Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) is a UK based charitable body with stated objects of "the advancement of all matters concerning the mental health and development of children, young people and their families by promoting and disseminating scientific research and scholarship, and their implications for the evidence-base of multi-disciplinary clinical practice." ACAMH's membership comprises a diverse group of clinicians, practitioners, and researchers working across various domains of child and adolescent mental health. It maintains a network of branches across the UK.
ACAMH activities include Organizing conferences, training events, and masterclasses on topical issues; providing online Continuing Professional Development resources; running special interest groups to further various disciplines; and to share information and best practices. It publishes several peer-reviewed journals:
- Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP)
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH)
- JCPP Advances