Monthly Archives: June 2021

Episode 25 – The effects of lockdown on mental health. A discussion with Dr Uttom Chowdhury

June 28, 2021Access to services, CAMHS, Community ServicesCAMHS, COVID, Luton and Bedford, Service user, Social media, Tic disorder, Tics, TourettesMark Taylor

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The second in a three-part series discussing the effects of COVID 19 and lockdown restrictions on the wellbeing of young people. Aisling and Ava met Doctor Uttom Chowdhury, an expert consultant child and adolescent psychiatric who specialises in neurodevelopmental disorders and works at CAMHS. We discuss how the pandemic has affected people’s wellbeing with a particular focus on tics and Tourette’s and Uttom shares his words of wisdom and support for families.

Episode 24 – The effects of lockdown on mental health. A discussion with Professor Tamsin Ford.

June 15, 2021Access to services, CAMHS, Community ServicesAccess, CAMHS, COVID, ELFT, Luton and Bedford, Service user, Social media, Specialist treatment, support servicesMark Taylor

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The first in a three-part series discussing the effects of COVID 19 and lockdown restrictions on the wellbeing of young people. As lockdown restrictions began to ease, hosts Aisling and Ava were joined by Professor Tamsin Ford, professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Cambridge and an internationally renowned child psychiatric epidemiologist. Listen to find out what all that means, and hear us discuss the data around how the wellbeing of young people has been affected by the pandemic and the support available to young people.

CAMHS Talk

A series of interviews and discussions brought to you jointly by the Luton and Bedfordshire Service User Participation Group and the Luton and Bedford CAMHS Team. Both are part of the East London NHS Foundation Trust.

Monthly Archives: June 2021