Anna Freud
Sophie Wallace-Hanlon is an experienced researcher currently serving as the Interim SUMMIT Trial Coordinator and has held roles as Research and Database Officer and Research Assistant at Anna Freud since September 2020. Their work involves national and international clinical trials funded by The National Institute for Health Research, including the Mentalization for Offending Adult Males trial and a multi-site study on Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy for mothers' mental health. Prior to this, Sophie gained research experience as an Assistant at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience from July 2018 to June 2019, focusing on a trial involving transcranial direct current stimulation in adolescent boys with ADHD. Sophie earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Surrey between 2016 and 2020.
Anna Freud
We are a children's mental health charity and have been developing and delivering pioneering mental health care for over 60 years. Our aim is to transform current mental health provision in the UK by improving the quality, accessibility and effectiveness of treatment. We believe that every child and their family should be at the heart of the care they receive, working in partnership with professionals. We are unique in bringing together leaders in neuroscience, mental health, social care and education to work together to improve understanding and practice. Our goal is to develop, disseminate and deliver the best possible evidence-based treatment, through scientific innovation, research and collaboration and underpinned by the direct experience and insight of children and their families. To transform the experience of children, young people and their families with mental health issues we: •Carry out research to improve understanding of mental health and resilience and to evaluate and improve the treatments and services children and families are offered. Develop new approaches, tools and services that aim to support children, young people and families in distress. •Teach and train a new generation of clinicians and researchers in the latest skills and tools to improve mental health globally. •Take a leading role in the development of policy and practice in the UK and beyond to ensure that it is built on science, tested experience and has the input of children, young people and their families. •Creatively collaborate nationally and internationally in partnerships which jointly develop a step change in child mental health and wellbeing.