News - 2022
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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”.
- 22nd December 2022
- By: Dominic Smith
- Posted in: General News
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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 training videos...
- 7th December 2022
- By: Dominic Smith
- Posted in: General News
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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 training in...
- 13th October 2022
- By: Michelle Cunliffe
- Posted in: General News, Media coverage
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The Prince and Princess of Wales, alongside the Anna Freud Centre, mark World Mental Health Day
BBC Radio 1’s Newsbeat hosted The Prince and Princess of Wales, as well as the Anna Freud Centre’s Dr Abigail Miranda, for a discussion about young people and mental health on World Mental Health...
- 11th October 2022
- By: Michelle Cunliffe
- Posted in: General News, Media coverage
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Statement from Anna Freud Centre on the shooting and death of Chris Kaba
The past fortnight has been a distressing time for many, with the news that an unarmed man, Chris Kaba, was shot and killed by a Metropolitan Police officer in South London on Monday 5...
- 21st September 2022
- By: Michelle.Cunliffe@annafreud.org
- Posted in: General News
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70 years on: Looking forward with hope for young people's mental health
On the 70th anniversary of the Anna Freud Centre, several of its leading figures reflect here on new developments in the field of young people’s mental health, and what they think needs to happen...
- 5th July 2022
- By: Lucy Foulkes
- Posted in: General News
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Anna Freud Centre supporting LGBTQI+ youth mental health
Following on from Pride month in June, the Anna Freud Centre will march in the 2022 Pride in London Parade on Saturday 2 July. This will be to celebrate the diversity of our staff, and to show our...
- 30th June 2022
- By: Michelle Cunliffe
- Posted in: General News
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The Emotion Regulation in Children (ERiC) study: Anna Freud Centre awarded funding from The Kavli Trust to evaluate a mentalization-based treatment for children
A research team led by Professor Nick Midgley, Co-Director of the Child Attachment and Psychological Therapies Research Unit (ChAPTRe) at The Anna Freud Centre, has been awarded over 9.1 million...
- 17th June 2022
- By: Michelle Cunliffe
- Posted in: General News, Fundraising, Research
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Infant Mental Health Awareness Week: Understanding early trauma
This year, Infant Mental Health Awareness Week is taking place 13-19 June with the theme of ‘Understanding Early Trauma’.
- 13th June 2022
- By: Michelle Cunliffe
- Posted in: General News, Events, Learning Network
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Anna Freud Centre’s ‘world-leading’ research, according to the Research Excellence Framework
The impact of UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences and the Anna Freud Centre’s research on the wider world have been recognised in the Research Excellence Framework 2021.
- 16th May 2022
- By: Michelle Cunliffe
- Posted in: General News, Research