Hampstead War Nurseries
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Hampstead War Nurseries were a group of residential childcare centers in London established during World War II, where Anna Freud and colleagues pioneered influential research and practice in child psychoanalysis and the effects of war on children.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
residential childcare center network
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wartime nursery ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hampstead Child Therapy Course and Clinic
NERFINISHED
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psychoanalytic movement in Britain ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Infants Without Families
NERFINISHED
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War and Children NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endOfOperation | mid-1940s ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
child psychoanalysis
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developmental psychology ⓘ war trauma in children ⓘ |
| focus |
children’s adaptation to institutional care
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effects of prolonged separation from parents ⓘ role of stable caregivers in child development ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Anna Freud
NERFINISHED
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Dorothy Burlingham NERFINISHED ⓘ Kate Friedlander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
private donations
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wartime relief organizations ⓘ |
| hadLocation | Hampstead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadLocation | other sites in North London ⓘ |
| hadParticipant |
children made homeless by bombing
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children of working mothers engaged in war work ⓘ children separated from parents by evacuation ⓘ |
| inception | 1941 ⓘ |
| influenced |
attachment theory
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policy on wartime childcare in Britain ⓘ postwar child psychoanalysis ⓘ residential childcare practice ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| notableWork |
research on separation and loss in children
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research on the impact of bombing and evacuation on children ⓘ systematic observation of children in group care ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Anna Freud
NERFINISHED
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Dorothy Burlingham NERFINISHED ⓘ team of psychoanalysts and childcare workers ⓘ |
| operatedIn | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British wartime social welfare measures ⓘ |
| purpose |
care of children affected by war
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provision of residential care for evacuated and homeless children ⓘ study of the psychological effects of war on children ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
direct observation
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longitudinal follow-up ⓘ psychoanalytic case study ⓘ |
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