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S1 Ep1: Networks of Care: Insights from the Oxwell Student Survey Sep 04, 2023

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DOI: 10.13056/acamh.24650
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, Professor Mina Fazel, Dr. Emma Soneson, and Dr. Simon White will provide insight into what the OxWell Student Survey is, discuss some key findings, and explore the implications of these findings for networks of care.
Discussion points include:

What the OxWell Student Survey is, and how it came about.
How mental health support was studied and how they arrived at the networks of care analysis.
Insight into where young people most likely found support when it came to their mental health.
The preferences of different groups of young people in terms of accessing mental health support.
How we can make child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) better suited to help young people.
How we can support friends and family as the most commonly-accessed sources of support.
How we can partner with schools to better support young people’s mental health.

OxWell is a large-scale student survey designed to measure the wellbeing of children and young people. It looks at mental wellbeing, anxiety, indicators of vulnerability such as bullying and loneliness, school experience, access to services, safety online and many more areas. It is a joint effort between schools, young people, the NHS, local authorities and the OxWell research team at the University of Oxford’s Department of Psychiatry.

Barriers & Facilitators Of Implementation Of Evidence-Based Interventions In CYP Mental Health Care Aug 29, 2023

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DOI: 10.13056/acamh.24715
In this Papers Podcast, Ari Peters-Corbett, Dr. Sheryl Parke, Dr. Holly Bear, and Dr. Tim Clarke discuss their co-authored CAMH review paper ‘Barriers and facilitators of implementation of evidence-based interventions in children and young people’s mental health care – a systematic review‘ (https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12672).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

A definition of key terms, including ‘evidence-based practice’, ‘implementation science’, and ‘implementation framework’.
The motivation behind the study.
The types of organisation barriers, including funding and costs.
The types of clinician and individual level barriers, including perception and attitude around evidence-based practice.
The types of organisation facilitators
The types of clinician and individual facilitators, such as openness to change and access to resources.
The importance of the findings for making recommendations for the future.
Implications of the findings for researchers.
Advice for clinicians and practitioners on how best to use the findings from the paper.
Insight into a case study that highlights some of the take-home messages from the study.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Categorical versus Dimensional Structure of Autism Aug 21, 2023

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DOI: 10.13056/acamh.24547
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Tom Frazierdiscusses his JCPP Advances paper ‘Categorical versus dimensional structure of autism spectrum disorder: A multi-method investigation’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12142). Tom is the first author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

What is meant by ‘categorical’ and ‘dimensional’ in the context of neuropsychiatric diagnoses?
The evidence that suggests that autism is ‘categorical’ instead of ‘dimensional’.
The implications of this study for researchers and those searching for major drivers of the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) phenotype.
The implication of findings for clinicians and other child and adolescent professionals.
Whether these findings could change the way children and young people are assessed for autism.
The implications of the results on the way autism is classified.

Transdiagnostic Profiles of Behaviour and Communication: Academic and Socioemotional Functioning and Neural White Matter Organisation Aug 14, 2023

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DOI: 10.13056/acamh.24540
In this Papers Podcast, Dr.Silvana Mareva discusses her JCPP paper ‘Transdiagnostic profiles of behaviour and communication relate to academic and socioemotional functioning and neural white matter organisation’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13685). Silvana is the first author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

An insight into CALM (the Centre for Attention, Learning, and Memory), including its aims and transdiagnostic approach.
Co-morbidity as one of the main challenges to the current diagnostic system.
The sub-groups identified through grouping children with similar behavioural profiles, irrespective of their diagnostic status.
The importance of focusing on neural white matter organisation.
Implications for child and adolescent mental health professionals and those working in education.

Mind the Missing NSE Gap: The Influence of Non-shared Environment on Symptoms of Behaviour Problems Aug 07, 2023

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DOI: 10.13056/acamh.24536
In this Papers Podcast, Aga Gidziela discusses her JCPP paper ‘Explaining the influence of non-shared environment (NSE) on symptoms of behaviour problems from preschool to adulthood: mind the missing NSE gap’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13729).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

A definition of non-shared environment and examples of non-shared environmental factors.
A definition of what is meant by the ‘missing NSE gap’.
The implications of the finding that school environments do not have a major impact with a shared or non-shared environment when it comes to behavioural problem outcomes in adulthood, and that the strongest predictive processes are in fact genetic.
How can we narrow the missing non-shared environment gap?
The implications of the findings for child and adolescent mental health professionals, parents, and teachers.

Changes in UK Parental Mental Health Symptoms Over the COVID-19 Pandemic Jul 31, 2023

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DOI: 10.13056/acamh.24341
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Simona Skripkauskaite discusses her JCPP Advances paper ‘Changes in UK parental mental health symptoms over 10 months of the COVID-19 pandemic’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12139).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

The importance of focusing on parental mental health in the context of the pandemic.
The different trajectories associated with changes in parental anxiety, stress, and depression over the pandemic.
The types of circumstances and inequalities that put parents most at risk, and the types of circumstances that were protective.
The implications of the findings for child and adolescent mental health professionals.
The messages that policymakers should take from this research.

Paternal Perinatal Stress and its Impact on Infants and Children Jul 24, 2023

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DOI: 10.13056/acamh.24336
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Fiona Challacombe discusses her JCPP paper ‘Paternal perinatal stress is associated with children’s emotional problems at 2 years’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13695). Fiona is the first author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

Why fathers have been largely left out of the picture in terms of parental mental health in pregnancy and post-partum, and why it is important to include them.
How the engagement of fathers in clinical services could be improved.
The impact of father’s mental health on infant and child development.
Does paternal emotional stress exert a different influence on infants and children in comparison to maternal emotional distress?
Implications of their findings for health care providers and child and adolescent mental health professionals.
The existing intervention strategies and targeted interventions that are found to work for paternal perinatal stress, and what more could be done.

Dramatherapy Interventions to Alleviate Emotional Distress and Support Wellbeing Jul 17, 2023

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DOI: 10.13056/acamh.24112
In this Papers Podcast, Eleanor Keillerdiscusses her JCPP Advances Special Issue 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’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12145).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

What is ‘Dramatherapy’ and why it is well suited for children and young people.
Why dramatherapy has ‘slipped under the radar’ when it comes to research.
Recommendations for how dramatherapy can be best used to support children and young people.
Implications of the findings from the paper for child and adolescent mental health professionals.
Recommendations for those considering future research in dramatherapy.

Single Session Interventions: Expanding Current Provision and Improving Early Access Jul 10, 2023

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DOI: 10.13056/acamh.24330
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Maria Loades discusses her co-authored Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal paper ‘Technology Matters: Online, self-help single session interventions could expand current provision, improving early access to help for young people with depression symptoms, including minority groups‘ (https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12659).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

How do single session interventions work and what they entail.
The drop-out rate among young people for repeat attendance interventions.
The groups of young people that are more likely to drop-out of repeat attendance interventions.
Why young people often disengage from the repeat attendance model of care.
The advantages of single session interventions.
Effectiveness of single session interventions on depression symptoms.
Single session interventions as an expansion, rather than a replacement, of current provisions.
Implications of findings for child and adolescent mental health professionals.

Why we need families in genomic research on developmental psychopathology Jul 03, 2023

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DOI: 10.13056/acamh.24086
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Rosa Cheesman discusses her JCPP Advances paper ‘Why we need families in genomic research on developmental psychopathology’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12138).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:

Rosa’s experience of being a participant in the Twins Early Development Study and how this influenced her.
The two related challenges at the cutting edge of genomic research on developmental psychopathology.
Three approaches to bring the family context back into genomic research.
Why developmental psychologists are well placed to capitalise on strategies to bring families into genomic research.
How developmental psychologists might be encouraged to be more involved.

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