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Children’s Mental Health Week: Meaningful relationships vital in helping young people thrive
Today marks the start of Children’s Mental Health Week, and this year’s theme is ‘Let’s Connect’. Activities will focus on the healthy, meaningful and rewarding connections in children’s...
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Critical incidents: How five simple principles can help education settings recover from potentially traumatic events
Today, the UK Trauma Council, a body of childhood trauma experts supported by the Anna Freud Centre, launches a set of free, easy-to-use resources for schools, colleges, early years sett...
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Evidence-based resources to help schools and colleges prepare for and recover from traumatic events
New resources will help schools and other education settings to provide a comprehensive and compassionate response to traumatic events that affect children and young people in their care...
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Professors Peter Fonagy and Eamon McCrory to advise Princess of Wales and the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood
Two senior leaders from the Anna Freud Centre have been appointed to offer strategic advice to The Princess of Wales and provide oversight of the work of her Royal Foundation Centre for ...
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Local leadership, national change: Insights from Norfolk
In our latest blog, Sara Tough, Executive Director for Children’s Services at Norfolk County Council shares an example of how local children’s services leaders from across the country ar...
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Pears Family School rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted
The Pears Family School has once again been rated Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ and praised as a “truly unique school which makes a significant difference to pupils’ lives”.
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Family hubs: holistic support in uncertain times
Andrea King is Director of Clinical Division at the Anna Freud Centre. She has worked as a senior leader in a local authority, for central government, for NHS England and NHS Improvement...
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New resources aid understanding of PTSD in children and young people
New powerful and eye-catching animations, designed with young people for young people, will explain the signs of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), along with a series of seven train...
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Teachers need mental health training to best support their students
A new survey has found that more than 40% of teachers say they don’t feel confident helping students with their mental health. Just 36% of classroom teachers say they have received train...