'Understanding treatment options’ is a comprehensive resource, unrivalled in its depth and breadth, that is informed by the latest clinical research and UK medical guidelines. It is tailored specifically for and addressed directly to young people.
Co-produced by clinical professionals and young people themselves, the new webpages give 12–17 year olds (and younger children with adult support) - as well as their parents and carers - a guide to the treatment options that are proven to be most effective.
Senior Mental Health Lead training: new dates live
Due to popular demand, new dates are now available. DfE grant funding available.
As a school leader, this CPD-accredited and DfE-assured training course will give you the knowledge and skills to implement a whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing, placing good mental health at the core of everything you do in your school.
We are leading the way in addressing the challenging questions in mental health through innovative research, working in collaboration with clinical services, social care, schools, FE colleges, youth justice and voluntary sector organisations. We support them to improve their provision through evaluation and ongoing monitoring, and to create a learning community among those who support children and young people’s mental wellbeing.
Experiencing racism can have a significant impact on mental health.
We’ve been working with the Hon. Stuart Lawrence and BLAM UK to develop free resources for schools. These will support school leaders and staff to build a whole-school approach to anti-racism.
We’ve been working with children’s services leaders to codesign mental health support for our most vulnerable children and families.
The result is our new clinical offer, Supporting children, families, and the workforce.
It’s the start of a national conversation to develop sustainable change for those left behind by covid.
The Centre offers a range of advice and guidance to parents and carers including adoptive parents, foster carers, special guardians and kinship carers.
We’re transforming mental health by working with infants, children, young people and their families, their communities and professionals to deliver timely evidence-based support for all.
On My Mind aims to empower young people to make informed choices about the mental health support they want, the treatments they receive and the outcomes they desire.
Early Years in Mind is a free online network for early years practitioners that provides easy to read and easy to use guidance on supporting the mental health of babies, young children and their families.
Schools in Mind is a free network for education professionals which shares practical, academic and clinical expertise about mental health and wellbeing in schools and FE colleges. The network aims to translate research into practice by providing evidence-based, accessible information and resources that can be used to embed good mental health across the whole school community.
This month we have expanded our free Mentally Healthy Schools information and resource hub to support all secondary schools and FE settings across the UK. Want to learn more?
The Anna Freud Learning Network brings together the best in practice and the latest in policy. It is a space to share learning and expertise and to collaborate to develop new ways of working.
The UK Trauma Council (UKTC) is the first UK-wide platform enabling collaboration between individuals and organisations holding expertise in childhood trauma.
As part of our mission to close the gaps for children’s mental health in science, treatments, services & knowledge… https://t.co/wdqzUYX8AL
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Talking racism and mental health in schools
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