Anna Freud

It’s 100 days since we launched our manifesto. It’s started some powerful conversations, but there’s still a long way to go until everything it calls for becomes a reality. Here’s a reminder of what we’re asking politicians, policy makers and funders to do: 🗨️ Give young people a meaningful say in their own mental healthcare 🌳 Fund community assets like parks and centres 🎒 Adopt a whole-school approach to mental wellbeing, involving the whole school community 🧠 Increase our understanding of childhood trauma 📈 Leverage the power of science and data to better understand young people’s needs. If you had 100 words to ask for a change for children and young people’s mental health, what would you ask for? Let us know in the comments! #ThinkingDifferently #AnnaFreud #MentalHealthCharity #MentalHealthMatters #ChildrensMentalHealth #YoungPeoplesMentalHealth #YouthMentalHealth #StudentMentalHealth #WholeSchoolApproach #CommunityHubs #CommunityCentres #Prevention #EarlyIntervention

Read the new impact case studies from NATP delegates - real-life examples of changes in approach, attitude and practice, including topics such as: 🔵 Changing the service environment – making it a more accessible experience for diagnosed and undiagnosed autistic people. 🔵 Working closely with Experts by Experience to co-deliver the training - training is made more impactful by them sharing their experiences and ideas around how staff can audit their own practice. 🔵 Using concepts from the NATP curriculum to change culture and everyday practice – applying NATP’s trauma-informed, experience-sensitive and neuro-inclusive approach. 🔵 Modifying training delivery, and navigating practical challenges of training staff in services. 🔵 Exploring how learning from NATP can be shared with other teams in the service – a whole service approach. NATP is an autism train the trainer programme, free for eligible staff. Delegates co-deliver the training back to colleagues with autistic Experts by Experience. We offer 1:1 bespoke support to embed NATP values and ethos. NATP aims to improve outcomes for autistic children, young people and adults. Read the stories and find out how to book training: https://orlo.uk/QfhFt NATP is for staff in NHS England mental health services, residential special education, and health and justice settings. NATP is run by Anna Freud in partnership with AT-Autism commissioned by NHS England. #NATPMentalHealth #AutismTraining #MentalHealthTraining #AnnaFreud #MentalHealthCharity #MentalHealthMatters #ChildrensMentalHealth #YoungPeoplesMentalHealth #YouthMentalHealth

Stride out in aid of Anna Freud at the London Summer Walk! Join us to take in the sights and raise crucial funds to help children and young people achieve their full potential. Get active on 24 August and explore some of London's historic areas with a tour of the ‘gateway to London’ along the Thames’s eastern section, while raising money for young people's mental health. Starting alongside the grandeur of Woolwich Royal Artillery Barracks (short walk from the new Elizabeth Line station!) – our 25 km looped route heads through Charlton, along the Thames Path around the Greenwich Peninsula – past the O2, Old Royal Naval College & the fabulous Cutty Sark. A route steeped in history with iconic sights, and capped with a BBQ & bar at the finish! Sign up now using Charity50% for your exclusive discount: https://orlo.uk/ABbrt #TeamAnnaFreud #LondonSummerWalk #LondonLife #LondonEvents #AnnaFreud #MentalHealthCharity #MentalHealthMatters #ChildrensMentalHealth #YoungPeoplesMentalHealth #YouthMentalHealth

Calling social workers and mental health practitioners! Learn how to use the Story Stem Assessment Profile, a National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)-recommended assessment tool, to better understand young children's expectations and perceptions of family roles, attachments, and relationships. Assess features of children's family and attachment history with this play-based tool that children typically enjoy engaging with to plan interventions to support them. Book now: https://orlo.uk/Ts19J #AnnaFreud #MentalHealthCharity #MentalHealthMatters #ChildrensMentalHealth #YoungPeoplesMentalHealth #YouthMentalHealth #MentalHealthTraining

Therapists, join us for an introduction to interpersonal psychotherapy training (IPT)! Learn how to help patients tackle challenges in their interpersonal relationships to reduce their symptoms of mental ill-health. Explore how support patients experiencing depression, and learn about adaptations of the IPT model to support adolescents and to treat anxiety and eating disorders. Mental health practitioners who work in NHS Talking Therapies may be eligible for funded places. Apply by 19 August to attend our in-person course in London starting on 9 September or by 16 October to attend our online course starting on 6 November. Apply for the in-person course: https://orlo.uk/ezi4C Apply for the online course: https://orlo.uk/pdqUo #AnnaFreud #MentalHealthCharity #MentalHealthMatters #ChildrensMentalHealth #YoungPeoplesMentalHealth #YouthMentalHealth #InterpersonalPsychotherapy #Psychotherapy #Psycholoy #MentalHealthPractitioner #MentalHealthClinician #CYPMH

Two weeks on from the general election, we hear from our Young Champion James on what he’s heard from the new Labour government so far and how he thinks the party could do more to build better mental health and wellbeing: https://orlo.uk/vltto #AnnaFreud #MentalHealthCharity #MentalHealthMatters #ChildrensMentalHealth #YoungPeoplesMentalHealth #YouthMentalHealth #WholeSchoolApproach #StudentMentalHealth #Labour #GeneralElection2024

A whole-school approach to wellbeing – where all parts of a school community work together to improve mental wellbeing – is crucial to helping improve children’s mental health. But teachers can’t do this alone – they need support and they also need more opportunities for professional development and training. Lots of positive work has begun, but here are some things we believe would help: - Revamp teacher training to help new teachers develop the knowledge and skills to support students’ mental health. - Prioritise all teachers’ development and wellbeing needs, developing understanding of the connections between staff and student wellbeing. - Require mental health awareness training for all school staff. - Provide up-to-date and evidence-based training about how to support and include neurodivergent children and how to work in partnership with parents and carers. Read more from our Head of Schools Training, Roisin McEvoy: https://orlo.uk/vE74i #AnnaFreud #MentalHealthCharity #MentalHealthMatters #ChildrensMentalHealth #YoungPeoplesMentalHealth #YouthMentalHealth #WholeSchoolApproach #TeacherTraining #ECT #EarlyCareerTeacher #StudentMentalHealth

Hear an autistic perspective of being in custody. Just some of the types of support that can be given in this situation could be: Understanding their communication needs Considering their history Understanding their sensory needs If you work in health and justice areas, the National Autism Trainer Programme (NATP) can help you with this. The training provides insights, adaptations and approaches to help you better understand the experiences of autistic people in your service. Learn more about the free NATP training course for health and justice staff at our information session on 24 July: https://lnkd.in/daRd9sth NATP is run by Anna Freud in partnership with AT-Autism, commissioned by NHS England. #AnnaFreud #MentalHealthCharity #MentalHealthMatters #ChildrensMentalHealth #YoungPeoplesMentalHealth #YouthMentalHealth  #NATPMentalHealth #MentalHealthTraining #AutismTraining #Autism #ActuallyAutistic #AutismAcceptance #HealthSector #CriminalJustice

Refugees can experience acute anxiety about the complex asylum process. They may worry about accommodation, money, education, access to legal advice. And there is often a constant concern about loved ones left behind or missing, according to the Refugee Council. All this takes a heavy toll on their mental wellbeing. Our Refugee Support Group exists to support one family in relocating from a refugee camp in Syria or Afghanistan in a planned and safe manner, avoiding the dangerous boat journeys. We need your help. This could be showing your support for our cause, helping us raise the necessary funds, or supporting the family on their arrival. Right now, we especially need support with: 🔵 Understanding the housing market and finding suitable accommodation for a family 🔵 Raising funds to help the family meet the high housing costs in Islington Can you help? Find out more here: https://orlo.uk/5gv53 #AnnaFreud #MentalHealthCharity #MentalHealthMatters #ChildrensMentalHealth #YoungPeoplesMentalHealth #YouthMentalHealth #LondonLandlords #IslingtonLondon #IslingtonLife

It’s International Disability Awareness Day so we wanted to share some updates from our Disability and Accessibility Network here at Anna Freud! This is a group of our staff who provide support and a safe space for staff to share ideas on how we can constantly be improving accessibility and support for people with a disability or long term health condition. Recently our network has: 🔵 Raised staff awareness of various disabilities and long term health conditions such as fibromyalgia and a Deaf Awareness training delivered by the RNID. 🔵 Worked with the Business Disability Forum to give staff access to free information and advice. 🔵 Completing a Disability Smart Self-Assessment with input from across Anna Freud to pinpoint priority areas for us to improve accessibility. 🔵 Supported staff members with questions around disability and accessibility. 🔵 As an organisation, we've also joined the Disability Confident Scheme as part of a commitment to make a difference for disabled people in the workplace and during recruitment. All of our staff diversity networks play an important role in our EDI journey, through: 🔵 Dedicated spaces for an open conversation. 🔵 Constantly informing our thinking about how we can develop and improve how we work. 🔵 Acting as a ‘critical friend’. 🔵 Encouraging continuous learning and facilitating change with members from across the organisation working together. Do you have any questions? Drop them in the comments! #InternationalDisabilityAwarenessDay #DisabilityPrideMonth #DisabilityAwareness #Accessibility #AnnaFreud #MentalHealthCharity #MentalHealthMatters