Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry Special Interest Group

• About the Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry Special Interest Group
• What's new, training events and conferences
• Past newsletters
• Making contact with executive members
• Links
• How to join
• Contact AFP SIG

Formed in November 2002, the genesis of this SIG marked an increasing interest in the mental health of children and adolescents who pose a risk to themselves or others. This group of young people have mental health needs that are relevant to a broad range of psychiatric disciplines including general adult psychiatry, psychiatry of people with learning disability, neuropsychiatry, substance misuse, forensic psychiatry and child & adolescent psychiatry.

A questionnaire survey of the SIG's membership has informed the group's priorities. The SIG's aims include the following:

• To promote forensic mental health services for young people
• To support training in child and adolescent forensic psychiatry at all levels.
• To support clinical and academic developments in this field
• To act as an information and networking resource.

The SIG has two general meetings per year:

• Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting
• Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry Annual Meeting

In June 2009 Drs Philip Collins and Richard Church, both practicing in London, have taken on new roles as Chair and Finance Officer. We are both most grateful to our colleagues Dr Peter Misch and Dr Ekkehart Staufenberg for their hard work on this SIG over the last few years. We are happy to report that Dr Misch has kindly agreed to stay on as Honorary Secretary and we are grateful for his continued guidance and assistance.

What's new, training events and conferences

• Next meeting of this SIG will be at the Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry Annual Meeting 10-12th February 2010, Dublin

• The Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry SIG plan to present a symposium at this faculty meeting on developments in training for work in this subspecialty.

• Updates from committee members regarding their areas of specialist practice will soon be uploaded to this site

Past newsletters

• May 2005  
• January 2005 

Updated executive committee

Links

• Youth Justice Board Website 

  Contains guidance and information for those working within the youth justice system.

• National Adolescent Forensic Service  A clinically managed network of nationally commissioned medium secure forensic psychiatry inpatient services for young people of 12-18 years inclusive.

• The Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY)

  Designed to assist professional evaluators in assessing, and making decisions about, a juvenile's risk for violence.

How to join

Membership is open to all members of or associates of the College. Others may be invited at the discretion of the Chair. To join, please complete our online application form

Contact the Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry Special Interest Group

If you have any enquiries about the Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry Special Interest Group, please contact Dr Philip Collins.