Enhancing children's emotional regulation and social communication through group intervention – evidence of impact in an Irish outpatient Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service

• Published in: Child language teaching and therapy Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 56 - 76
• Main Authors: MacEvilly, Deirdre, Maguire, Katie, Brosnan, Geraldine, Gaffney, Louise
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.02.2024; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Anxiety; Anxiety Disorders; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Autism; Child & adolescent mental health; Communication; Communication (Thought Transfer); Community Services; Emotional regulation; Emotions; Evidence; Mental disorders; Mental Health Programs; Parent-child relations; Resistance (Psychology); Speech-language pathologists; Suicides & suicide attempts; SLT; emotional regulation; CAMHS; CBT; social communication

In the last decade, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) have observed an unprecedented rise in young children presenting with suicidal ideation, needing urgent assessment and treatment. Once stabilised, CAMHS professionals often refer these children to speech and language therapists...