PANS PANDAS UK

Finalists in the Charity Film Awards!

Finalists in the Charity Film Awards!

We can hardly believe it! We are incredibly excited to announce that our film ‘Meet Helen and Jessica‘ has been shortlisted in the 2024 Smiley Charity Film Awards in the Under £100,000 category. We are officially finalists!

Huge thanks to Helen and Jessica Huitson for featuring in the short film and sharing their story to help raise awareness and massive congratulations to our incredibly creative fundraising lead, Emma Bracegirdle for being the driving force behind this film.

Most of all, thank you from the bottom of our hearts to every single one of you who voted,. Making it through to the final is all down to you and your support for PANS PANDAS UK and the work we do.

‘Meet Helen and Jessica’ will now go before the judges so we will wait with bated breath to hear their verdict. In the meantime, there will be a second round of voting opening on the 14th February which gives the film a chance to win the People’s Choice award. We would love it if you can join us then and show the film even more love!

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Glossary

  • ADHD
    Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • AE
    Auto-immune Encephalitis
  • ARFID
    Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
  • ASD
    Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • CAMHS
    Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
  • CBT
    Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
  • Dysgraphia
    difficulty writing by hand
  • EHCP
    Education, Health and Care Plan
  • Emotional Lability
    Rapid, and dramatic changes in mood (for example uncontrollable laughter to crying)
  • Enuresis
    wetting
  • GAS
    Group A Streptococcal infection
  • NHSE
    NHS England
  • NICE
    National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
  • OCD
    Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • PP
    PANS PANDAS
  • PPUK
    PANS PANDAS UK
  • PPN
    PANS Physicians Network
  • PPSG
    PANS PANDAS Steering Group
  • SENCo
    Special Educational Needs Coordinator
  • SIGN
    Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network to the glossary
  • Tic
    Sudden repetitive movement (motor tic) or sound (vocal tic) which is difficult or impossible to control