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February 2012
Largest ever study into adolescent depressionDepression is the number one cause of disability in the world, with over half of mental health costs in Europe going towards the treatment of people suffering from anxiety and depression. Among those suffering from clinical depression, more than 60% report that they first suffered from depression during their teenage years, suggesting the importance of intervening early.
Ruby Wax inadvertently became the “poster girl for mental illness” when she took part in a Comic Relief campaign a few years ago. Since then she has become well known for her tireless championing of mental health causes.
January 2012
We are Expanding!More families than ever are now being helped by our telephone consultation service.
Jeffrey Kluger's book 'The Sibling Effect' argues that they do. So find out what we think.
December 2011
The Year 2 and 3 children at Northbridge House School have just held their Christmas Choir Concert with carols, mince pies and mulled wine. They have generously donated the collection, which raised over £275, to the Anna Freud Centre. We thank everyone at Northbridge House for this generous Christmas present.
Children exposed to family violence show the same pattern of activity in their brains as soldiers exposed to combat, new research has shown.
November 2011
Ladbroke Grove saw an influx of spiky shoes and glossy hair on Tuesday 4th October as Dock Kitchen played host to the Anna Freud Centre’s inaugural Child in Mind lunch.
By reaching them early we tell Channel 4 news.
Some teenagers may have spent half term playing computer games or looking at the shops. Not fifteen year old Jack Chaplin. He spent five days raising over £25,000 in sponsorship for two great charities.
October 2011
Jack Chaplin is cycling from Lands End to London in aid of the Anna Freud Centre and Carefree Northants. Can you help him to reach his target of £20,000 before he reaches the finish line?
The Anna Freud Centre features in the 21 October issue of The Lady magazine
Teenagers: A Mindfield
Making sense of what makes sense to teenagers
West London Living site features AFC fundraising lunch.
Tessa Baradon, head of the Parent-infant Project at the Anna Freud Centre joined Jane Garvey on Woman's Hour to discuss post-natal depression
September 2011
The Mayor of Islington welcomes the Anna Freud Centre’s new programme as an excellent example of integrated working with troubled families.
Hundreds of children and families took part in a fantastic, fun range of activities at our Open Afternoon on Sunday 18th September.
Free training in AMBIT available for voluntary sector teams working with adolescents.
August 2011
International Training School for Infancy and Early Years coming soonWe are pleased to announce a unique international collaboration between the Anna Freud Centre, The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust and Yale University Child Study Center, to open an International Training School for Infancy and Early Years (ITSIEY).
