Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families

This guidance was created on 17 March 2020.  Since then Government guidelines around self-isolating has changed.  We encourage young people and their families to stay in touch with their friends and relatives remotely via apps and social media and not to meet face-to-face.

 

There is much that each one of us can do to support the wellbeing of those in our lives

We don't know whether the coronavirus situation will impact on children and young people's mental health, but we think that it may.

 

We want to do all we can to prevent this from happening, or to minimise it. That's why we are giving this clear, simple advice to all those who are supporting children and young people - including to young people themselves.

 

There is much that each one of us can do to support the wellbeing of those in our lives, including children and young people who may already be vulnerable or suffering from mental health difficulties."