Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Conference 2025
in-person event
in-person event
Timings | full day event |
Location | The Edwardian Radisson Hotel, Manchester |
CPD | up to 6 CPD points per day, subject to peer group approval |

Event Information
Overview
Call for symposium and session ideas
Guidance:
- Suggest a topic and describe your Symposium or Session idea
- The abstract should not exceed 250 words
- Symposiums will be 1 hour and 30 minutes in length and should have 3 or 4 speakers
- Please note that a maximum of 4 presenters per session will be given a complimentary conference place per symposium for the day of the talk. Additional presenters will need to register and pay to attend
- Sessions will be shorter in length and are for individual speakers - a complimentary place will be given for the day of the talk
The submission closing date: 5pm, Monday 28 April 2025
Call for posters
The Royal College of Psychiatrists Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is inviting poster submissions for our conference in September 2025 in Manchester. All submissions will be reviewed ahead of the conference and successful authors will then be invited to have their poster displayed at the conference.
You may also be eligible for the Margaret Davenport Prize - the eligibility rules can be viewed here
Regulations:
1. Abstracts must be in English. Abbreviations may be used only if they are defined (spelled out in full text at first mention) followed by abbreviation in brackets.
2. The abstract must not exceed 300 words including sub titles (see No 4) and formulas.
3. The abstract must not contain bibliographical references, tables, diagrams or appendices. If accepted for presentation at the conference these can be added at a later date.
4. Abstracts must be presented in five headed paragraphs in the following order:
Aims and hypothesis, Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
5. Abstracts could present either novel findings or new interpretations of existing data; Quality Improvement
projects; Education and Training projects or other types of service evaluation, audit or case reports. They should include brief details of the rationale for the research and the methods used, including, if appropriate, the statistical approach. The major findings should be stated; it will not be acceptable, for example, to state merely that the "results will be discussed"
6. The title of the abstract must be clearly coherent with the data included in the abstract and the conclusions must be warranted by information included in the results section. Submissions are accepted on the understanding that the work has been performed with the permission of any relevant ethical or legislative body. The authors should therefore ensure the work was conducted with appropriate ethical and governance safeguards.
7. Authors are encouraged to state their hypotheses and frame their conclusions accordingly.
8. For studies of service users, patients or populations, the number of people studied should be explicitly stated in the methods section.
9. Submissions are accepted on the understanding that the work has been performed with the permission of any relevant ethical or legislative body. The authors should therefore ensure the work was conducted with appropriate ethical and governance safeguards.
10. All sources of financial sponsorship of the study should be stated at the end of the abstract.
Prizes
Please submit your abstract through the form below.
The details you enter cannot be saved, to avoid losing your work please copy your abstract to the form from another document.
The submission closing date is Monday 2 June 2025, at 11.59pm.
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Venue
The venue address is:
- The Edwardian Manchester, Radisson Hotel, Free Trade Hall, Peter Street, Manchester M2 5GP
How to get there:
From Manchester Piccadilly train station
- On foot: The hotel is located just over 1 km from Manchester Piccadilly, approximately a 20-minute walk.
- By public transport: From Eccles metro station, take the blue or purple line to St Peter’s Square station, which is approximately a two-minute walk from the hotel.
- By public transport: From the airport, there is a direct service to Manchester Piccadilly station with the northern line. From Eccles metro station, take the blue or purple line to St Peter’s Square station, which is approximately a two-minute walk from the hotel.
- By car: The hotel is about 14 km from the airport and takes around 20 minutes by car via the M56.
Who should attend
This conference is an opportunity to hear about and be inspired by all aspects of working in child and adolescent mental health, and is for:
- Psychiatrists
- Foundation year doctors
- Medical students
- Allied health professionals
Allied health professionals - ticket type
Allied health professionals are:
How to book | Fees explained | Terms and conditions
- pay using a debit card or credit card and receive instant confirmation and a receipt
- Request a booking form and return it along with details of your bank payment transfer
Fees explained
- The fee include refreshments and lunch
- The fee includes access to conference resources for twelve weeks
- The fee you pay relates to your RCPsych membership status - you can check your status here
- Subsidised rate includes those on lower incomes paying a subsidised RCPsych membership rate (maternity or parental leave, working part time or taking a career break) and International RCPsych Members residing in band D and C countries.
- Medical Students and Foundation Year Doctors can apply for free RCPsych membership, which then gives you access to reduced conference registration fees, amongst other benefits
- Event Cancellation Policy
- Privacy Policy
- Code of Conduct
- Event registrations are confirmed when payment is received in full.
- Joining instructions are sent approximately 1 week in advance
Exhibition opportunities
- Exhibition stand = table + 2 chairs, space for banner stand
- Refreshments and lunch for 2 stand staff each day
- Wifi access
- Access to in-person conference sessions and the on-line resources
- Logo and your weblink/your organisation details added to the RCPsych website
For further information, please contact:
Email: catherine.ayres@rcpsych.ac.uk
Contact Name: Catherine Ayres
Contact number: 0208 618 4139