Current research projects
Anna Freud, led by our research units, is involved in a number of ongoing research studies.
The scope of our research is broad – it spans infancy and the early years, middle childhood and adolescence and includes evaluating the effectiveness of interventions, services and programmes and the development of assessment measures.
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Adoption and Attachment Research Study: Transition into Adulthood
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Brief Educational Workshops in Secondary Schools Trial (BESST)
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Education for wellbeing
Explore Education for Wellbeing, England's major mental health intervention trial in schools. Backed by the Department for Education, we assess innovative approaches with Anna Freud, gau...
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Emotional Regulation in Children (ERiC)
ChAPTRe and the Evidence-Based Practice Unit, funded by Kavli Trust, conduct a trial on mentalization-based treatment (MBT) for ages 6–12.
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Improving Mood with Psychoanalytic and Cognitive Therapies - My Experience (IMPACT-ME)
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Improving Mood with Psychoanalytic And Cognitive Therapies (IMPACT)
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Internal Representations of Children and Adolescents in Care (Five Rivers)
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Longitudinal Experiences and Adjustments in Parenthood Study (LEAPS)
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Microanalysis of Clinical Process in Psychoanalytic Parent Infant Psychotherapy Addressing Relational Trauma
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My Story and Me: a storytelling intervention for young women and girls
We are asking young women and girls who are 12–24 years old to help us create videos for My Story and Me.
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Ostensive Cues
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The Adolescent Story Stem Profile (ASSP)
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The Assessment of Representational Risk (ARR)
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The Circle of Security Intervention (COSI) Study
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The Reflective Fostering Study
A 12-month exploration assessing the impact of the Reflective Fostering Programme on children aged 4-13 in care.
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The Supporting Parents Project
The Supporting Parents Project is a two-arm, multi-site randomised controlled trial (RCT).
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The Kailo Programme
The Kailo programme aims to help young people and their communities find local solutions for better mental health in the UK.