Tag: CAMHS
Yoga as a complementary therapy for children with SEND
Lisa Harwood provides a guide to how yoga practices compliment many of the therapies accessed by SEND children and young people.
Yoga is the union of...
Point of view: parent : PDA doesn’t exist, apparently
Tom Browne fights for his children’s education.
Let me talk about my son George who is 13 and has autism with the Pathological Demand Avoidance...
Building Sensorimotor Systems in Children with Developmental Trauma: A Model For...
Sarah Lloyd is a specialist occupational therapist, with decades of experience working in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) and with a commitment...
School avoidance : Unlocking brighter futures
Samantha Lea discusses how the right balance of academic and vocational opportunities in a nurturing supportive environment can provide even the most long-term school...
Point of view : parent : Our Journey
Denise Mitchell highlights the battles she has faced to get the right education for her son.
My son Matthew, 18, and has a diagnosis of...
Assessment of Autism during the Covid 19
The aim, in this article is to provide comparative information on the BOSA with its scoring approaches, key logistical considerations for assisting CAMHS clinicians...
Communicating about communication
Candice Lazarus and Helen Kirk look at the role of speech and language therapists in child mental health
Mental health reforms are faltering
The Government’s plan to transform mental health care for children and young people is facing serious barriers, says a new report by the Young...
Tackling the mental health “time-bomb”
A new campaign is seeking to galvanise a mass movement for change in children and young people’s mental health.
A recent poll by YoungMinds found...
New child mental health initiative
The Department of Health is to fund a consortium of experts to deliver a £2.2m educational and advice programme to improve mental health outcomes...