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World Mental Health Day 2023: Talking to friends and family first step to improve wellbeing rights
This year World Mental Health Day is on 10 October and it’s theme is mental health as a human right. Anna Freud’s work to support the mental health and wellbeing of families, children an...
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Collaborating with young people, parents and carers in mental health research is key to its succes
Rachael Stemp, Anna Freud’s Participation in Research Officer explains how our Applied Research and Evaluation division use the Lundy model to inform the way that young people, parents a...
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Protecting the rights of children to be heard is the key to improving wellbeing
Anna Freud has adopted the Lundy model of participation which follows four domains: space, voice, influence and audience. To unpick these four domains and learn more, we’ve asked two of ...
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Antonia Cowdry appointed to the board of trustees at Anna Freud
A leading Human Resources Director from the financial sector has been appointed to the board of trustees for the mental health charity, Anna Freud.
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HeadStart evaluation shows rich learning from huge mental health and wellbeing programme
Anna Freud researchers have published the final evaluation of HeadStart, a huge programme delivered across six local authorities in England to explore and test new ways to improve the me...
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Trusted relationships and mental wellbeing: what we learned from HeadStart
Professor Jess Deighton, Head of the Evidence Based Practice Unit at Anna Freud and lead on the HeadStart Learning Programme, writes about what the final evaluation report tells us about...
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The Princess of Wales marks Mental Health Awareness Week at Anna Freud
The Princess of Wales, Patron of Anna Freud, joined a special event on Thursday to mark Mental Health Awareness Week – taking part in expert-led conversations on how we can build the men...
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Anna Freud supports return of innovative youth wellbeing survey #BeeWell
The Anna Freud Centre has supported the second annual #BeeWell survey, the UK’s most detailed snapshot of young people’s wellbeing in one region.
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Young people to visit new ‘one-stop shop’ for mental health treatment options
A pioneering new, digital one-stop shop lists the effective treatment options for young people with a range of mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions, built by experts from the ...