News - 2021
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Anna Freud Centre celebrates Black History Month
Today and throughout October, the Anna Freud Centre will join millions of others around the UK in celebrating Black History Month by promoting events and activities, honouring key figures, and...
- 1st October 2021
- By: Tim Linehan
- Posted in: General News
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Call to close the gap in children’s mental health support, and learn from advances in North West England
Today, the Anna Freud Centre publishes a report on the significant challenges faced nationally to close the gap in children and young people’s mental health support. The report spotlights six areas...
- 21st September 2021
- By: Michelle Cunliffe
- Posted in: General News, Media coverage
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New training programme to prioritise children’s mental health in the early years in response to the pandemic
The Anna Freud Centre is awarded a Department for Education (DfE) contract to develop an online professional development training for early years workers to support their knowledge and skills of...
- 7th September 2021
- By: Michelle Cunliffe
- Posted in: General News, Media coverage
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Funding announced for families to access early intervention in more Family Hubs
Today, the Department for Education announced plans to elevate its Family Hubs programme, backed by £20 million of new funding, which will support local areas to set up new Family Hubs across...
- 19th August 2021
- By: Michelle Cunliffe
- Posted in: General News, Media coverage
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Centre offers free support to parents and carers following the August 2021 public exam results
As school and college students across the UK receive their exam results this week, the Anna Freud Centre is profoundly aware that the pressures which they have faced this year have been considerable....
- 12th August 2021
- By: Michelle Cunliffe
- Posted in: General News
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Peter Fonagy appointed to expert panel on mental health
Professor Peter Fonagy, Chief Executive of the Anna Freud Centre, has been appointed to be on the Health and Social Care Committee’s Expert Panel to evaluate the Government’s pledges on mental...
- 11th August 2021
- By: Michelle Cunliffe
- Posted in: General News
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New project to take a systemic approach to improving adolescent mental health in disadvantaged communities
A research team led by Professor Peter Fonagy, Chief Executive of the Anna Freud Centre and Head of the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences at UCL, has been awarded a UK Prevention Research...
- 26th July 2021
- By: Michelle Cunliffe
- Posted in: General News
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Early years staff say it’s time to make staff wellbeing a policy
Early years staff working in nurseries or preschools would like their settings to be more open about staff mental health, and to ensure staff wellbeing policies are in place and upheld. While many...
- 13th July 2021
- By: Jenny Album
- Posted in: General News, Media coverage
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The Duchess of Cambridge launches The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood
Our Patron, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge is today launching The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood.
- 18th June 2021
- By: Michelle Cunliffe
- Posted in: General News, Media coverage
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Centre’s Director of Schools’ Division on Queen’s Birthday Honours list
Jaime Smith, Director of the Anna Freud Centre’s Schools’ Division, has been awarded an MBE for services to education in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours list.
- 15th June 2021
- By: Michelle Cunliffe
- Posted in: General News, Media coverage