_the_Teen_Brain_-_A_Second_Chance/851ece72-177d-4869-889b-e1fb8cd77146) In this episode, Inside the Teen Brain: A Second Chance, Professor Rosie Meek explores the role of risk-taking, peer influence, and emotional regulation in adolescence, particularly among young people in the criminal justice system. She discusses how participation...
33m Feb 27, 2025
33m
Dr. Caitlin Lloyd; Anorexia Nervosa and Neurobiological Mechanisms
What are the neural mechanisms of food choice among adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN)? Is there a link between brain and behaviour among adolescents with AN? Do reward systems play a role early on in illness? All this and more answered as Dr. Clara Faria interviews Dr. Caitlin Lloyd about her research into food choice and neural reward systems in adolescents with anorexia nervosa.
19m Feb 26, 2025
19m
Dr. Michelle Sader; ARFID and the Brain
What is ARFID? Are there structural differences in the brains of children with ARFID symptoms? Does autism and ARFID share neuroanatomical similarities? All this and more answered as Dr. Clara Faria interviews Dr. Michelle Sader about her research into brain differences in children who show symptoms of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID).
29m Feb 24, 2025
29m
No decision about me, without me: Collaborating with young people in mental health research
DOI: 10.13056/acamh.13672 (https://doi.org/10.13056/acamh.13672) In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Alex Lloyd and Romana Saleh discuss their co-authored JCPP Advances Methodological Review ‘No decision about me, without me: Collaborating with young people in mental health research’. There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice. Learning Objectives 1. I...
33m Feb 17, 2025
33m
S1 Ep3: Inside the Teen Brain - 'Risky Business'
Dr. Jane Gilmour talks to Dr. Dominique Thompson An important part of growing up is taking risks... but are our youngest generation still taking enough risks, or the right kind of risks? Are they in fact 'Generation Sensible', or is this a misunderstanding? How can we support them to take good risks whilst supporting their mental health? We cover all this and more in a fascinating discussion a...
29m Feb 11, 2025
29m
Sleep Parameters and Problems in Adolescents With and Without ADHD
Adolescence is characterized by an increase in the rate of sleep problems, which might be even more pronounced in adolescents with ADHD. Dr. Lena Keuppens examines sleep in adolescents with and without ADHD, including sleep parameters, sleep problems and sleep hygiene.
16m Feb 10, 2025
16m
Peer 'Inside the Teen Brain' with Dr. Jane Gilmour
Dr Jane Gilmour talks about the new ACAMH series 'Inside the Teen Brain'. Jane is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist (Hon) at Great Ormond Street Hospital, and Course Director for postgraduate child development programmes at University College London, where she lectures on neuropsychology, neurodevelopmental conditions (Tourette’s syndrome, autism, OCD) and therapeutic issues. She has publishe...
19m Feb 06, 2025
19m
S1: Optimization of Self- or Parent-reported Psychiatric Phenotypes in Longitudinal Studies
The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study is a longitudinal study of US adolescents with a wide breadth of psychiatric, neuroimaging and genetic data that can be leveraged to better understand psychiatric diseases. Dr. Franjo Ivankovic explores the optimisation of self- or parent-reported psychiatric phenotypes in the ABCD study.
28m Feb 04, 2025
28m
S1 Ep2: Inside the Teen Brain - A State of Independence
DOI: 10.13056/acamh.13664 (https://doi.org/10.13056/acamh.13664) In this episode, Inside the Teen Brain: Youth Experience in CAMHS, Isabella Plows shares her lived experience of accessing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and reflects on the key factors that supported her recovery. She highlights the importance of building trusting, consistent relationships with professionals...
25m Jan 27, 2025
25m
Special Educational Needs (SEN) Provision and Academic Outcomes: Exploring the Impact of Teacher Reported Language Difficulties at School Entry
Language ability predicts academic attainment across the curriculum. Teacher report of language difficulties may therefore help schools identify children that require Special Educational Needs (SEN) provision. Dr. Sarah Griffiths explores SEN provision and academic outcomes for children with teacher reported language difficulties at school entry.
28m Jan 27, 2025
28m
Emotion Regulation Difficulties and Differences in Autism
Emotion regulation (ER) difficulties and differences in autism are well documented in both research and clinical literature, negatively impacting well-being for autistic young people. Dr. Nicky Greaves explores emotion regulation difficulties and differences in autism including demand-avoidant presentations
32m Jan 21, 2025
32m
The Diminishing Association between Adolescent Mental Disorders and Educational Performance
A rising prevalence of adolescent mental disorders in the Western world has been widely reported, raising concerns for adolescent development and well-being. Yet it remains uncertain whether the relationship between mental disorders and educational outcomes has also changed over time. Associate Professor Magnus Nordmo explores this.
29m Jan 14, 2025
29m
S1 Ep1: Inside the Teen Brain - Just be Yourself. Dr. Jane Gilmour talks to Prof. Deborah Christie
 Watch the video at https://acamhlearn.org/Learning/Inside_the_Teen_Brain_-_Just_be_Yourself/1cda6d0f-b326-4e89-bd94-55fbfaf0654f Description In this episode, Inside the Teen Brain: Just Be Yourself, Professor Deborah Christie joins Dr. Jane Gilmour to discuss the complexities of identity formation during adolescence. Professor Christie explores how creative therapeutic approaches, such as met...
39m Jan 13, 2025
39m
Personalising Treatment in Child Mental Health: Leveraging and Extending IPDMA Methodology
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.
32m Dec 17, 2024
32m
Our Children are Our Future: Socio-economic Inequality and Child and Adolescent Mental Health
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.
35m Dec 09, 2024
35m
For better or for worse? Intended and unitended consequences of science communication
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 Professor Yulia ...
37m Dec 02, 2024
37m
‘There, the dance is – at the still point of the turning world’: Coregulation and Dysregulation During Early Development
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.
42m Nov 26, 2024
42m
Maternal Disapproval of Friends: Impact on Peer Status and Child Conduct Problems
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.
23m Nov 18, 2024
23m
Nature and Nurture in Fussy Eating
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.
36m Nov 11, 2024
36m
Social Media Experiences and Proximal Risk for Adolescent Suicidal Ideation
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 for suicidal id...
14m Nov 07, 2024
14m