Child and Adolescent Mental Health Programmes

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Training Program for Schools

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PIONEERING PROGRAMME IN SPAIN

The aim is to promote early detection and treatment of mental health problems, the warning signs of which can be identified in the school environment, as well as to promote the integration of students who suffer from them.

To carry out this programme, the Foundation has created a digital platform for training in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, where the courses can be accessed online.

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6th edition Course on mental health in children and adolescents for teachers, guidance counselors, and school nurses.

Registration for the sixth edition of the Training Course on Mental Health in Children and Adolescents will open in January 2026.

This is a free course accredited by the Regional Ministry of Education as part of continuing professional development for teachers.

It is currently offered to all schools in the Community of Madrid (public, charter, and private).

Upcoming courses:
-Registration is now open for the second edition of the Course on Intellectual Disability and Mental Health for professionals in educational centers.
-Course on the Healthy Use of the Digital Environment for Children and Adolescents, aimed at the entire educational community.

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6th edition Course on mental health in children and adolescents for teachers, guidance counselors, and school nurses.

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MANAGEMENT

Ángela Ulloa Solís-Beaumont

Health psychologist and child and adolescent psychotherapist. Programs Director at the Alicia Koplowitz Foundation, Madrid, Spain.

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PSYCHIATRIST

Dra. Isabel Marina Alonso González

FEA Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Argüelles Mental Health Centre. Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain
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CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIST

Dra. Mara Parellada

Co-director of the Institute of Psychiatry and Mental Health and Head of the Neurodevelopment Section at Gregorio Marañón University General Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
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CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIST

Dra. Itziar Baltasar Tello

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Service, Institute of Psychiatry and Mental Health, HGU Gregorio Marañón, Madrid. Ex-fellow of the Alicia Koplowitz Foundation, Spain.

CONTRACTED PROFESSOR DOCTORATE

Dra. Ana Belén Calvo Calvo

Full Professor.
Department of Personality, Assessment, and Clinical Psychology. Faculty of Psychology. Complutense University of Madrid, Spain.
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CLINICAL AND HEALTH PSYCHOLOGIST

Dra. Carolina Ángel Ardiaca

Director and teacher of the Expert in Systemic Emotional Psychotherapy for Children and Young People, Psicólogos Pozuelo. Coordinator and teacher of the subject Family and Couple in the Master of General Health Psychology, European University of Madrid, Spain.
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PSYCHOLOGIST SPECIALISING IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Dra. Ana Pascual Sánchez

Child and Adolescent Intensive Treatment Service, Maudsley Hospital, London. Former fellow of the Alicia Koplowitz Foundation, UK.
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Fellow Postdoctoral de la Fundación Alicia Koplowitz

Dr. Víctor Pereira Sánchez

Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, Nueva York, EE.UU, Estados Unidos
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CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIST

Dra. María Dolores Picouto

Specialist in child and adolescent psychiatry. Adolescent Admission Unit. Institute of Psychiatry and Mental Health at Gregorio Marañón Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
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CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST

Dr. Gonzalo Salazar de Pablo

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London. Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. King’s College, London. King’s College, London. Former Fellow of the Alicia Koplowitz Foundation, UK.
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POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHER

Dra. Antonia San José Cáceres

Foundation for Biomedical Research, Gregorio Marañon University General Hospital, and CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain
PSYCHIATRIST, DOCTOR OF MEDICINE

Dra. Laura Sevilla Cermeño

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Service. Institute of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Gregorio Marañón University General Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
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CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIST

Dr. Julio Vaquerizo Serrano

Neurodevelopmental Disorders Team, West London NHS Trust, London. Former Fellow of the Alicia Koplowitz Foundation, UK.
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CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

Dra. Alba Vilaplana Pérez

Clinical psychologist and clinical sexologist.
Sexual and Reproductive Health Unit, Llíria. Arnau de Vilanova Hospital. Valencia, Spain.
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CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIST, DOCTOR IN MEDICINE

Dra. Laia Villalta Macia

Head of Teaching, Mental Health Area, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona. Ex-fellow of the Alicia Koplowitz Foundation, Spain.
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Research Study

The Alicia Koplowitz Foundation has designed and is carrying out a research study, which will make it possible to assess the effectiveness of the implementation of the programme.