The Anna Freud Centre
Overview
The Anna Freud Centre is an evidence-based mental health charity supporting children young people and their families. Their support includes free resources for children and young people, parents and carers and professionals supporting families including nurseries, schools and colleges and mental health professionals.
They work with those who bring up children and young people or work directly with them, from parents to foster carers, teachers, social workers and mental health professionals – those who know children and young people; designing approaches around the needs of young people then scaling them up; empowering the parents, carers and millions of professionals working with children and learning from them.
How to Access this Service
Their resources can be accessed for free via their website. Clinical support, referrals and enquiries can get accessed via the Clinical support and services section of the website.
When/Where?
The Centre offers a variety of support for children, young people and their families including free digital resources. Referrals to access mental health support for a child, young person or a family can be made via the Clinical support and services section of the website.
Who is it for?
The Anna Freud Centre’s free resources are aimed at a range of audiences including their On My Mind resources which they have co-created with young people aged 12-25. Their clinical offer includes support for children and families direct with more details found on their website. Those working in early years settings, schools and colleges and mental health support services will also find a range of evidence-based resources and learning opportunities.
Updated on August 5, 2025
