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The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Global Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health at the Child Mind Institute Announces Inaugural Communicator Fellow in Partnership With the Carter Center

Child Mind Intitute

Ndayiziga will take part in the Carter Centers Climate Change Mental Health Fellowship thanks to the support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) as part of its Global Health Initiative (GHI). We are delighted to announce Mr. Avit Ndayiziga as our inaugural SNF Global Center Communicator Fellow.

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Addressing the Silent Mental Health Crisis of Children and Youth Around the World

Child Mind Intitute

The Current Landscape: A Need for Cultural Sensitivity Children and adolescents in LMICs face severe challenges that greatly affect their mental health, including high levels of poverty, exposure to child labor, violence, conflict, and limited access to education. Yet data on their mental health needs are severely lacking.

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Your Guide To CAMHS Services

The London Psychiatry Centre

If your child has been struggling with mental, emotional, or behavioural issues, you may be wondering about Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) Services. These are services that run in areas around the UK to support children and young people with their mental health. Did you know? What is CAMHS?

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Dr Patricia Byrne in the Irish Times: Children experiencing mental illness can’t afford to wait for reform to happen by magic

College of Psychiatrists of Ireland

Following the publication of A Model of Governance and Management Structures for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Ireland on 25 March, Chair of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Faculty Dr Patricia Byrne wrote an opinion piece for the Irish Times, published today.

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ADHD In Children: How To Spot The Signs And Help Them Thrive

The London Psychiatry Centre

The first signs of ADHD are usually seen by pre-school age. Most children are diagnosed between the ages of six and 12 once they start school and their behaviour can be observed as being different to other children. What’s the difference between ADD and ADHD? You may have heard ADD and ADHD used interchangeably.

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Collaborative Solutions: Cross-Sector Partnerships Transforming Mental Health Data Systems Across Cultures

Child Mind Intitute

Mental health conditions now account for a staggering 16 percent of the noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) burden, with disproportionate impacts on young people living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Humanitarian imperative New research projects that expand mental health interventions could contribute USD 4.3

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From a Paranoid Schizophrenia Diagnosis to a Peer Researcher in Nigeria

Mad in America

I always wanted and still want to help children and adolescents who are going through the things I went through when I was at their age. I was and am still very optimistic about children and adolescents who have learning difficulties or behavioral challenges because I believe that there are many abilities in every disability.