About us
The child and adolescent faculty promotes the mental wellbeing of children and young people and their families.
We contribute to, and draw from an established knowledge base to inform practice.
Our objectives are to:
- promote the training of medical students, doctors in training, and substantively employed psychiatrists
- act as a forum for the exchange of experience and research
- promote the developmental perspective, and the importance of family functioning in mental health within the wider College functions
- influence public policies in appropriate directions
- promote mental health awareness through working with the media and offering information directly to the public
- organise regular national conferences and local meetings to promote professional development, clinical education and peer networking opportunities.
Executive committee
| Member | Year of joining | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Elaine Lockhart | 2021 | Chair |
| Dr Alka Ahuja | 2021 | Vice Chair |
| Dr Guy Northover | 2021 | Financial Officer |
| Prof. Andrea Danese | 2019 (C) | Academic Secretary |
| Dr Omolade Abuah | 2021 | Committee Member |
| Dr Hetal Acharya | 2021 | Higher Trainee Representative |
| Dr Babafemi Akerele | 2021 | Regional Representative |
| Dr Jeyabala Balakrishna | 2022 | Committee Member |
| Dr Nisha Balan | 2019 (RRO) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Nicholas Barnes | 2021 (C) | Sustainability Champion |
| Dr Nick Barnes | 2021 | Sustainability Champion |
| Dr Nick Barnes | 2018 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Ivona Bialas | 2019 (RRO) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Philippa Buckley | 2019 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Prathiba Chitsabesan | 2018 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Rory Conn | 2019 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Ananta Dave | 2019 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Virginia Davies | 2013 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Sharada Deepak | 2019 (RRO) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Suyog Dhakras | 2017 (C) | SAC Chair |
| Dr Bernadka Dubicka | 2021 | Committee Member |
| Dr Nicole Fung | 2021 | Committee Member |
| Dr Amani Hassan | 2021 | Regional Representative |
| Miss Rhiannon Hawkins | 2020 (A) | Committee Member |
| Dr Thomas Hillen | 2021 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Siona Hurley | 2020 (RRO) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Tina Irani | 2019 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Triveni Joshi | 2021 (RRO) | Regional Representative |
| Dr David Kingsley | 2017 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Abdullah Kraam | 2019 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Clare Lamb | 2018 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Holan Liang | 2019 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Ashley Liew | 2021 | Committee Member |
| Dr Mark Lovell | 2017 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Jose Mediavilla | 2019 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Catriona Mellor | 2021 (C) | Sustainability Champion |
| Dr Shashi Muniswamy Govindaswamy | 2015 (RRO) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Eleri Murphy | 2020 (RRO) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Tessa Myatt | 2014 (RRO) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Monica Nangia | 2020 (RRO) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Gabrielle Pendlebury | 2018 (RRO) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Edward Pepper | 2019 (RRO) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Tze Phang | 2021 | Higher Trainee Representative |
| Dr Mark Rodgers | 2020 (C) | Northern Ireland |
| Dr Simmi Sachdeva-Mohan | 2021 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Paramala Santosh | 2019 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Jugjinder Singh | 2021 (RRO) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Jugjinder Singh | 2021 | Regional Representative |
| Dr Ereni Skouta | 2020 (RRO) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Helen Smith | 2020 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Fionnuala Stuart | 2019 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Suparna Sukumaran | 2021 (A) | Equality Champion |
| Dr Laura Sutherland | 2022 | Committee Member |
| Dr Louise Theodosiou | 2019 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Sami Timimi | 2021 | Committee Member |
| Mrs Toni Wakefield | 2020 (A) | Committee Member |
| Dr Susan Walker | 2019 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Sophia Williams | 2021 | Higher Trainee Representative |
Contact the executive committee by emailing RCPsych Faculties
Regional representatives play a vital role for the College. Although our key role is to quality check the jobs advertised by NHS organisations, we also provide vital information to the College about local Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAHMS). We aim to meet three times a year through teleconferencing.
Regional representatives are also members of the Faculty Executive Committee. We contribute to working groups and other work streams at a national level. It’s a valuable networking opportunity and we all receive one day training to enable us to undertake our roles. Anna Conway Morris acts as regional representative lead for the exec.
Regional representatives are appointed by the geographical divisions of the College in England and devolved nations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and we're members of their local Executive, which gives us direct links
with all the specialities.
Regional representative | Division or devolved nation |
| Dr Nicky Adrian | London SW |
| Dr Nisha Balan | Trent |
| Dr Anupam Bhardwaj and Dr Anna Conway Morris | Eastern |
| Dr Ivona Bialas | South Eastern |
| Dr Anna Boyce and Dr Nicola Dawson | Yorkshire |
| Dr Sarah Curran | London South East |
| Dr Sharada Deepak | Oxford |
| Dr Siona Hurley | RCPsych in Northern Ireland vice chair |
| Dr Muhammad Gul | West Midlands |
| Dr Shermin Imran | North Western |
| Dr Shashi Kiran | North Eastern |
| Dr Tessa Myatt | Mersey |
| Dr Eleri Murphy | RCPsych in Wales vice chair |
| Dr Monica Nangia | North Western |
| Dr Lynne Oldman | Wessex |
| Dr Gabrielle Pendlebury and Dr Raj Sekaran | London C & NE |
| Dr Edward Pepper | Yorkshire |
| Dr Ereni Skouta | RCPsych in Scotland vice chair |
The paediatric liaison network is an international group of child and adolescent psychiatrists who work with paediatric staff. We discuss clinical and non-clinical issues, particularly policy and the promotion of mental health in paediatric practice.
We meet at conferences in various UK locations twice a year.
If you are interested in joining, please email RCPsych Faculties.
Sign in to the members' section to join our faculty or update your details.
If you would like to get in touch, please email us.