
About Evidence Based Practice Unit
The Evidence Based Practice Unit is a child and youth mental health research and innovation unit based at UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences and Anna Freud.

Research
Our research focuses on children and young people's mental health. It includes epidemiological studies, evaluations, systematic reviews and data linkage.

Publications and resources
We publish a variety of materials including academic articles and book chapters, resources for professionals, resources for children and young people, and project reports.
News

So what can we do to accurately represent and understand mental health?
In June, we held a webinar exploring better conceptualisation of outcome and experience measures for children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing. In this blog we share what we learned.
01 Aug 2024

On the Way to School in Bogotá, Colombia
We’re exploring how active interventions can impact physical and mental health in different communities across the world.
20 Jun 2024

The importance of physical activity for young people’s mental health and wellbeing
The theme of Mental Health Awareness week this year is “Movement: Moving more for our mental health”. This is important, as we know that being physically active is good for our mental health, however there is a decline in physical activity levels of young people.
14 May 2024