This year’s Mental Health Awareness Week focused on anxiety – a natural response to the uncertain world around us. As the week comes to an end, we’re reflecting on what’s been happening.
– Children in Need removed Pudsey’s bandana to spread awareness about how mental health conditions may be hidden in plain sight. image credit: https://www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/changing-lives/mental-health/
– Our Co-PI, Prof Essi Viding, was interviewed to discuss her relevant research projects and how neuroscience helps us understand mental health conditions.
– The team took part in Wear It Green Day to help spread the word on all things mental health and anxiety!
– The Mentally Healthy Schools team at the Anna Freud Centre launched 2 new toolkits to encourage primary and secondary schools to explore this year’s Anxiety theme. https://mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/resources/
– The Anna Freud Centre launched their ‘Let’s Talk About Anxiety’ toolkit, with a visit from The Princess of Wales. This new toolkit raises awareness and provides even more access to invaluable coping strategies for managing anxiety.
It is important to recognize and respond when we feel anxious, so that it doesn’t become overwhelming. UCL Research addresses a ‘lifespan’ approach to mental health, from childhood to old age.
Our ReSET training programme is a preventative intervention that aims to help vulnerable young people to develop the skills to recognize various body sensations and emotions we might feel. We hope this might help young people who feel anxious to have the tools to help manage and overcome these feelings.
