Following the excellent talk from Dr Marcolin and Dr Price at our annual PERUKI/APEM conference today (watch out for more conference updates coming in via social media and the website over the next few days) we would like to draw members to an amazing opportunity which we highlighted earlier in our summer blog update. Just in case people missed that… Follow the link here if you can’t access the QR code… https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnRJ0pbjeE0s_b661In1eNYwVosOZkZNClU0IaLPW0TLs6qQ...

The headline article on BBC news early last week highlights the shocking reality of 'Children as young as six going to A&E in mental health crisis'. The APEM Team fully endorses Dr Sam Jones' call for not only greater investment in children's mental health services but also improved training for staff from key agencies across health, social care and education in helping children who are struggling with their mental health. APeM members may be interested in participating in the training offer...

Summer arrived with a full agenda for children and young people’s urgent and emergency care. Autumn is round the corner and looks equally packed kicking off with the PERUKI/APEM conference in September. This update brings together the main areas of progress across the child advocacy and policy spaces since spring and highlights where members can get involved. We include a small snap shot of the upcoming academic and educational opportunities and the ongoing stakeholder work shaping the next...