Anna Freud

@AFNCCF

We're a mental health charity and we’ve been supporting children and young people for over 70 years. Our account is monitored Monday-Friday 9am-5pm.

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Joined July 2014

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Foundations@FoundationsWW · Jul 16

NEW BLOG ✍ Advisory Group member Lisa Coffman reflects on the critical role of parent carers in shaping the latest Practice Guide on parenting disabled children & young people, and those with SEN: foundations.org.uk/parenting-disa…

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Child Outcomes Research Consortium (CORC)@CORCcentral · Jul 23

We're delighted to announce that we'll be joined by Prof. Eamon McCrory, CEO at @AFNCCF & Prof. of Developmental Neuroscience & Psychopathology @ucl at our annual CORC Forum this year, on 20 November. Join us for his talk: ‘Trauma and the social world’: orlo.uk/sa6po

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👩‍🏫 Education Support 👨‍🏫@EdSupportUK · Jul 24

The summer break is a good opportunity for staff to practise self-care, to help with techniques you can turn to in stressful times. We’ve teamed up with @AFNCCF to produce a guidance booklet and poster to help you have your own self-care summer. ow.ly/NVe050SVyXA

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Anna Freud@AFNCCF · Jul 25

New research 📝 negative school experiences generate twice the emotional burden in autistic and ADHD teens compared to neurotypical students. This rejects previous thinking that depression risk is due solely to deficits in ability to regulate emotions. annafreud.org/news/neurodive…

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Anna Freud@AFNCCF · Jul 22

Our CEO, Professor Eamon McCrory, attended the Royal Charity Polo Cup recently where we were one of 10 charities supported! Thank you to their Royal Highnesses the Princess of Wales, our Patron, the Prince of Wales and everyone involved for supporting our work for young people.

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Anna Freud@AFNCCF · Jul 18

Thank you to @AlJazeera for speaking to David Trickey from the UK Trauma Council, an Anna Freud project, to highlight how so many refugee children experience war and the aftermath of traumatic events. Read more: orlo.uk/XSCnl

AFNCCF's tweet image. Thank you to @AlJazeera for speaking to David Trickey from the UK Trauma Council, an Anna Freud project, to highlight how so many refugee children experience war and the aftermath of traumatic events. Read more: orlo.uk/XSCnl

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Evidence Based Practice Unit@EBPUnit · Jul 17

We are inviting #youngpeople to help shape a #research study on how financial support affects #families involved with #socialcareservices If you’re aged 12 - 18 we want to hear your perspective. To get involved complete this form forms.office.com/pages/response…

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Child Outcomes Research Consortium (CORC)@CORCcentral · Jul 18

The Applied Research and Evaluation team @AFNCCF are recruiting for a full time and part time #research offer - deadline for applications is 12pm 23 July. Full details available here 👉🏼 orlo.uk/ZGfE5 Do share on with anyone this could be of interest to. #mentalhealth

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Anna Freud@AFNCCF · Jul 17

Parenting interventions are structured sets of activities to support parents and carers to best help their children. @FoundationsWW found structured parenting interventions can improve outcomes for both children with SEND, and their parents’ wellbeing: orlo.uk/O97kh

AFNCCF's tweet image. Parenting interventions are structured sets of activities to support parents and carers to best help their children.

@FoundationsWW found structured parenting interventions can improve outcomes for both children with SEND, and their parents’ wellbeing: orlo.uk/O97kh

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Anna Freud@AFNCCF · Jul 17

Are you expecting your first child? Are you currently in your second or third trimester? 🗓️ 👶 Help improve mental health support for expecting parents by taking part in a survey on the thoughts and feelings you’ve had during your pregnancy: orlo.uk/S2yss

AFNCCF's tweet image. Are you expecting your first child? Are you currently in your second or third trimester? 🗓️ 👶

Help improve mental health support for expecting parents by taking part in a survey on the thoughts and feelings you’ve had during your pregnancy: orlo.uk/S2yss

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Anna Freud@AFNCCF · Jul 15

Share your views about how education can support young people’s mental health and inspire action for a changing world – and enter to win £50 worth of vouchers! If you work in a school, college or university, or study in one, we may want to hear from you! orlo.uk/I8OgO

AFNCCF's tweet image. Share your views about how education can support young people’s mental health and inspire action for a changing world – and enter to win £50 worth of vouchers!
If you work in a school, college or university, or study in one, we may want to hear from you! orlo.uk/I8OgO

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Anna Freud@AFNCCF · Jul 14

Thank you to @KensingtonRoyal for supporting our work for children and young people's mental health. Your support from Saturday will truly help young people reach their full potential. 🩵

TThe Prince and Princess of Wales@KensingtonRoyal · Jul 11

This year’s funds will be shared between: @cbukhelp @royafrisoc @FieldsInTrust We Are Farming Minds @AFNCCF @family_action @ForwardTrust @EACH_hospices @NHSCharities @britishredcross Gratitude goes to all who make this event possible year after year, we’ve now raised…

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emPSN@emPSN · Jul 10

Mental Health charity @AFNCCF have made a lesson toolkit, Let’s talk about healthy relationships: friendships and conflict, available to download. It aims to help pupils aged 10-11 explore healthy friendships, emotional wellbeing and conflict resolution. annafreud.org/resources/scho…

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UCL Psychoanalysis Unit@UCL_PSA · Jun 26

Book your place for our conference Memory and its Vicissitudes taking from 28-30 November, for more details please visit ucl.ac.uk/psychoanalysis…

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Anna Freud@AFNCCF · Jul 9

Do you work with young people, or have children of your own? We're looking for young people to join a new advisory group on mental health and the justice system and they'll receive a £20 Amazon voucher per hour! Find out more or register your interest: orlo.uk/s9Jwl

AFNCCF's tweet image. Do you work with young people, or have children of your own?

We're looking for young people to join a new advisory group on mental health and the justice system and they'll receive a £20 Amazon voucher per hour!

Find out more or register your interest: orlo.uk/s9Jwl

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Anna Freud@AFNCCF · Jul 8

Small changes can create a substantial shift. 🫶🏼 @JoPavlopoulou directed our National Autism Trainer Programme and shares in @CommLivingMag_ how it’s started improving staff's attitudes and skills for autistic people in hospitals, secure units and more: communitylivingmagazine.com/mental-health-…

AFNCCF's tweet card. Autistic people, as experts by experience, are creating multimedia learning materials and working alongside professionals to train staff to improve mental health care. Georgia Pavlopoulou reports

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Anna Freud@AFNCCF · Jul 8

Our popular Group Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT) training is back! DIT practitioners, join us to gain insight into the theory of running psychodynamic brief groups, and key adaptations and challenges at each phase of group DIT. Find out more: orlo.uk/ARn4R

AFNCCF's tweet image. Our popular Group Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT) training is back!

DIT practitioners, join us to gain insight into the theory of running psychodynamic brief groups, and key adaptations and challenges at each phase of group DIT.

Find out more: orlo.uk/ARn4R

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Anna Freud@AFNCCF · Jul 4

The origins of mentalization based techniques can be traced back to child analysis. We’re excited to be supporting the International MBT Congress on Mentalization Based Treatments for Children, Adolescent and Families in Chile in November! Join us: orlo.uk/394P2

AFNCCF's tweet image. The origins of mentalization based techniques can be traced back to child analysis.

We’re excited to be supporting the International MBT Congress on Mentalization Based Treatments for Children, Adolescent and Families in Chile in November! Join us: orlo.uk/394P2

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