Evidence Based Practice Unit

From our 2025 Key Findings: A narrative study of young #women and #girls’ stories of their #mentalhealth and associated #support
Read the full paper here: tinyurl.com/3v5bfrnt Check out the booklet: orlo.uk/dK3jo
#resilience #belonging #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek

From our 2025 Key Findings booklet: Public #participation in #mentalhealth programming paper
Read the full paper here: tinyurl.com/y9jdwh75
Check out the booklet: orlo.uk/dK3jo
#youngpeople #evaluation #mentalhealth #schools #community #choice

During #RaceEqualityWeek we're re-sharing our free guidance that raises awareness of barriers children & young people from minoritised cultures can experience when engaging with outcome measurement, so that required support can be enhanced
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#ChangeNeedsAllOfUS

Check out the findings from the Reflective #Fostering study. The study recruited 524 foster carers and #kinship carers evaluating a group #intervention designed to improve reflective functioning in foster and kinship carers #ChildrensSocialCare #Research
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New paper out! The BLENDED Study investigates blended #CBT & #psychodynamic #therapy for depression Testing if combining online and face-to-face care can boost access without sacrificing effectiveness www.researchprotocols.org/2026/1/e80511

LTMH is a whole school approach designed to strengthen relationships improve student #wellbeing reduce bullying & create a more positive school climate.

@place2becharity.bsky.social are inviting secondary schools to take part in this larger scale trial

Register to learn more bit.ly/4jvPJZC

To help close this gap, we are launching a new report today – Integrate - calling for more integration of services:

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Our training on 2 Feb focusses on using a combination of measures to improve practice & get better results. Exploring deliberate practice; incorporating client & expert feedback with the specific goal of improving performance.
Details to sign up here: www.corc.uk.net/training-eve...

Book your place now for our next free #webinar
So What Can We Learn From Lived Experience Experts in Research?

Discover how meaningful involvement of #livedexperience experts can strengthen the quality, relevance & impact of #mentalhealth #research

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Grab your ticket for
Unlock the potential of school-based #mentalhealth support! ReSET #Webinar Wed, Jan 21, 2026 at 3:30 PM hosted by @thementalelf.bsky.social

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Grand Challenges x ChangeMakers is back!
Students + staff can apply for funding to co-create projects that boost learning, wellbeing, or community at UCL.
📅 Info webinar: 9 Dec, 11–12pm 👉 https://bit.ly/4iry4Su
🗓 Apply by: 23 Jan 2026
🔗 Details: https://bit.ly/440AbH2

Check out Measuring and developing Reflective Functioning using Artificial Intelligence webinar

Karen Yirmiya and Alex Truscott will be presenting ongoing projects applying AI to the measurement & development of reflective functioning

Book: lnkd.in/eiHJQR5c

Check out Co-producing research into
#kinshipcare a practical #toolkit created by Kinship and @ChildFamJustice

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So What Have We Learned From the Research Findings of the Past 12 Months? | 27 Nov 2025 Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

You can watch our most recent seminar recording now! We featured highlights from our recently released Key Findings booklet. Watch the recording here orlo.uk/0PFO0
Check out the booklet orlo.uk/dK3jo #schools #mentalhealth #research #CYP #wellbeing

Featured in our Key Findings booklet: Why do young men not seek help for mental health issues?
We reviewed studies on what makes #mentalhealth help seeking harder or easier for #youngmen. The impact of masculine norms was a major barrier. Self-compassion was an overlooked enabler. #research

It's time to start our So What seminar! Looking forward to hearing about the #research and having a lively Q&A after

Today we launch the 2025 key findings booklet sharing highlights from our research into #CYP #MentalHealth from the last year Research summaries cover four key themes risk resilience change and choice orlo.uk/dK3jo
@annafreudcharity.bsky.social @corc-annafreud.bsky.social @jess-deighton.bsky.social

Tomorrow we will be releasing our annual #KeyFindings booklet! We will be showcasing several of the #research papers featured at our free So What #seminar www.annafreud.org/training/cou...

There is just 1 week to go until we release our #KeyFindings booklet showcasing #cypmh #research from the last 12 months! There is still time to sign up for our free So What #seminar where we will be showcasing some of the #research featured in the booklet www.annafreud.org/training/cou...

We're excited to hear from all of the brilliant speakers at the #CORCForum

If you haven’t yet registered your place to attend the #CORCForum, this week is the last opportunity for non-members to do so, and gain online access on Thursday 20 November (09:30 to 13:30).

The full agenda and details of each of the speakers' talk can be found here: corc.uk.net/training-eve...

We’re launching our 2025 Key Findings booklet!
At our free So What? #seminar 27 Nov 5.30pm we will explore new research on #CYP mental health. From school wellbeing trials to help seeking among boys and discuss what it means for practice
annafreud.org/training/cou... #research

@jess-deighton.bsky.social was pleased to join @place2becharity.bsky.social at their #TreatmentToPrevention conference #cypmh #wellbeing

Have you booked your place for #CORCForum ? If not now is the time!
They have a jam packed agenda with great speakers.
Ideal for expanding your knowledge of mental health & wellbeing outcomes for children & young people. #mentalhealth #research #education
Book now: orlo.uk/Puh0M

Discover what the COSI Study found about the Circle of Security-Parenting intervention in NHS #perinatal #mentalhealth services.
Don’t miss this 90-min webinar sharing the findings — reserve your spot today 👇 www.annafreud.org/training/cou...

We’re so pleased our colleague Emily McDougal attended #NIHRAMC25 🌟
The 'Clinic to Community' theme sparked great reflections on engaging communities, tackling inequalities, and learning across disciplines to shape more inclusive research

New research paper alert 🚨
The COSI trial tested whether the Circle of Security–Parenting (COS-P) programme can support parents and strengthen early relationships in NHS perinatal mental health services.
Read the paper: doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(25)00263-9
#research #perinatal #mentalhealth

Our So What? seminars build the bridge between #evidence and practice in children and young people’s mental health.

Registration is free! Join us at 5.30pm on 27 November and hear about #research from the last year

www.annafreud.org/training/cou...

Frontiers | Adolescents' experiences of risk and protective factors in relation to mental wellbeing and mental health: a typology developed using ideal-type analysis BackgroundThere is increased interest in adolescent wellbeing and the factors that increase or decrease the risk of mental health difficulties during adolesc...

🚨 New paper alert!
Adolescents’ Experiences of Risk and Protective Factors in Relation to Mental Wellbeing and Mental Health
New study identifies distinct support profiles shaping how 11–12 year olds handle challenges.
🔗 www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
#Research #CYPMH