The Division of Child and Adolescent Mental Health was founded in June 1986 with the appointment of Professor Rory Nicol, Foundation Professor of Child Psychiatry.  The Division was originally accommodated in the Department of Psychiatry at the Leicester Royal Infirmary and moved to the Greenwood Institute of Child Health when it officially opened in October 1993, on the site of the outpatient base of the Leicestershire Child & Family Mental Health Service.  This was an academic development supported by the University of Leicester, the Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust and the Institute Benefactor, Dr Hugh Greenwood.

The Division has responsibilities in teaching and research, organises and teaches the undergraduate child psychiatry curriculum, is involved in teaching on other related parts of the medical undergraduate curriculum and actively supports and participates in teaching postgraduate child mental health.  In particular, it organises the Certificate/Diploma/MSc in Child Mental Health, for practitioners from different disciplines and agency backgrounds.

Research

Our research interests and expertise are in the evaluation of child mental health services and interventions, cultural diversity, impact of trauma on child mental health, inter-agency research, and service evaluation.  We collaborate with many academic institutions and services in the UK and internationally.

Each year we produce an annual report outlining current projects, please contact us if you would like a copy.

Contact Details:
Greenwood Institute of Child Health
Westcotes House
Westcotes Drive
Leicester
LE3 0QU

T: +44 (0)116 225 2885
F: +44 (0)116 225 2881
E: pv11@le.ac.uk (Professor Panos Vostanis)
E: jrw19@le.ac.uk (Unit Administrator)

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