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Jan R. Boehnke @jrboehnke.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

We continue work on papers from our multi-arm trials in the "Education for #Wellbeing" programme. #PeerReview as a great opportunity to catch up w @jess-deighton.bsky.social and colleagues over the revisions! If you can't wait: #PrePrints osf.io/kxug7/files #DfE reports www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Education for wellbeing programme findings

Findings from evaluation of mental health interventions in schools.

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Jess Deighton @jess-deighton.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

First light on a goose-grey solstice. Merry Yule everyone. Lighter days are coming.

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Jess Deighton @jess-deighton.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Thanks to everyone who joined our So What? Seminar. We really enjoyed the discussion. Don’t forget to take a look at our Key Findings report: www.annafreud.org/research/key...

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Anna Freud @annafreudcharity.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

We welcomed a very special guest to Anna Freud today... 👀 Our Patron, HRH the Princess of Wales, visited us to explore how stronger relationships can help prevent mental health problems in children and young people.

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Jess Deighton @jess-deighton.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Thanks to everyone who joined our So What? Seminar. We really enjoyed the discussion. Don’t forget to take a look at our Key Findings report: www.annafreud.org/research/key...

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Evidence Based Practice Unit @ebpu.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

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

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Evidence Based Practice Unit @ebpu.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

🚨 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

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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...

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Jess Deighton @jess-deighton.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

EBPU now on BlueSky. Give us a follow!

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Evidence Based Practice Unit @ebpu.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

We're looking for young people & caregivers to help shape research into financial support for families with social care input 📣 Have your voice heard 📷 Join discussions 📷https://forms.office.com/e/FEqfy7ktmU 📷 Questions? Families.Lives@annafreud.org #SocialCare #Research

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Child Outcomes Research Consortium (CORC) @corc-annafreud.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

A warm welcome back to #school to all teaching staff 😎 If you are planning to sign up for the Staff Wellbeing report for your school or education setting and get a report by end of October - the deadline for registering is 12 September. Details here: www.corc.uk.net/wellbeing-in... #teachers

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

🏆 Huge congratulations to Dr @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social (@uclpals.bsky.social) on winning The BJPsych Editor’s Choice Award! Her winning paper reimagines translational science in ADHD & autism; centring the voices of neurodivergent youth.

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Ola Demkowicz @olademk.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

New report on understanding the drivers of declining youth mental health To effectively respond to worsening mental health, we need to understand not just what is happening, but *why* We used an evidence-based approach to unpack common explanations 1/🧵 youthfuturesfoundation.org/publication/...

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Understanding drivers of recent trends in young people’s mental health - Youth Futures Foundation

Research report exploring the reasons for the recent decline in mental health among 14 to 24-year-olds in England

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Jess Deighton @jess-deighton.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Very important report out today from the Youth Futures Foundation exploring factors accounting for escalating mental health problems in young people. Lead by fantastic colleagues from the University of Manchester (@olademk.bsky.social et al). Report here: youthfuturesfoundation.org/what-we-do/f...

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Understanding young people’s declining mental health - Youth Futures Foundation

Exploring drivers of worsening mental health among 14-24 year olds through a first-of-its-kind study for England

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Dan Hayes @danhayesphd.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

🚨 Paper alert 🚨 There’s a lot of debate at the moment around universal, interventions in schools. A thread 🧵 Our new meta-analysis, published today, shows they can work in reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety. www.frontiersin.org/journals/chi... Findings discussed more below…

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Frontiers | Universal, school-based, interventions to improve emotional outcomes in children and young people: a systematic review and meta-analysis

IntroductionThere is debate into the impact of universal, school-based interventions to improve emotional outcomes. Previous reviews have only focused on anx...

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Jan R. Boehnke @jrboehnke.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

The Department for Education also published a set of briefing papers and a technical report to accompany the research papers: www.gov.uk/government/p... And there are some resources available at Anna Freud: www.annafreud.org/research/cur... @jess-deighton.bsky.social @neilhumphrey.bsky.social

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Education for wellbeing programme findings

Findings from evaluation of mental health interventions in schools.

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Jan R. Boehnke @jrboehnke.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

It is never really my work, but usually a team effort, but thanks for telling me 😅 More importantly: This trial (INSPIRE) and its companion trial (AWARE) are now published and you can read and cite the #PrePrint papers, economic evaluations, #CACE analyses, and qualitative findings: osf.io/kxug7/

Screenshot of a ResearchGate banner stating that an article has reached 40 citations on April 24, 2025

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Jan R. Boehnke @jrboehnke.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Getting ready for our "Education for #Wellbeing" programme dissemination events in London (today) and Manchester (tmrw). You can find event details, resources, and other important information (linked) here: www.annafreud.org/research/cur... #MentalHealth #Schools @jess-deighton.bsky.social

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Education for Wellbeing
Education for Wellbeing, led in partnership by mental health charity Anna Freud and UCL, tested five interventions and involved more than 30,000 primary and secondary school students.

Education for Wellbeing was a large-scale research programme, funded by the Department for Education, involving two randomised control trials. Through Education for Wellbeing, we evaluated a range of mental health and wellbeing interventions being delivered in primary and secondary schools. Our aim was to examine the impact of these approaches on children and young people’s mental health. The programme ran between 2018 and 2024. Across England, 32,655 pupils across 513 schools participated in Education for Wellbeing.

The Anna Freud Schools Division delivered the interventions within the programme and the Evidence-Based Practice Unit evaluated the approaches, examining their impact on pupils’ mental health and wellbeing.

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Bez Martin @bezmartin.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

We've been working hard to give young people's voices due weight in the mental health field. Naz says that "this really levels the playing field in terms of power, because often young people don’t feel they have much of that." Read her story here: orlo.uk/KeUnw

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Facts4Life @facts4life.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

🎤Great interview on BBC Radio 4 with @jess-deighton.bsky.social on building children’s resilience.💡 💬 Hear Jess speak about it on PM here at 48 minutes 32 seconds into the show: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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PM - 10/02/2025 - BBC Sounds

Afternoon news and current affairs programme

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Jan R. Boehnke @jrboehnke.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

You can find the DFE briefings and technical report here: www.gov.uk/government/p... And you find #PrePrint papers for impact, implementation, qualitative & economics here: osf.io/kxug7/ #PublicHealth #Schools #MentalHealth

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Education for wellbeing programme findings

Findings from evaluation of mental health interventions in schools.

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Jess Deighton @jess-deighton.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Our large scale mental health in schools trial findings are out now! Lots to dig into, and we’ll have events next month to talk through in more detail.

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Ola Demkowicz @olademk.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

A helpful breakdown of our recently published study exploring how girls make sense of rates of low mood and anxiety, from @pediatricskc.medsky.social drkristenstuppy.substack.com/p/adolescent...

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Adolescent girls’ explanations of their high rates of low mood and anxiety

As a pediatrician, I often hear kids and teens say things like:

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Jess Deighton @jess-deighton.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Best thing about the break so far is having time to read this wonderful book. Alan Garner’s writing makes my soul sing.

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Jess Deighton @jess-deighton.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Happy solstice to you all. Brighter days are coming!

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Emma Soneson @emmasoneson.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

*Networks of care for the modern adolescent* 🫶🌻 In our new paper, we combine a #network approach + applied research lens to explore where #youngpeople are accessing #mentalhealth support & how helpful they find it. w/ Simon R White & @minafazeloxford.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

[Figure 2 from the publication]: shows a network diagram of 18 different types of mental health support young people report accessing in the last year, alongside perceived helpfulness.

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Jess Deighton @jess-deighton.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Hear more about our BESST trial research findings around an effective mental health intervention for secondary schools, and find out what we have planned for the future. Excellent research expertly led by June Brown and funded by NIHR

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Jess Deighton @jess-deighton.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Last week at EBPU, we published our annual key findings booklet. One of our four key #research themes is risk. Learn more about what we found this year through our research into children and young people’s #MentalHealth: orlo.uk/vb39D

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Jess Deighton @jess-deighton.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I love wandering along the canal on the way to work

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