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Child and adolescent mental health: what have we learnt during the Covid-19 pandemic? Looking back, Looking forward
Clinicians and researchers in the field of child and adolescent mental health and other professionals working with children and adolescents have faced significant challenges following the Covid-19 pandemic. But they have also learnt a great deal. The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (https://www.acamh.org/about-acamh/ ) will hold the 2021 Emanuel Miller Memorial Lecture and Conference “Child and adolescent mental health: what have we learnt during the Covid-19 pandemic? Looking back, Looking forward”. This will be presented online via live stream on Thurs 18 March & Fri 19 March 2021, 13.00 - 17.00 UK time, (08.00 - 12 noon Eastern Time).
About the event
The 2021 Emanuel Miller Memorial Lecture and Conference will be a unique opportunity to discuss what has been learnt in terms of impact of the pandemic on child and adolescent mental health, clinical management of mental health conditions in children and adolescents during the pandemic and research in the field, and how clinical practice and research in child and adolescent mental health could change after the pandemic.
A stellar line-up of UK national and international speakers will share their view on specific conditions (eg, support to children and adolescents with Autism spectrum condition, and their families) or more general topics (eg, research priorities) related to child and adolescent mental health.
Who should attend
This day would be particularly beneficial to all those who work with children affected with mental health issues, such as; Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists and Psychologists, Speciality Doctors, Clinical leads, Nurse Practitioners, Educational Psychologists, and Social Workers.
Additionally, it is also relevant to those conducting research in the field of child and adolescent mental health, including Directors of research, Professors, Senior researchers, Principal investigators, Associate Professors, Researchers or Investigators, Assistant researchers, Post-doctoral fellow, Ph.D. students, Junior researchers.
Registration is here: https://www.acamh.org/event/miller21/
About ACAMH
ACAMH is over 60 years old. Themembership comprises a diverse group of clinicians, practitioners and world-leading child mental health researchers, working across an array of child and adolescent mental health domains.