Celebrating 50 Years of Advancing the Study of Child and Adolescent Mental Health

THE ASSOCIATION FOR CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH

formerly known as The Association for Child Psychology and Psychiatry

...celebrating 50 years of advancing the study of child and adolescent mental health

www.acamh.org.uk 1956-2006: celebrating 50 years of advancing child and adolescent mental health

‘The coming into being of the Association for Child Psychology and Psychiatry and their allied disciplines was prompted by the desire of many to study the various ways in which the life of the child was influenced, indeed to make clear the many dimensions or co-ordinates by which the growing human organism was caught or could be defined.’

Emanuel Miller, Chair, 1956

‘Over the last 50 years, the Association has successfully consolidated and strengthened its reputation for drawing together individuals from a wide range of professional backgrounds and for achieving a balance between academic scientific research and evidence-based clinical practice.The same governing principles and commitment to advancing the study of child and adolescent mental health that inspired Emanuel Miller continue today, reflected in national and local conference topics, the Association's journals, its selection of Occasional Papers and its continually developing initiatives.

We thank those - too many to mention! - who have contributed to making the Association such a success, who have dedicated their time, and who continue to make the Association relevant to those working within the disciplines that it embraces. Chairs, treasurers and secretaries, council members, honorary officers working at branch level and our members of staff have all given valuable hours, expertise and commitment. The 50th anniversary celebrations are to acknowledge all the work they have done and continue to do’.

Patricia Howlin, Chair, 2006 1956-2006: celebrating 50 years of advancing child and adolescent mental health

Welcome...... to the Association's special anniversary report, celebrating 50 years of have seen an unprecedented increase in policy At the core of the Association lie its members – initiatives and the government's involvement in this multi-disciplinary network which inspired advancing child and adolescent mental health. Over this half century the issues concerning children's and especially CAMH the formation of the Association in 1956. From Association's development has reflected the historical milestones which have services. The most recent reforms within the the initial twelve founding members, the National Health Service, the Quality Protects Association now has a professionally diverse taken place within the disciplines, its policies and practices have programme and the Children's National Service membership of 2500, concentrated in the UK accommodated the fluctuating external environment and its publications and Framework (to name just a few) all emphasize the but drawn increasingly from around the world. importance of integrated working across agencies conferences chart the changing theories, approaches and treatments and the development of high quality, effective, The Association remains committed to prevalent at given moments in the past. evidence-based and needs-led services. supporting its members, to providing them with a range of benefits and opportunities and Whilst the impetus for the changes down the to fostering an exchange between academic The nucleus for the Association was conceived at Jack Tizard, a psychologist, and so forth. Over the years was externally driven, the Association and research findings, clinical experience and the 1954 International Congress of Child years, the Association has maintained the tradition facilitated the discussions and reported on the new innovative developments in relevant Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines when one of its of multi-disciplinary membership and has developments and emerging trends through its fields. Increasingly, professionals engaged delegates, Emanuel Miller, was so impressed with continued to attract the clinicians and academics publications, scientific study days and strong within child and adolescent mental health are the multi-disciplinary network, that he was whose work reflects the key developments which academic programme. The Journal of Child working as a multi-disciplinary team, dealing inspired to replicate this in Britain also - a network took place within child and adolescent mental Psychology and Psychiatry, first appearing in with a wide range of problems including child which would bring together the different types of health over the years; theories and practices January 1960, found almost immediate respect abuse, issues in adoption and fostering and the professionals engaged in this field, encourage the which are still of relevance to today's as a vehicle for clinical experience and research problems that arise in settings complicated by reporting of research findings and present clinical membership. This includes child psychotherapy material. Fifty years later, it has maintained its parental psychiatric illness and social and experiences springing from different disciplines and family therapy which emerged in the 50s and strong position and international reputation for economic disadvantage. How the Association and different points of view. Conceived in terms of 60s; the rapid growth of general and excellence. The Association's sister journal, responds to the needs of the membership and the members of the child guidance team for which developmental psychology, the progress in family Child and Adolescent Mental Health although the wider academic, research and professional Emanuel Miller was so well known, the resulting psychopathology in its social setting and the initially established as a communication tool for readership has been and will continue to be an Association for Child Psychology and Psychiatry emergence of child psychiatry and clinical child members, developed its clinical focus in important consideration in the development adopted wider aims, including the fundamental psychology as major research-based disciplines; response to the changes within CAMHS and of the strategic plans of the Association. It is study of the child and family. the epidemiological study on the Isle of Wight in more recently, the series of Occasional Papers certainly one that influenced the Association the late 60s; the role of cognition in socio- (launched in 1989) has established its to change its name in 2005 to the Association Once established, the Association quickly emotional behavioural functioning; an increasing reputation for focusing on current issues and for Child and Adolescent Mental Health in attracted leading professionals from across the emphasis on service development, the empirical developments. Complementing the order to more closely reflect the disciplines - Betty Irvine, a social worker, John study of psychosocial factors and the impact of Association's publications is its annual academic interdisciplinary nature of the membership Bowlby, a psychoanalyst and child psychiatrist, psychopharmacology; the advance in clinical programme of good quality conferences and and ensure the Association remains relevant Donald Winnicott, a paediatrician and practice and the emphasis on evidence-based meetings which attract eminent speakers and to those working across all associated psychoanalyst, Lionel Hersov, a child psychiatrist, interventions. The last two decades in particular appeal to a varied audience. disciplines for the next fifty years. 1956-2006: celebrating 50 years of advancing child and adolescent mental health

The ACPP a long time ago ... By Richard Lansdown (Honorary Secretary 1973-1978 and Chair 1992-1993)

It was just over 33 years ago that I became than a few hours a week. Alongside this modest for which up to £300 was allowed. We were well positioned when the Honorary Secretary of what was then called set up was the secretariat of the Journal of able to keep the subscription to £3.50 (£3.15 if ACPP was founded. That the ACPP (why, I wondered from time to time, Child Psychology and Psychiatry, separate but paid by banker's order) for the whole five years £4,000 plus the income was it called the Association for Child no more lavish. Edited by Lionel Hersov, who of my office. Students paid £1.50. For this, from the Journal (in the Psychology and Psychiatry and not, in became a life long friend, and Rodney Maliphant members received the Journal, along with free early 1970s we received alphabetical order, Psychiatry and Psychology?). who was later replaced by Mike Berger, the attendance at central and branch meetings around £2,000 from each JCPP ran to four issues a year (an increase on other than the annual day conference. volume) set us up well. So It was a different world. We had 1000 members the previous two issues) and its sales were a well, in fact, that we had discussions in and the secretariat was simple: there was only We had been given a kickstart by the profit of witness to its academic excellence. Committee on what to do with our money. We one paid officer,Sheila Dainow, who worked for some £4,000 accruing from an international had to spend some or the Charities a few hours a week from home, for £1.20 per Outgoings were not great: the Emanuel Miller conference which we had hosted in Edinburgh Commission would have started asking hour. She kept all the records and I put in as Lecture for my first year cost £94.20. A major in 1966 and the longer I held office the more I questions. much time as was necessary, again not more expenditure was a new typewriter for Sheila, realised that whatever stars rule money were

First constituted committee meeting of the Association for Child Psychology ACPP Founding Committee: Dr Emanuel Miller (chairman), and Psychiatry held at the Tavistock Clinic on 17 January. After all Dr Kenneth Soddy (Deputy First appearance of outstanding liabilities had been settled, Chairman); Dr Lois Munro abbreviation to ACPP (Treasurer), Mr Peter Hildebrand the Association had £97.4s.1d in hand; (Secretary); other committee its membership stood at 152; it had Establishment of first Study members were Dr Tom Ratcliffe, appointed three journal editors: Group - Piaget group - designed to discuss ideas and support Dr Susannah Davidson, Dr Colin Emanuel Miller, Betty Irvine and Colin research. Over the years, study Hindley, Dr Augusta Bonnard, Hindley. Subscription fee: 2 guineas which would rise in 1960 to 3 guineas groups continued to further a Dr Ronald MacKeith, Mrs Yana Launch of the Journal Nucleus for the Association to cover the cost of the journal range of disciplines (eg child care Popper, Mrs Elizabeth Irvine, of Child Psychology was conceived at the IACP and the handicapped, CFS, child Mrs Molly Harrington and and Psychiatry and (IACAPAP) conference in abuse, psychological trauma). Miss Theodora Alcock Allied Disciplines ("allied Toronto and propagated Association becomes Succeeded by Special Interest disciplines" dropped in in London! affiliated to the Groups Financial position: International Association £451 in cash (with 2004), as a scientific A letter from Betty Irvine for Child Psychiatry and sixty subscriptions still journal conveying all inviting Ronald MacKeith to Allied Disciplines outstanding) of which aspects of child study attend the preliminary (now IACAPAP) £300 had been meeting, referred to this invested in shares taking place on ‘22 Formation of Welsh November at 8pm at 11 Branch, originally the South Chandos Street’ Wales Regional Group Total membership: 152

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The branches were already subsidised and just over £3,000 and by 1975 we had £40,000 usually late at night, honourably seeking my was enormous variation in the nature of their did not need more. Financing members to go to invest. agreement to shift funds from one investment activities. The minutes for March 1977 on study tours was discussed but we could to another: "Richard, I'm thinking of putting contained the note that "The situation of some One of the reasons for this financial comfort not agree on the selection process. A similar £5,000 in such and such for a couple of weeks, branches is very confused." I well remember a was the supreme skill of David Shaffer, dilemma existed on supporting members on is that OK?" Sure enough, a couple of weeks meeting in London to which all branch Honorary Treasurer from 1974 to 1977. I don't sabbatical terms at a university. We finally later that £5,000 had become £5,500. David secretaries were invited to try to reduce some know whether it is true, but a story circulating agreed that we would subsidise members' was made an Honorary Member of the of the confusion. One person there referred was that his first words on coming round attendance at the Day Conferences but still, Association in 1977 when he took up a chair rather contemptuously to the Association from an anaesthetic were "Where is the by September 1975, we had £25,000 in the in the United States. Committee as "the London branch". Financial Times?" bank. The Day Conference for that year had This happy state of affairs allowed us to grow. lost only £78 despite the subsidies. In 1976 This was a period when the stock market was In 1973 we had five branches, by 1978 we had we managed to increase our expenditure by in decline but our investments stayed solid. I nine. They were, and are, a strength but there 94% but still we had a surplus for the year of became accustomed to David phoning me, continued on next page...

Comparison 1965 -2005 - Scottish Regional Branch founded Formation of Irish Branch (though some of the officers ran until 1982 when it was disbanded 1965 2005 Association formally agrees to elected were not members of the Association and non- due to lack of support; reinvigorated Annual programme concern itself with research; a members had voted for their election!) The branch is unique Annual programme again four years later and now offers a for Scientific Meeting continues to be central long-term aim was to in that it straddles two jurisdictions with different health and quality annual programme of 5 or 6 day printed: £5 for 500. printed: £188 for 500. increase the status and prestige social services structures and legislative frameworks. Most of conferences and twilight meetings.The One day conference on One day conference of child psychology and its past vigour was due to the annual rotation of the chair services of a part-time administrator Treatment and Re- on National Service psychiatry, with eventual around the country; much of its present vigour is due to the were engaged in 1988 (the same education: fee for non- Framework: fee for establishment of university dedication of its committee. administrator still supports the branch members 7/6d. non-members £115. departments! today!). Over the years speakers have been flown in from around the world to benefit local audiences and the Branches receive £5 branch membership now stands at 259. petty cash per annum This transformation from being one of and the Association Appointment of first member of staff: the most moribund branches in the agrees to meet branch Mrs Holden employed on 26 October Introduction of life 1980s to become one of the liveliest Scientific sub- expenses of up to as part-time paid secretary member category, for today is very much due to the committee formed £40 per year to the Honorary Secretary and those who had retired expertise and dedication of the to plan the scientific Honorary Treasurer from active professional life multidisciplinary branch committee. programme and had been members of Summer School the Association for at least held on Research five years Methods

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continued... when the children can't read English?" Names One of the pleasures of being Secretary was fortunate enough to work with. Philip Graham of other speakers give a glimpse of the quality: the opportunity to work with and to get to As well as the branch meetings and the Day and so many colleagues at Great Ormond Arnon Bentovim, Basil Bernstein, George know five chairs: Joan Court, Desmond Pond, Conference, the other consistent scientific Street come invariably to mind, and when I look Brown, Neville Butler, Kevin Connolly, Leon Michael Rutter, Barbara Tizard and Kingsley activity was the series of more or less monthly back to the ACPP I remember with gratitude Eisenberg, John Newson, James and Joyce Whitmore. Peter Hildebrand, the first meetings organised by whoever was in the Robertson, Lee Robins, Michael Rutter. Honorary Secretary of the Association said not only those already mentioned but others chair for the year. Held in London, they once that he had gained so much from with whom I worked as Secretary and later as attracted audiences of up to almost 200 for the They were civilised evenings; starting with psychology. Chair of the Association. I think in particular of most popular speakers. The best attended, in sherry they gave a chance for chat before the Carol Garnier and Pat Nicholson, of John my time, was a talk by Bill Yule entitled: talks and there was always plenty of time I feel the same, not just about psychology but in Richer and Issy Kolvin. "Whither Dyslexia? or “Why put it in Greek allowed for discussion. particular about the people I have been

Current membership - 693. New The professional disciplines of the members who members - 132, the highest then ACPP hosts IACP (now IACAPAP) joined the Association: to date Congress in Edinburgh on the theme of In 1968: 74; Students (7), GPs (2), Psychiatrists (13), adolescence and puberty; three-year lead in Education (22), Paediatrician (1), Res Officer (1), Death of Emanuel Miller time! Dr John Bowlby nominated as the Psychologists (13), Registrars (8),Therapists (2), Association applies for (1893-1970) Association's candidate for the office of Home Office Tutor (1), Session MO (1), Research Fellow membership of the £1000 left to the President, Dr Emanuel Miller as Vice- (1), Counselling Officer (1), Psychometrist (1). National Bureau for Association with the object President and Dr Fred Stone as Secretary In 1998: 268; Students (1), Psychiatrists (77), Education Co-operation of Child of establishing a lecture. General. Attended by over 1000 delegates, (29), Paediatricians (13), Psychologists (95),Therapists Care (now NCB); Bill ACPP matches Dr Miller's the Conference realised just under £6000 (11), Nurses (15), Social Workers (21), Others (6) Yule nominated as first £1000 with its own £1000 surplus, with £2250 paid back to IACP representative invested in Treasury Bonds at 8.25% to give an annual Formation of North East Branch Secretary's salary income for speaker’s fee of under the chairmanship of Dr Issy £50 plus expenses Community Children increases to Kolvin. It was the first region in which 3/- per hour report of a Working Party the Annual Conference was sited Possibility of libel drawn jointly from the and continues to be a thriving action: journal being ACPP and National Bureau branch with well attended meetings ACPP registers as a sued for publishing enters second edition charity on 9 August case material

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Bridging the Years ... By Philip Graham (Chair 1982-1983; 2001-2003)

I'm honoured and delighted to be asked to a knighthood and an FRS. The finances of the successive executives, the establishment of a I've travelled a bit and I can contribute to this account of the history of the ACPP have nearly always been in good shape; regional office in Glasgow and a professionalism in assure my readership there Association.The invitation came about because I there was a minor downward blip in 2001, but approach.Today’s team of staff,capably led by Ingrid is nothing quite like it either was Chair of the Association at two points in fortunately this proved to be short-lived. King our current Executive Director,combines the elsewhere in the world.This time, once in 1982 and then again 20 years later experience and expertise of the longer serving society of professionals ACAMH as it is now called, has maintained its and so am well placed to describe the members of staff with the creativity and from different disciplines, excellent performance over the intervening years. transformations between these two dates. resourcefulness of the newer members, and psychiatry, psychology, There have, of course been some important provides wonderful support to the Association’s psychotherapy, nursing, teaching, paediatrics and In 1982 the ACPP as it was then, was a wonderful, changes; the purchase of St Saviour’s House in various activities. many others, dedicated to advancing knowledge multi-disciplinary organisation putting on 1996 which gave the Association a splendid home and improving the quality of the mental health of excellent meetings and publishing a top of the and a comfortable financial cushion; the I would like to say how fortunate the United children and adolescents is unique or almost market research journal, the JCPP.In 1982 Michael development of the clinical journal Child and Kingdom (as well as the Republic of Ireland unique and is to be treasured. You, who Rutter was already a towering figure in the field Adolescent Mental Health which has proved a whose Branch is fully integrated) is to have the are responsible for it in the future, do take good and, by 2001, he was still in this pre-eminent great success and the Association’s evolving Association. There is certainly nothing care of it! position, only by now he had been honoured with structure which has seen the appointment of comparable to it in adult mental health in the UK.

Subscriptions for Journal circulation in excess of 3000; library Profits to ACPP from volume 9 of the journal: members paying by subscriptions accounted for about 60% of this £2651 First Emanuel Miller Memorial Lecture delivered Banker’s Order: £3.15; figure, an annual increase of 10% for those paying by by Professor Fortes. A fee of £50 plus reasonable Size of the journal increased to 350 pages in 1974 Journal: annual subscriptions by individuals and cheque: £3.50 libraries had risen from 3 guineas to £6 and from expenses paid to the speaker. No tea or reception without any increase in cost £6 to £12.30 respectively, whereas the for attending members and guests, but the speaker Association's membership subscription had not taken out to dinner by the chairman and some members of the committee before the meeting. Formation of Northern Branch altered from £1.75 (now covered by the Sheffield & Yorkshire branches) Most recent Emanuel Miller Memorial Lecture Honorarium £500 plus reasonable expense and Constitution of committee: Subscriptions reviewed: Annual Surplus of pre-conference dinner. Lunch and refreshments for Chair Elect, General some students who had £8000, prompting all delegates Secretary,Treasurer, two Comparison 1975 -2005 finished training were members from each of the lengthy discussions Associations annual Associations annual still paying concessional Abstracts first published following disciplines: child on how to use this. income: £9,000; income: £947,929; subscription! in Journal, initially as an psychiatry, child psychology, Total annual Total annual Secretary salary increases experimental project social work, child & family 104 full members were expenditure £4,000. expenditure to 85p per hour. psychotherapy, one from one year overdue with Overall profits from Number of £797,444. Number Committee members paid education and two payment and 23 were volume 10 of the members -1135 of members - 2500 5p per mile members from other two years overdue! Journal were £13500 disciplines and the Association's Formation of 25% share amounted Midlands Branch to £3375

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The Life and Times of the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry...

It was Dr Emanuel Miller, founder of the ACPP, the three original Editors: "In the absence of a The first issue of the Journal in 1960 featured charged £7 per volume. In who carried out the negotiations with the unified body of generally accepted fact and papers by the luminaries of the day: Dr Miller as those days too, the Journal Chairman of Pergamon Press who agreed to theory, the Journal aims to bring together first Chairman, Leo Kanner, Alan and Ann was included in the publish and distribute the Journal using its contributions of high quality, from different Clarke, Mia Kellmer-Pringle, Donald Winnicott, membership fee, which worldwide circulation resources. The points of view in order to promote an essential James Anthony and Nathan Isaacs.The Editorial was £3.3s. By the end of arrangement was the foundation of the integration". Papers would be welcomed from Board consisted of notable psychiatrists and the first decade, the Association's financial strength and provided a related fields such as animal behaviour, psychologists and other disciplines from Europe Association was receiving stable source of income which continues to this anthropology, education, family studies, and the United States, as did the Advisory c£2,500 profit per volume and discussions were day, in spite of several changes of publisher. paediatrics, physiology and sociology.The range Board, a tradition that remains. taking place - which still take place today - on Blackwell Publishers Ltd are now the publisher of topics reflected on Dr Miller's academic how to best utilise the surplus and whether the The journal appeared twice annually in the early and there are excellent working relationships background, clinical experience, wide range of publishers’ annual subscriptions were set too days, was under 100 pages, and could be with their production team and worldwide interests and knowledge and remains the aim high. Over the years Editors have changed. In purchased independently of membership of the distribution network. and scope of the Journal today, with different 1963 when Dr Miller retired as Senior Editor, Association at an annual fee of £5.5s for emphases reflecting the great changes in Lionel Hersov was greatly honoured to join The aims of the Journal at that time were individuals. Libraries and institutions were knowledge and quality in the last 50 years. Colin Hindley as an Editor, remaining until clearly stated by the late Colin Hindley, one of

Lease of first office at 4 Southampton Row; open from published under First Newsletter 9.30am-2.00pm. Brings together admin and publications From a chat to a launch …. Agreement that the Association the editorship of Dr Ann Gath, as a compile and publish a Directory of First monograph published: for the first time, where previously work had been A conversation between two response to members request for Child Psychiatric Services Aggression and Anti-social undertaken from home consultants in Plymouth, Dr Geoff Behaviour in Childhood and more communication Perham and Dr de Wet Vorster, led Adolescence (118 copies to the founding of the Southwest sold to Association members Annual subscription Branch (re-formed in 1992 as the in first 6 months) Devon and Cornwall Branch) to Death of Jack Tizard (1919-1979). increased from £3.50 to give their colleagues easier access Agreement to organise Memorial ACPP Annual £5.00 (£6.00 for those to national and international Lecture to tie in with the AGM. Conference in 1979 in not paying in sterling) research studies.The branch now £3500 made available, to be Dublin; £10 travel grant has a membership of 53 and, invested to provide annual income to all members attending Inaugural meeting Annual balance to following recent re-activation, held of £300 to cover lecture and travel from outside Ireland of the new Executive Stephen Dorner had each branch: £500 two events over the last 12 Committee collected the required months and is planning its future First JCPP Book 30 signatures to set up annual academic programme Supplement published Officers Meeting introduced - the Southern Branch Chairman,Treasurer, Secretary and Joint Editor - to discuss the long term developments and review Launch of Oxford Branch budget allocation. Succeeded by the Executive Committee in 1982 Welsh Branch Inaugural meeting experimenting with . of the JCPP Editorial video recordings of Board meetings 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1956-2006: celebrating 50 years of advancing child and adolescent mental health

...By Lionel Hersov (Editor 1963 - 1983) and Mike Berger (Editor 1975 - 1989)

December 1983. During this time the Journal you could call it that, began. Pat Nicholson was There were important innovations in later editor retires, a new went through the maturing phases of appointed as Secretary to the Editors and Mike years. Philip Graham took on responsibility for appointee joins, eventually development; initial experiments with abstracts, Berger took over responsibility for book the "Annotations" which were clinical accounts becoming the lead, a increases in the number of pages, combined reviews. Pat's disciplined approach kept us in to complement the contents to research productive formula with lean periods when it was difficult to put an order; she dealt with overworked Editors, studies. In 1998 Mike Berger introduced mimicking development - issue together. In 1971 a third Editor, Rodney delinquent peer reviewers and demanding Practitioner Reviews which provided further continuity plus change. Mike Maliphant joined, and submissions gradually contributors with grace and humour and clinical input; the Annual Research Review was Berger joined when Rod began to increase as did circulation - by 1974 provided nourishment at the after-work launched, as were book supplements and a Maliphant left and the orderly succession the circulation was in excess of 3000 Editorial meetings which often went long into change of cover was introduced. Frequency of continued with Eric Taylor, Dorothy Bishop, (membership of the association was 1029) and the night. She remained a wonderful colleague, publication was increased to six issues per year David Skuse and Jim Stevenson. In recent years by 1978, 4000 copies were being published; in overseeing the growth of the department and in 1985 (12 issues per year since 2005) and the the editorial team structure has had to change 1981 annual article submissions had reached eventually becoming Head of Publications until "and allied disciplines" was dropped from the and expand to accommodate the increased 145 and by 1990 they were 180. her retirement in 2002, when she was title in 2004. frequency of publication. The editorial team is succeeded by Carole Sutherland. now led by an "Editor in Chief" (Frank Verhulst), It was during these developments that the first There has also been a succession of editors glimmerings of a Publications Department, if following the principle that when the "senior" ...continued overleaf

Journal: percentage of First Branches Rep meeting surplus due to the JCPP papers published Association - £8080. 18 approximately 9 months after month waiting time between acceptance and publication, acceptance Association agrees to send therefore agreement to copies of the JCPP free for increase number of issues five years to the University First ‘Jack Tizard from four to six to clear the of El Salvador following Irish Branch hosts 10th memorial lecture’ delivered backlog destruction of Congress of the IACP (then by Professor Alan Clarke on its library under the presidency of Constancy and Change in Inaugural meeting of Lionel Hersov) in Dublin the Growth of Human ‘News’ becomes East Anglia Branch Characteristics ‘Association for Child Psychology and First research group Psychiatry Newsletter’ run by Jim Stevenson Inflation and additional activities increase Association membership now and David Skuse 2000; overseas members total subscription rate to £10 approximately 10% of Formation of members and pay the same Subscription income - Avon Branch rate as British members and in 1984: £17,000; North West Branch also receive the Journal in 1994: £57,710; officially formed under in 2004: £135,914 Ian Goodyer

1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1956-2006: celebrating 50 years of advancing child and adolescent mental health continued... Child and Adolescent Mental Health... with seven editors,four associate editors and the Journal now stands at 5280, its impact factor is The Association’s clinical journal, CAMH, has a as Journal Monitor and Book Reviews, Personal all-important production team at ACAMH. 3.927 and its ranking on the SSCI index is 3rd long developmental history. It began life in Profiles, Thoughts from Abroad, Points of Law Supporting the Journal is an Editorial Board of 27 in the developmental psychology category and about 1977 as an informal publication - the and Measurement Issues. and an advisory Board of 35, both comprising of 7th in the psychiatry catetory; annual News - before metamorphosing into the Throughout that time, and under a succession individuals recognised as outstanding submissions are 350 (and growing), issues are Newsletter (1984), the Newsletter and Review of dedicated editors, these changes reflected a contributors to research and practise in child monthly and articles are available online early (1993), the Child Psychology and Psychiatry desire to meet the demands of the membership mental health, reflecting as well the Journal's through the Blackwell Synergy link via the Review (CPPR) (1996) and finally CAMH for a space where clinically relevant material ongoing commitment to multidisciplinary and ACAMH website. (2002). This move from a simple newsletter - could be published. multinational representation. offering a space where readers could exchange Several new journals devoted to aspects of news and views - to a high quality journal, saw However,the birth of a stand-alone clinical journal The Journal has gone from strength to strength developmental psychology and child psychiatry the development of features and columns such began when, with great skill and energy, Jonathan from its inception and, during the 1980s, was have emerged but the JCPP has remained described as the leading journal of its kind in among those in the forefront and is set to the world. Still is! Institutional circulation of the maintain this position.

First Occasional Paper published on “Clinic Services – Monitoring, Association's 30th anniversary Evaluation and Microcomputers” celebrations held at London edited by Mike Berger Formation of Leicester Zoo - half-day scientific meeting Executive Committee unprecedently writes to Chief Branch Scientist expressing concern over policy change re and sherry reception followed First Branch Liaison by dinner publication of research supported by DHSS grant: "Any Editors commissioned the publication of research material or of the results of Officer appointed: new format for the front Mrs Maureen Ellis research or of matters arising from such material or results cover of the Journal is subject to the prior consent of the Secretary of State, Correspondence section Southern Branch closes; which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. introduced into Journal Appointment of first invitations to start a new Such consent may be given either unconditionally or Professional Secretary, Southern Branch in subject to conditions, in which case any publication shall be Dr Janet Ousten Southampton requested subject thereto". Concern that this policy change would Office moves to via Newsletter have important implications for the Journal as some articles Newsletter printed 6 Argyle House, could be deemed unpublishable by the DHSS times per year Euston Road, London NW1 Inaugural meeting of the new Scottish Branch

ACPP computerises its accounts Increase to subscriptions: UK £12; Overseas £24

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...from newsletter to journal by Linda Dowdney (Editor 1993 - 1999)

Hill and Barbara Maughan launched the It is perhaps difficult for readers today to divide, publishing clear, accessible and scholarly That today the Association Newsletter and Review, with the aim of eventually imagine what a daring idea it was to launch a papers from national and international can congratulate itself on founding a clinical journal. purely clinical journal at a time when academic contributors. It has entered the Internet age publishing the leading journal journals dominated the market in this country, with enthusiasm, and can now boast a total of promoting evidence based Over the next three years, Jonathan, Barbara, and when the Association was known for its 69,000 articles being downloaded practice in the UK testifies and then myself, worked to raise the quality of highly scholarly and academic journal, the JCPP. in 2005. to all those editors and submissions until the CPPR was launched in But, the success of the CPPR (which section/feature editors who 1996. Stephen Scott and I had the honour to Future developments will include new sections subsequently became CAMH in order to reflect have been involved in the conception, be its first editors. Meantime,The Bridge, first detailing innovations in practice and reviews of the increasingly diverse practitioner base of the development and editing of this publication over edited by Margaret Robson, became the web-based sites and materials. Association), has justified this move. CAMH nearly thirty years.Their names read like a roll call Association’s replacement newsletter. neatly bridges the academic and practitioner of ‘Who’s Who’ in clinical practice and research.

Restructure of Association Advertising space offered in the to £20, and all European UK subscription increased and appointment of first Newsletter to bodies such as publishers countries included in this rate, thus conforming Secretary General (Chief ACPP overseas subscriptions: agreed to (extended to include educational bodies changes within Europe and establishing the ACPP as a Executive) Roy Whithear increase to £60 wef 1992; the cost of promoting academic events) but not European association! Overseas rate for all other producing the journal was £50 and its pharmaceutical companies countries increased to £40. Payments by visa and individual subscription rate was £60. By mastercard introduced leaving the ACPP fee at £40 would cost the association rather than bringing in necessary revenue to be able to continue producing a JCPP - abstracts translated Scientific Programme Journal of such high quality. Availability of Manuscript tracking system JCPP: institutional rate into Japanese. From 1992 Planning Committee purchased and new database all issues of the Journal gratis copies to developing countries would increased to £195 and the Southern Branch formed covered with a Japanese be increased system ordered individual rate to £60 wef re-opened under summary to encourage 1992, due to increase in page Dr Margaret greater readership budget to 1400 and increase Thompson Death of John to 8 issues per year Bowlby (1907-1990) Newsletter - from 1992 a key figure in a page numbering Life attachment and Sponsorship - initial system adopted for the Members separation guidelines agreed; entire volume (as with JCPP - exchange of content category Members interest revised in 2005 the JCPP) - necessary as lists with the Journal of the JCPP article European Conference held in ceases register drawn up articles published in the American Academy of Child submissions York - residential course over Newsletter were and Adolescent Psychiatry for 1990 Office moves to 3 days increasingly being cited and Development and between 70 Borough High in reference lists. Psychopathology 170-180 New designs for Street in London Bridge, SE1 Newsletter changes Sale of Pergamon ACPP logo and notepaper name to ACPP Review Press to Elsevier & Newsletter. 1990 1991 1992 1956-2006: celebrating 50 years of advancing child and adolescent mental health

Academic Programme ... Orlee Udwin (Academic Secretary 2003-present)

The scientific and academic programme of a paper on five year follow-up research and Mr conferences and the Association is committed ACAMH hosts two events has always been integral to the James Robertson to present his new film "A to undertake new initiatives such as the CBT national annual conferences Association's activities, and has developed to two-year old goes to hospital". These topics survey and series of master classes, in response which feature keynote reflect external developments within child and were very advanced for the time and this has to these changing requirements. lectures in honour of adolescent mental health and the changing been one of the great strengths of the members who have made a Conferences and events take place both needs of the membership. From its inception, Association - a forward-thinking and flexible significant contribution to nationally as well as at local level, and branches the Association has promoted best practice and approach to training and education. the development of the have contributed significantly over the years in provided training and opportunities for Association: the Emanuel Miller Memorial The focus of the academic programme achieving the Association's objective of continuing professional development in a multi- Lecture, which is of a scientific academic traditionally reflects new developments, advancing child and adolescent mental health in disciplinary context for everyone working with content, and the Jack Tizard Memorial Lecture, approaches and policies in research and statute; an environment that promotes best practice children, young people and their families. The which is of more clinical relevance. the increasing emphasis on service provision, and encourages the highest level of probity and first reference to a scientific meeting was 17 evidence-based practice and developmental transparency. January 1958: Dr Bonnard was invited to deliver psychopathology have all been represented in

Association introduces Formation of North membership reinstatement fee Wales & Merseyside Purchase of St Saviours Branch House and opening of Glasgow office Association becomes member of NCVO Incorporation of Publication of ACPP ACPP as a company ACPP Review & Newsletter Core Data Set limited by guarantee. split into members’ newsletter AGM and Study Day on Registers for VAT (The Bridge) and clinically bonding and attachment focused journal, Child ACPP connects to the attracted 400 delegates - the internet and installs email Psychology & Psychiatry Review Association's then most Dorothy Bishop completes (CPPR) successful event to date JCPP Cumulative Index of all JCPP Annual Institutional articles published to date subscriptions $346 / £232 Separate retired Third European Conference - member rate Communication: Children, introduced Families and Community - Association changes ‘Newsletter’ renamed hosted by the Scottish branch publishers from ‘ACPP Review and Elsevier to Cambridge Newsletter’ in Glasgow, attended by 350 delegates University Press

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The Association’s Annual Memorial Lectures Emanuel Miller (1893-1970) Jack Tizard (1919-1979) A prime mover in the formation of the ACPP, He did not achieve any cut- Jack, a New Zealander, graduated in psychology Jack was fiercely opposed to founding editor of the journal, founder of Britain's and-dried integration himself, and philosophy (taught by Karl Popper); arrriving the trend towards first child guidance clinic; a man of vision. nor would it have been his in London after the war, he spent the next 16 accountability, efficiency and wish to do so, as he was too years doing research with people with intellectual customer led research. He "Dr Miller did not found any new school of well aware of the relativity of disabilities. He was committed to the idea that argued that science develops psychiatry, of psychotherapy or of psychology. all human knowledge. He saw science should work for human betterment; his best when good scientists are Probably he was too balanced a man to integration as an on-going and approach was interventionist, usually involving allowed to follow their own entertain the hope of solving all human never-ending process,in which each new aspect of demonstration projects and quasi experiments. ideas; he rejected sharp distinctions between basic problems, or even of understanding them, by relevant knowledge demanded a fresh look at old He aimed to reform or abolish the then appalling and applied research, arguing: 'it is through one particular approach. Rather, he saw as suppositions and previously known relationships". institutions, and improve service provision by proper consideration of practical issues that social perhaps the key problem that of integrating the basing it on epidemiological studies of need. In science is likely to make theoretical advances.' His knowledge which came from different The late Colin Hindley, Chair 1967-68, Editor 1960- 1971 1964 he set up the Thomas Coram Research ideas remain groundbreaking and thought disciplines and different methods. Unit, concentrating most of his research efforts provoking today. on services for children in care, and families with Emeritus Professor Barbara Tizard, widow of the young children. late Jack Tizard Association's first regional Formation of last ACPP conference organised jointly by Special Interest Group on Eye three branches - North East, Movement Desensitisation Sheffield and Yorkshire Reprocessing (1999-2002) Author of paper published in JCPP awarded Neil O-Connor Award for research in developmental disability Research Grants: ACPP Leading members honoured: awards eight grants during First meeting of newly Conference Room re-named ACPP holds Fourth European the year, worth £6600 formed Branches Sub- ACPP hosts a 2-day interactive “The John Bowlby Room” and Conference on Child Mental Committee, bringing conference - All to Play for Editorial Meeting Room “The Lionel Health in Europe; attended by together representatives 2000 … aimed at fostering the Launch of the Hersov Room” over 300 delegates and of each branch in one opportunity for all the different Association's 16th representatives of 12 European forum to exchange disciplines to meet, discuss and Launch of Mike Rutter's Branch - London and countries ACPP Trading Company views and news and learn about play Festschrift, resulting from South East, under the formed (deregistered in 2002) make recommendations papers given in his honour at Chairship of Dr Linda / representations from a meeting held by ACPP / Dowdney the Branches to Council Royal College of Psychiatrists The Association moves into ACPP’s first lecture tour - training and study days and Childhood Depression - acquires the Mellow Parenting London, Bristol, Manchester & Training Programme, designed to Development of Edinburgh Membership growing at 14% support families with relationship Professional Advisory per year; current membership - problems with children under 5; Panel to advise branches 2688 disengagement in 2006 and on subjects and speakers Mellow Parenting to apply for JCPP goes online separate charity status 1998 1999 2000 2001 1956-2006: celebrating 50 years of advancing child and adolescent mental health

Future Plans

ACAMH's vision is to be the leading multi- The future development of the Association will and adolescent mental health and promoting needs of the wider professions and harnesses disciplinary membership organization necessarily be determined by the external research and best practice remains as strong in local expertise to inform new initiatives at committed to advancing standards and environment; the last couple of years in particular 2006 as in 1956 and continues to be reflected in national level disseminating knowledge of child and have seen a number of changes which have its long-term priorities: • strengthening relationships with external adolescent mental health and enhancing clinical impacted both on ACAMH as a charity and • hosting strong national and regional academic bodies within the UK and abroad to ensure practice to best meet the psychological needs membership organisation, as well as on the programmes of activities which encourage cross-fertilisation of information on new of children, young people and all those involved nature of its activities - the recent shift in excellence, inclusiveness and, wherever developments in their care and development. emphasis to regulation and accreditation; the practical, an evidence-based approach increased demand on our honorary officers' • promoting and disseminating research and In achieving this vision ACAMH has fifty years time; the Charity Commission's focus on • developing ACAMH's family of publications practice in child and adolescent mental of experience and expertise to draw on, in governance; the financial restrictions within the and consolidating their reputation as setting health related issues of relevance to the addition to a strong network of committed clinical and academic worlds and the potential the highest standards in advancing child and membership through e-communication and honorary officers at both national and branch impact of open access initiatives on publication adolescent mental health online functionality level, a visionary board of trustees spanning the revenue. Against this shifting backdrop, the disciplines and a dedicated team of professional • consulting with members to ensure the Association's commitment to supporting its staff, without all of whom the Association Association continues to respond to the multi-disciplinary membership, advancing child would not be celebrating the wonderful achievements and successes it is today.

Association undertakes CBT survey jointly with the Development of series of BPS and BABCP to evaluate training needs for CBT master classes focusing on amongst the membership. Preliminary results evidence-based best ACPP becomes ACAMH - support the widely held belief that the availability of practice assessment and the Association for Child and specialist child focused CBT is limited intervention approaches Adolescent Mental Health, to for mental health reflect the interdisciplinary Blackwell Publishing Ltd disorders where NICE or nature of its membership and awarded publishing contract for other good practice its ongoing commitment to JCPP,CAMH and The Bridge guidelines are available. advancing the scientific study Revision of JCPP Editorial Series launch - 2007 Paper published in JCPP of child and adolescent Board resulting in an increase mental health from three to eight editors, wins 2005 Pierre Janet Award drawn from around the world for the best clinical, theoretical or research paper in the field Association celebrates its 50th of dissociative disorders Appointment of paid Anniversary: 1956 - 2006 Professional Adviser, one day a week for one year to support JCPP published monthly academic strategy and branch Launch of re-designed development website: www.acamh.org.uk

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Chairs of the Association Emanuel Miller, Keith Soddy, John Bowlby, Ronald MacKeith, Elizabeth Irvine, Jack Tizard, Mia Kellmer-Pringle, Donald Winnicott, Colin Hindley, Edna Oakeshott, Lionel Hersov, Neville Butler, Mary Brueton, Ronald Davie, Michael Rutter, Kingsley Whitmore, Joan Court, Barbara Tizard, Desmond Pond, Martin Bax, Anne Jones, Gill Gorrell-Barnes, Kevin Connolly, Philip Graham, Roy Meadow, Peter Mortimore, Judy Treseder, Rudolph Schaffer, Sula Wolff, David Morris, Maurice Chazan, Ann Gath, Sandra Ramsden, Richard Lansdown, Issy Kolvin,William Yule, David Galloway, Philip Graham, Ann Le Couteur, Patricia Howlin

Honorary Secretaries of the Association Peter Hildebrand, Guy Michell, Ronald Davie, Peter Wedge, Richard Lansdown, Jim Stevenson, Andrea Pound, John Richer, Paul Laking, Mike Berger

Honorary Treasurers of the Association Lois Munro, Judith Fay,Tom Ravenette,William Yule, David Shaffer,Tony Cox, Kirk Weir, David Skuse, Carole Kaplan, Judith Trowell, Paul Laking, Mike Berger

Main Editors of the Journal for Child Psychology and Psychiatry Emanuel Miller, Colin Hindley, Elizabeth Irvine, Lionel Hersov, Rodney Maliphant, Mike Berger, Eric Taylor, Dorothy Bishop, David Skuse, Jim Stevenson, Frank Verhulst, Francesca Happe, Jane Costello, Kirby Deater-Deckard,Thalia Eley, Danny Pine,Ari Rothenberger, Edmund Sonuga-Barke

Main Editors of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Ann Gath, Patricia Howlin, Graham Upton, Ian Goodyer, Barbara Maughan, Jonathan Hill, Linda Dowdney, Stephen Scott, Orlee Udwin, Panos Vostanis, Paul Stallard, Jacqueline Barnes ACAMH Head Office, St Saviour’s House, 39-41 Union Street, London SE1 1SD Phone: 020 7403 7458, Fax: 020 7403 7081, Email: [email protected] ACAMH Glasgow Office, Phone: 0141 445 4340, Fax: 0141 445 6051