News - 2022
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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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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
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New anti-racism resources for schools to help young people’s mental health
Today, the Anna Freud Centre releases a free portfolio of resources for schools to support staff in understanding the mental health impact of racism on children and young people, and to feel more...
- 23rd March 2022
- By: Michelle Cunliffe
- Posted in: General News, Media coverage
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Children's Mental Health Week: Growing together as a whole school community
Children’s Mental Health Week, which is taking place 7 to 13 February, has the theme this year of ‘growing together’. During the week, schools across the UK will be exploring the concept of growing...
- 4th February 2022
- By: Michelle Cunliffe
- Posted in: General News, Events, Media coverage
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New podcast series – Talking racism and mental health in schools
Today, the Anna Freud Centre has released a new podcast series, Talking racism and mental health in schools. In the series, experts in mental health, education and anti-racism explore topics...
- 18th January 2022
- By: Michelle Cunliffe
- Posted in: General News, Media coverage