Campaigns

The ACP supports Speak for Babies #IMHAW 2024.

The ACP supports 'moving more for our mental health'.

The ACP supports World Refugee Day 2024.

The ACP supports Maternal Mental Health Week 2024.

The ACP supports Earth Day 2024.

The ACP supports World Autism Acceptance Week 2024.

The ACP supports Self Injury Awareness Day #SIAD 2024.

The ACP supports the 'Beats' Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2024.

The ACP supports Children’s Mental Health Week 2024.

Bullying – how to support children and young people

In support of International Woman's day, we spoke to Ann Mary Tandy about about her experiences of working and living in South Africa.

In support of the Eating Disorder Awareness week, we spoke to Jeanne Magagna about a psychoanalytic understanding of eating disorders.

We are delighted to share how some members have worked in other ways to promote the development of good mental health for babies, children and young people.

We spoke to Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist at the Portman Clinic, which specialises in working with traumatised young people.

For World Prematurity Day 2021, we spoke to one of our members, Kat Mifsud, child and adolescent psychotherapist.

Our CEO has written a blog for the Professional Standards Authority for World Mental Health Day on the theme of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy in an Unequal World

In support of PlayDay, we are pleased to share some top tips from our members about how parents and carers can play with younger children and join the conversation about the importance of play.

This year, we are delighted to share some thoughts on infant mental health by Alison Bruce – child and adolescent psychotherapist.

We spoke to Jo Goldsmith, Lead in a Parent Infant Mental Health Service about her experiences working in a specialist service during the last year.

World Autism Awareness Week takes place from 29th March – 4th April this year. The National Autistic Society explain;the coronavirus pandemic has been particularly tough for many autistic people and their families.

To mark this awareness week, we reflect on how the pandemic has impacted on young people with eating disorders, as well as advising on signs and symptoms.

It can be difficult to understand self harm or know how to respond. We spoke to ACP member about how Child Psychotherapists work with Self Harm.

'A' for Adoption

The First 1001 Days Movement is a campaign about the importance of the emotional wellbeing of babies

The ACP is a member of the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition

Hear more about how Child Psychotherapists use play in their work, as well as how parents can help children engage in play at home

To mark Father's day, and International Father's Mental Health Day, we spoke with an ACP member about the importance of fathers, and the current challenges for fathers during the pandemic

ACP Member, Rachel Melville Thomas, talks about coping with Mother’s Day when you have lost your mum.

We are delighted to share some of our members' work this week, as part of Infant Mental Health Awareness Week, organised by the Parent-Infant Foundation. 

For Autism Awareness week, ACP members who share their experiences of how child psychotherapists can work with children with autism and their families, with comments on the current lockdown situation for these families.

The ACP is campaigning for improved access to specialist child and adolescent mental health services

The ACP is one of the member organisations of the Coalition for Psychoanalysis in the NHS