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New edition released Volume 16, 2026

DateWednesday, August 5, 2026 at 5:54PM

We are pleased to release the latest edition of the Journal of Mental Health for Children and Adolescents with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Volume 16, Issue 1, 2026. Inside this edition;

  • Developmental Psychology and Psychiatry: Helping families understand and love their child with intellectual and developmental disability by Dr David Dossetor, Child psychiatrist
  • The Medicine Cabinet: Travelling out and about with medications, by Judy Longworth, Senior Pharmacist
  • History of Mental Health and Intellectual Disability (MHID) at Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children (RAHC), Sydney Children's Hospital Network (SCHN) by Dr David Dossetor, child psychiatrist
  • The Value of Parenting Programs in Paediatric Training: Reflections on the Stepping Stones Triple P Course by Dr Jessica Win See Wong
  • New ADHD prescribing guidelines by Judy Longworth, Senior Pharmacist
  • Interview with Des Bidgood
  • Key Considerations to Developing an Effective Sensory Space in schools by Georgia Dilley, Senior Occupational Therapist
  • The 27th Congress of the Society for the Study of Behavioural Phenotypes, Amsterdam 4th to 6th September 2025 by Dr Peter Wurth

Find the new edition here, or click the cover image above. 

We hope you enjoy reading this edition and welcome any feedback.

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