PMHA

The Paediatric Mental Health Association. A multidisciplinary group of professionals working together to promote mental wellbeing in children & young people.

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Find out more from these great resources. #PMHA25

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Learning so much from @toks_dr and Nicola Herberholz about Moral Injury in Paediatrics.

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A digital, needs-based approach may help the 90% of children with mental health difficulties who can be appropriately and safely treated by non-specialist services in the community

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Sobering statistics from @annamoore1978 in the Otto Wolfe lecture

Despite increasing need for mental health services for CYP, the annual national budget for CAMHS is equivalent to the annual turnover of ONE London teaching hospital

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How can AI help with early intervention and prevention of mental health disorders?

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One way to proactively address these needs and prevent escalation? Develop and use a positive behaviour support (PBS) plan

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Ruth Jacobs from Certified Minds reminds us that all behaviour is information, and often meets a need.

Rather than telling CYP the risks of their behaviours, we need to understand what need is being met by the behaviour #pmha25

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Reframing challenging behaviours as safety behaviours can help us be more curious and compassionate

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Rather than trying to change the child, maybe we should be challenged to change the environment instead #pmha25

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Thought provoking talk from @JoPavlopoulou on the emotional burden experienced by neurodivergent children and young people.

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New paradigm exploring how challenging encounters and settings experienced by neurodivergent individuals can lead to depression

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Sensory differences can be explained using zones of regulation and personalised to each child. Great way to help children and those around them to understand the impact of different sensory inputs

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Really important point raised by Kate Fielding when considering sensory processing in children with neurodivergence. Children's ability to learn is optimised if their sensory needs are met #pmha25

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haven’t been on here in a bit.. but excited to be wake up to these views for #PMHA25 today&tomorrow! 🧠🩺

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Very interesting upcoming study considering the impact of digital sleep support on insomnia in ADHD. Families (outside of trial centres) can self-refer.

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Next up we have Ms Lucy Smith from @DISCA_ADHDsleep talking about digital sleep support for children with ADHD #pmha25

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Children with ADHD (without sleep difficulties) typically have 1 hour less sleep with no reduction in function compared to children without ADHD.

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A key area where we can help: ensuring ARFID and complex feeding/eating issues are mentioned in the EHCP and reasonable adjustments suggested

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Kicking off the #pmha25 conference with a talk from Dr Gabriel Whitlingham on ARFID. A super important talk for paediatricians of all specialties

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Interventions can be considered using Maslow's hierarchy, treating most serious issues first