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Thursday 25 September - Session information

1.30pm to 3.00pm parallel sessions – three options, please choose one to attend

Session 1:

Digital psychosocial intervention for adolescents with depression and anxiety on the waitlist for CYPMHS - Prof Tamsin Ford (Chair)

• Evolving Digital Therapy from a Brief Psychosocial Intervention - Professor Ian Goodyer

  Brief Psychosocial Intervention (BPI) for mood disordered adolescents was adopted by NICE Uk as an approved treatment for moderate to severely depressed adolescents attending CYPMHS. With the growth in referrals and no likely increase in clinical staff to cope with rising demand a valid digital therapy for support / Intervention may reduce waitlist cases and/or prevent decline in mental state in those needing face to face treatment. Here I describe the translation of BPI concept and principles into a digital format.

• Fitting the Dr in your pocket: the landscape for a digital BPI (Brief Psychosocial Intervention) - Dr Raphael Kelvin

  Where have we been, and where are we going with CYPMHS? How do we now meet the burgeoning needs of our children and young people’s mental health? Bearing in mind the 10-yr health plan, policy before and the current regulatory landscape for digital mental health tech, I will illustrate how we are planning the translational science to deliver a self-service digital version of BPI. Perhaps becoming one of ‘The Drs in your pocket’.

• Introducing Brief Psychosocial Intervention (BPI) in a NHS CAMHS setting - Dr Matthew Hodes

  Recent years have seen increased demand for accessible evidence based interventions for adolescent depression. This talk outlines some of the key steps in establishing BPI in a NHS Trust. These include the development of the depression pathway, gaining management support for BPI and a training programme, implementing the training and embedding the therapists in service settings. Data on outcomes of BPI and consideration of its role for those with ASD are discussed. Some opportunities and challenges in maintaining provision of BPI are presented.

• Digital psychosocial intervention for adolescents with depression and anxiety - Dr Anne-Marie Burn

Session 2:

Prescribing and discontinuing medications in early psychosis

Prof James Scott, University of Queensland, Australia

Despite well-established evidence to improve clinical care for people with early psychosis, current prescribing practices do not align with treatment guidelines. A practical clinical framework to support evidence-based prescribing for people with early psychosis will be presented. Key principles within the framework include: (1) medication choice informed by adverse effects; (2) metabolic monitoring at baseline and continuously; (3) comprehensive and regular medication risk-benefit assessment and psychoeducation; (4) routine early consideration of long-acting injectable formulations (preferably driven by informed patient choice); (5) identification and treatment of mania with lithium; and (6) early consideration of clozapine when treatment refractory criteria are met.

Session 3:

Health, justice and values;  embedding, ethical thinking and practice

Dr Jeremy Burn, Dr Hannah Wishart and Dr Michael Jewell. Dr Heidi Hales (Chair)

In our workshop here last year we trialled a vignette survey in which participants explained their decision-making around whether the child in each vignette needed secure care. We have analysed over 100 responses to 5 different clinical vignettes and will present the findings, with analysis of what factors impact upon the recommendations made by professionals and discuss how this furthers our understanding in how we respond to the needs of children with risk behaviours.

3.30pm to 5.00pm parallel sessions – three options, please choose one to attend

Session 4:

Child psychiatrists  - the need for leadership, innovation and sustainability

Dr Elaine Lockhart (Chair), Dr Anupam Bhardwaj and Dr Dush Mahadevan

Over the past 20 years the prevalence of childhood mental illness has increased, the number of referrals to specialist services has rocketed, the number of consultant child psychiatrists has stalled. At the same time there has been a mushrooming of mental health awareness and different supports offered in other health and community services. The recent STADIA study found that many children and young are not accepted into specialist services even when they meet clinical criteria for mental illness using a structured tool, the DAWBA and only 10% within services received a formal diagnosis. Child psychiatrists can't see all children with mental illness and our services are still hard to reach for those who are most socially marginalised. This symposium will explore how child psychiatrists can support all aspects of their team’s functioning and their engagement with their communities through working differently. We will talk about how providing consultation within our services and our communities helps build a better understanding of where the greatest need is and empowers others to join in this work, with examples from collaborative work within primary care and schools. Finally we talk about the need for service transformation and the role of psychiatrists as clinical and strategic leaders, educators and advocates for children. We will reflect on how many colleagues in health, education, social care and the third sector recognise their role in supporting children who are struggling with their mental health and may develop mental illness, but who lack confidence and competence to do this. 

Session 5:

Eating disorders: from community based research to improving services - Prof Tamsin Ford (Chair)

• Prevalence of Eating Disorders in Children and Young People in England: findings from the MHCYP Survey and the OxWell Student Survey - Dr Clara Faria

  The main aim of this presentation is to provide an overview of the latest research regarding eating difficulties and eating disorders (EDs) screening and prevalence estimates in the community. I will be presenting findings from two datasets - the first is a large population based English cohort (the Mental Health of Children and Young People National Surveys) and the second is a large cross sectional school based survey (the OxWell Student Survey).

• Respect, Safety, and Discovery: a new way of working with young people with treatment-resistant eating disorders and RISH - Dr Robyn McCarron

  Whilst most young people with eating disorders recover in the community, a subset of complex young people deteriorate in the face of traditional evidence-based interventions. These young people are at high risk of sustained restrictive interventions, dependence on nasogastric feeding, and iatrogenic harm. Over the past year the Darwin Centre for Young People has developed a new therapeutic model for working with young people with treatment-resistant eating disorders and RISH. Grounded in values of respect, safety, and discovery, the model uses core processes of contracting, containment, exploration, and individuation to create hope in sustainable change and a life worth living.

• Eating disorders - Dr Benjamin Geers
• Eating disorders - Dr Katherine Holland

Session 6:

Developing clinical care pathways for psychiatry care in children with rare disorders: examples from UK Centre for Interventional Paediatric Psychopharmacology and Rare Diseases (CIPPRD) and CHI Crumlin Clinics for 22q11DS, Romano-Ward Syndrome, and SCID - Prof Fiona McNicholas (Chair)

• Integrated Care for 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome - Dr Veselina Gadancheva

  22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome (22q11.2DS) is a microdeletion syndrome with a prevalence of 1 in 2,000–3,000 live births. It is characterised by multisystemic clinical features, significant individual variability, a high prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders, and diverse psychiatric comorbidities, including psychosis.
  This presentation describes the development of a liaison psychiatry clinic for children with 22q11.2DS, integrated into a paediatric hospital care pathway. As part of the service, additional support has been made available to parents and young people with 22q11.2DS through mental health psychoeducation, parenting groups, and social support groups.
  The challenges associated with transition to adult services are also being explored.

• Developing clinical care pathways - Dr Laura Bond
• Developing clinical care pathways - Dr Sinead Murphy
• Developing clinical care pathways - Prof Paramala Santosh

Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Conference

 Friday 26 September 2025 - Session information

11.30am to 1.00pm parallel sessions – two options, please choose one to attend

 Session 1:

 Improving physical health care for young people in child and adolescent mental health services - Dr Shermin Imran (Chair)

Dr Rebekah Carney, Dr Naomi Wilson and Dr Ed Beveridge, RCPsych Presidential Lead for Physical Health

People living with severe mental illness continue to experience poorer physical health outcomes and greater health inequalities than the general population, resulting in a 20-year premature mortality rate. Despite growing awareness and a range of policy solutions such as health check programmes, the problem is getting worse and becoming more apparent at an early stage. Young people with mental illnesses and neurodevelopmental conditions (such as Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) experience similar poor mental and physical outcomes, many of which have the same underlying risk factors. The seeds for poor physical health outcomes, including high rates of long-term conditions and multimorbidity, are sown early in life and link to wider socio-economic determinants of health. Many of the solutions lie in other policy areas (including education and local government), but there is scope within health and social care to intervene much earlier in life than we currently do. In our symposium we will be making a range of recommendations for children and young people’s services which have been developed with input from specialists and young people with lived experience. We will introduce the 网曝黑料 upcoming position statement on physical health (2025/26) emphasising the need for prevention and earlier intervention. Specific examples of clinical practice and research with young people experiencing serious mental illness, emerging mental ill-health and neurodevelopmental conditions will be presented covering a range of clinical populations and settings to equip delegates with a wealth of knowledge to take away. 

Session 2:

Adolescents in the wild web: bringing order to chaos through research

Prof Fiona McNicholas (Chair), Dr Laura Bond and Dr Iris Ji

This symposium explores the evolving relationship between digital content, social media, and adolescent mental health (MH). Drawing on interdisciplinary research, it examines how exposure to streamed media and online discourse may influence young people’s developmental and psychological wellbeing. 

Speaker 1 will introduce a widely viewed Netflix series ‘adolescence’, outlining key themes such as identity, isolation, and gender dynamics.  (10mins) 

Speaker 2 will present a mixed methods media analysis of five major UK and Irish outlets selected for their high youth readership. All articles published in the six months before and after the Netflix series release will be identified via systematic keyword searches (e.g. “incel,” “femcel,” “manosphere,” “misogyny”) in media databases. (15 mins) 

Speaker 3 will focus on the links between social media use—and misuse—in adolescent MH, reviewing current evidence linking digital engagement with loneliness, anxiety, and body image concerns. (20mins) 

Speaker 4 will address parental roles in the digital landscape, presenting new tools to assess parents’ understanding of social media and its impact on adolescents. It will highlight challenges faced by both mothers and fathers in keeping pace with rapidly evolving platforms and online behaviours. Strategies for supporting parents through key developmental transitions will be reviewed, alongside implications for clinical practice and policy aligned with recent UK and international initiatives. (20mins) 

Discussion: 25 mins 

Together, these talks offer a comprehensive view of digital influences on adolescent mental health and opportunities for evidence-informed support. 

2.00pm to 3.30pm parallel sessions – two options, please choose one to attend

Session 3:

Innovations in neurostimulation in child and adolescent mental health - Dr Shruti Garg (Chair)

• The efficacy of external Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation (TNS) in youth with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): a multi-centre, double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled, parallel-group, phase IIb trial - Dr Aldo Conti

  External trigeminal nerve stimulation (TNS) received FDA clearance in 2019 as the first device-based, non-pharmacological treatment for ADHD, based on a small pilot sham-controlled RCT reporting symptom improvement in 62 children with ADHD. We conducted a confirmatory, multi-centre, double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled, phase IIb trial in 150 children and adolescents with ADHD. Participants received nightly real (n=75) or sham (n=75) TNS for four weeks. Intention-to-treat analysis showed no significant group differences in ADHD symptom reduction (primary outcome) (adjusted mean difference = 0.83; 95% CI –2.47 to 4.13; p=0.622; d=0.09). No serious adverse events occurred. TNS appears safe but does not demonstrate clinical efficacy for paediatric ADHD. ISRCTN82129325. Prof Stephen Jackson

• Repetetive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for adolesents with depression - Prof Steven Marwaha

  The session will outline the previous evidence in this area, and the TRIDENT study

• Innovations in neurostimulation - Dr Sue Fen Tan

Session 4:

Navigating during a storm: Improving information provision about CAMHS services for young people and parents/carers - Dr Josephine Holland (Chair)

lthough often referred to as a single entity, CAMHS is an umbrella term encompassing a network of teams, with structures that vary by region. As young people and their families navigate these services, they often face multiple transitions. Each transition brings potential challenges: new waiting lists, repeating personal histories, forming new therapeutic relationships, and sometimes losing contact with services altogether. Access to clear, quality information is a critical first step to empowering families in their mental health journeys. Yet, a persistent gap exists between the information available and what young people and parents say they need and can understand.
This symposium will highlight recent innovations aimed at improving how information about services is provided, with a focus on helping young people, families, and professionals better understand the structure, purpose, and scope of CAMHS.

• Please mind the gap: a roadmap to accessible information in South London  - Dr Shuo Zhang

  Young people and their caregivers often report that a lack of clear, high-quality information about mental health services is a barrier to seeking help. In South London, communities asked NHS trusts to improve the information that is available to families whilst they are waiting for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. Dr. Shuo Zhang will showcase the collaborative work that is underway between academic, NHS, and community partners to enhance the availability and quality of local information. By building stronger local partnerships, we hope to increase the dissemination of our information to further support equitable access to mental health services.

  Dr Josephine Holland and Dr Pallab Majumder will explore a project on jointly-held care documents, focusing on what information young people want and how they wish to access it.

• Knowing Where You Are Going - Dr James Roe

A project co-produced with young people and parents/carers to develop a standardised template of essential information all CAMHS websites should display.

• By public transport: From Eccles metro station, take the blue or purple line to St Peter’s Square station, which is approximately a two-minute walk from the hotel.

• By public transport: From the airport, there is a direct service to Manchester Piccadilly station with the northern line. From Eccles metro station, take the blue or purple line to St Peter’s Square station, which is approximately a two-minute walk from the hotel.
• By car: The hotel is about 14 km from the airport and takes around 20 minutes by car via the M56.

• Great Northern NCP Car Park, located on Watson Street, Manchester, M3 4EE 0.2 miles away (about 5-minute walk) as it stands is ?29-50 per 24 Hours
  • Payment is made directly with the NCP
  • Height Restriction - 2.1 Metres (6ft 9ins
• Q-Parks, First St Car Park (M15 4FN) which is off Medlock St 0.5 miles away (about 10-minute walk) and as it stands is ?13.25 per 24 hours
  • Height restriction - 2.3 Meters (7ft 5ins)
  • A 25% discount is available to delegates booking in advance via the Q-Park Webpage and using the code - REHQPFS25

A limited number of superior hotel bedrooms at the l are available for delegates at the rate of ?245 per night. This rate is available on Wednesday 24th, and on Thursday 25th September.

The rate includes:

• Superior King bedroom
• Breakfast is included
• Vat is included
• Complimentary wifi
• Access to gym facilities

To book this, please telephone hotel reservations on 0161 835 9929 and quote : 

• FCAB250925

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The majority of these hotels are within easy walking distance of the conference venue. We recommend contacting hotels directly for the best rates/offers when making your booking. 

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Date: Thursday 25 September 2025

Time: 7.00pm 

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Ticket price per person: ?50

What is included in the ticket price?

• Drink on arrival
• 3 course banquet meal
• 1 glass wine/beer/soft drink

A cash bar will also be available.

This conference is an opportunity to hear about and be inspired by all aspects of working in child and adolescent mental health, and is for:

• Psychiatrists
• Foundation year doctors
• Medical students
• Allied health professionals

• pay using a debit card or credit card and receive instant confirmation and a receipt

• Request a booking form and return it along with details of your bank payment transfer

Fees explained

• The fee include refreshments and lunch
• The fee includes access to conference resources for twelve weeks
• The fee you pay relates to your RCPsych membership status - you can check your status here
• Subsidised rate includes those on lower incomes paying a subsidised RCPsych membership rate (maternity or parental leave, working part time or taking a career break) and International RCPsych Members residing in band D and C countries. 
• Medical Students and Foundation Year Doctors can apply for free RCPsych membership, which then gives you access to reduced conference registration fees, amongst other benefits

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