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2026

November 2026

Latest CORC news

• Introducing two CORC Research Officers to the CORC team

• Supporting young people across services: lessons from the West Midlands Vanguard

• Understanding the impact of support at OFG Education

• Building a shared picture of impact: how regional eating disorder charities used outcomes data 

• From the CORC inbox: where to best start with the Directory of Outcome Measures on the CORC website to know which is most relevant for our service?

Across our network

• Key research findings from the last 12 months by Evidence Based Practice Unit 

• Growing Up in the 2020s: a study of young people in England

• Anna Freud's response to the national review into mental health conditions, autism and ADHD 

• The Children’s Society’s Good Childhood Report: what young people tell us

• Research suggests: transition to secondary school should be treated as a year-long process

• New resources added for targeted support on Mentally Healthy Schools hub

Training and events

• Last chance to book onto this year’s CORC Forum: 26 November

• CORC Training 2027: new date added

• Interview with Head of Anna Freud's new Studio for mental health professionals

• UK Trauma Council Insight Series 19 November: Trauma-focused therapy when stability isn't possible

September 2026

Latest CORC news

• CORC Forum 2026: our full speaker line-up and agenda is now released

• YPAS: achieving a second CORC Badge of Recognition for Staff Development

• Belfast Health and Social Care Trust: using data analysis to benefit care

• Eltham Hill secondary school: using Wellbeing Measurement for Schools pupils’ surveys as a baseline approach as part of a whole-school approach

• From the CORC inbox: Do you have any advice on which measures are suitable for group work?

Across our network

• Access all areas: new resources to make the GBO an even more accessible tool

• Research study reveals pupils most at risk of school suspension and what may help them

• Kailo YPAG: what young people want employers to know about meaningful youth employment

• Measuring what matters: what good looks like for community-based open-access Hubs for young people

• Anna Freud news you may have missed over the summer

• Free resources for schools

Training and events

• CORC Training – availability in 2026, plus new dates for 2027

• Be the first to hear about Anna Freud Studio: new professional community, bringing together evidence-informed learning

• So What? webinar: What have we learnt from our research over the last 12 months?

• UKTC Insight Series: The interaction between trauma and neurodivergence

July 2026

Latest CORC news

• CORC Forum keynote speaker announced and bookings now open 

• New membership options for voluntary community services 

• How to increase outcome measure use by 10%: learning from Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust 

• New guidance on working with goals in youth mental health, with IWK Health

• Relational support for women at risk of child removal: learning from the Flawsome programme

• From the CORC inbox – permissions for using outcome measures electronically

Across our network

• A new tool to support shared decision-making with young clients: Understanding Preferences in Counselling (U-PIC)

• #BeeWell expansion news, and opportunity to become a partner

• Anna Freud’s recent responses to policies in development

• Mental health lead resource library: submissions now open

Training and events

• CORC training and events coming up after the summer holidays

• Join Anna Freud’s Education Panel for the 2026/27 academic year

• Adolescent Mental Health in the Digital Age: 17 - 18 September 2026 Anna Freud colloquium

• UKTC Insight Series webinar: How to deliver trauma-focused therapies online and in schools 

May 2026

Latest CORC news

• Save the date: CORC Forum 2026 

• Wellbeing Measurement for Schools case study by Mental Health Support Team in Liverpool 

Across our network

• Four steps for targeted mental health support in schools  

• Understanding Cyberbullying in Adolescents: invitation for school staff to support us in reaching out to parents and adolescents for research 

• Eating Disorders in school environment: invitation for schools to take part in eating disorders survey 

Training and events

• New CORC training and event dates   

• CORC’s free eLearning resource – new platform notice 

• Wellbeing Measurement for Schools staff survey – early bird offer this academic year 

• Free webinar recording: Using outcome measures with specific groups children and young people – CYPMHC Lunch and Learn 

• Free webinar recording: So What Can We Learn From Lived Experience Experts in Research – So What? seminar 

• Anna Freud training - Young people’s participation in research: strategies for effective collaboration 

• UK Trauma Council free Community of Practice and low cost training   

March 2026

Latest CORC news

• Tailored training at YPAS: neurodiversity guidance in action 

• Neurodiversity: new projects, resources and events

• Breathe Magic for mental health in pupil referral units

• Lessons learned from the London Vanguards evaluation

• Starting a new CORC membership year

• From the CORC Inbox: no longer possible to submit WEMBWBS data to NHS England

Research and findings

• Children’s Society latest report: how has children’s wellbeing changed?

• Research: developing an animation-based mental health measure for children and young people

• Findings from the Reflective Fostering Study

Training and events

• Spring and summer CORC training opportunities

• National Mental Health Outcomes Community of Practice 27 April

• #BeeWell Headline findings events online and in person

• Free preventing and responding to self-harm in schools training programme

• Anna Freud ‘Let’s Talk’ on demand webinars for school and college staff

• Invitation for secondary schools to take part in the Learning Together for Mental Health programme

January 2026

Latest CORC news

• Evaluating the Humber and North Yorkshire children and young people’s trauma informed care programme

• Free resources for key mental wellbeing awareness days  

• How CORC members data is shaping real-world impact: insights from 2025  

• CORC inbox: Translating outcome measures into a young person's first language

Training, events and resources

• New CORC training: Using outcome measures effectively with neurodivergent children and young people and those with learning disabilities

• Upcoming CORC training in February and March

• CORC Lunch and Learn event at Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition: Using outcome measures with specific groups of children and young people

• So What seminars by the Evidence Base Practice Unit: free recording and next free event in April

• Talking racism in schools: Anna Freud training, podcasts and resources

• UK Trauma Council training and resources

• Minds in Crisis: AMBIT Conference

• Maternal psychological wellbeing: a challenge and a unique opportunity. Launch event of Integrate report 

Training and events

• Opportunity for secondary schools to take part in mental health intervention: Learning Together for Mental Health  

• Opportunity for secondary schools to take part in a research study

2025

December 2025

Latest CORC news

• CORC Forum 2026: highlights and reflections 

• Launching new guidance: Using outcome measures effectively with neurodivergent children and young people 

• Tackling the growing rates of violence affecting young people and anti-social behaviour: collective roundtable findings  

• From the CORC inbox: NHS licence for using SDQ

Updates and opportunities

• Evidence Based Practice Unit's (EBPU) key research findings in child mental health

• COSI study report: how the Circle of Security – Parenting programme (COS-P) affects the mental health of parents, their relationship with their child and how the child develops

• The Good Childhood Report 2025: a comprehensive assessment of children’s wellbeing in the UK 

• Publication by Department for Education: Pupils’ experience in school 2024 to 2025 

• How social prescribing for children and young people can work in practice. Children and Young People's Social Prescribing: connecting the system flipbook 

Training and events

• Continuing professional development in 2026: CORC training options 

• Let's talk: Wellbeing webinars for schools & colleges  

• New Anna Freud training dates for schools and colleges: spring term 2026 

• Transitioning to secondary school focus group: Starting Strong   

September 2025

Latest CORC news

• Announcing the full agenda for our CORC Forum on 20 November

• Evaluating a wellbeing intervention: Plan UK Youth Health Programme

• Evaluating a school inclusion programme: Parent Coaching for Pupil Progress

• Update to CORC’s website and ways to engage with us

• CORC inbox: measures available for parents or carers to complete about their child

Updates and opportunities

• Recent research with young people with diagnoses of ADHD, autism or both

• Back to school support and resources

• Youth Mental Health Day 2025: Anna Freud shares peer support resources

• Join the Families Lives, Families Futures study advisory group

Training and events

• New CORC training dates for effectively working with outcome and experience measures

• Plugging the mental health digital gap: free Pod webinar - 14 October

• How can schools and colleges truly partner with parents and carers? - 16 October

• UK Trauma Council Insight Series: upcoming webinars

July 2025

Latest CORC news

• CORC announces Professor Eamonn McCrory as keynote speaker for November Forum

• New guidance: Using outcome and feedback tools in the treatment of children and young people with eating disorders 

• How can measurement-based care improve psychotherapy processes and mental health service delivery? A synthesis of expert perspectives  

• Identifying outcomes and measuring impact at The Green Hub Project for Teens

• How schools are responding to pupil feedback about wellbeing in two #BeeWell areas

Our collaborations

• Join discussions to develop some practice principles for working with goals in children and young people’s mental health settings. 

• Opportunity to join the CORC Advisory Group

• Recruiting two Research Officers at Anna Freud: 23 July application deadline

• Pod makes accessing your outcomes easy and improving your service even easier 

• Help guide a new research project linked to youth justice and mental health 

• Share your views about how education can support young people’s mental health and inspire action for a changing world 

Training and events

• CORC Forum 20 November: booking link now open 

• Free Autism and Wellbeing training for schools 

• So What Have We Learned from Evaluating Five School- Based Universal Interventions? Free recording 

• Wellbeing Measurement for Schools information event recording

• CORC’s Autumn training programme: now taking bookings 

May 2025

Latest CORC news

• Community: during, and beyond Mental Health Awareness Week 2025

• Fostering school belonging - Kate Dalzell shares highlights from #BeeWell's recent webinar

• Understanding the impact of support at Jami's children and young person's service

• Learning and training routes for staff, for measuring children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing

• Research review: targeting rumination and worry to address youth anxiety and depression

• CORC inbox: outcome measures for young people who are adopted or on a special guardian order

Our collaborations

• Study to be "barometer" for the wellbeing and education of teens in England

• House of Lords' peers call for national wellbeing measurement in the upcoming Children's Bill

• CAMHS sites and school staff are invited to be part of Digital CAMHS Referral Tool Project: Enhancing CAMHS Referrals

• Research review: digital mental health interventions for children and young people

Training and events

• CORC Forum 20 November 2025: save the date

• Introduction to Wellbeing Measurement for Schools: 17 June

• CORC training programme through the year: new dates added

• How can schools and colleges help young people form healthy relationships in a digital world? 18 June

• Leading Staff Wellbeing - training for education leaders: 19 June

April 2025

Latest CORC news

• Developments in RCADS scoring: combined gender option

• Research: user satisfaction with the Experience of Service Questionnaire (ESQ) in Norway and the UK  

• A tool for understanding the psychological impact of online content: guest blog by Aestora

• CORC inbox: What can we find out from the data our service has been collecting?   

Our collaborations

• #BeeWell surveys in schools: recent headline findings

• Anna Freud’s Research Internship Scheme

• What is My Story and Me? Inviting schools to get involved in the trial 

• Mental wellbeing resources for summer term 

Training and events

• #BeeWell school belonging event   

• So What… have we learned from evaluating five school-based interventions?  

• CORC training this summer term 

• Wellbeing Measurement for Schools staff survey report webinar   

• Anna Freud: Strategies for safety and wellbeing in primary and secondary schools  

• Family Trauma series: Supporting mentalizing in adoptive families 

March 2025

Latest CORC news

• An update to our Outcome Measures web pages  

• Wellbeing Measurement for Schools Outcomes and Impact Support Package

• Blog: Reflecting on members’ use of CORC support 

• Developing guidance for professionals to support the meaningful use of outcome and feedback measures with neurodivergent children and young people

• From the CORC inbox – permissions for using outcome measures

Our collaborations

• Anna Freud’s mental health outcomes and feedback system: Pod

• #BeeWell evidence briefing: school belonging

• Share your views on how Anna Freud supports students and education staff: annual survey

• Help improve wellbeing surveys for young people with SEND in non-mainstream schools

Training and events

• CORC training: Use of measures in supervision – 17 April

• CORC training: Choosing appropriate outcome measures for an intervention or service – 16 May 

• CORC information session: Introduction to Wellbeing Measurement for Schools modular surveys - 17 June 

• #BeeWell webinar: Spotlight on school belonging – 1 May

• #BeeWell Greater Manchester: Virtual headline findings briefing – 2 April

• Pro Bono Economics free event: More than grades. Why children’s wellbeing data matters – 3 April

• Anna Freud school attendance and mental wellbeing training – 24 April

• AMBIT Children and Young People Crisis training – various modules

February 2025

Latest CORC news

• Evaluating the Beyond Programme: improving the health and life chances of children and young people in Cheshire and Merseyside

• One year since launching our Participation Strategy: involving young people throughout our work   

• Find out about CORC's Advisory Group

• From the CORC inbox – tips for using outcome measures effectively with young people

Our collaborations

• Education for Wellbeing: landmark mental health study finds promise in three interventions that help students normalise everyday emotions

• Calls for a national wellbeing measurement for children and young people

• Getting behind the Future Minds campaign 

• Patient, Participant Involvement and Engagement Event for UCL 

Training and events

• Introduction to outcome measures CORC training – 18 March 

• Universal mental health interventions in schools – free training: 12 and 13 March 

• So What…? have we learned from evaluating five school-based universal interventions: 30 April 

• Navigating Complexity - Assessment strategies for children following complex trauma: 20 March 

January 2025

Latest CORC news

• Access the free recording of CORC’s Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition Lunch and Learn session   

• Multiple and complex: the journey of CORC member Barnardo’s outcomes framework development  

• Goal-oriented practices in youth mental health and wellbeing settings: a scoping review and thematic analysis of empirical evidence 

• From the CORC inbox: How can outcome measurement be incorporated meaningfully into play therapy? 

Opportunities to get involved

• For CAMHS professionals, referrers, young people and parents and carers: shaping the referral process

• For Primary School Teachers: understanding the experiences of primary school teachers in managing children’s mental health needs and behaviours in their classes 

• For young people: understanding the experience of social camouflaging in neurodivergent secondary school students  

• For young people or schools: understanding attachment representations displayed by young children aged 5 - 9 with a diagnosis of ADHD. 

• For young people and education staff: How can the school environment support students with eating disorders?

Training and events

• Final reminder for those working in Voluntary and Community Services to join free information webinar: 30 January  

• Upcoming CORC training dates: February 2025  

• Anna Freud free training - An introduction to self-harm prevention in schools and colleges: 4 February  

• Anna Freud training: Young people’s participation in research - strategies for effective communication: 13 February

• Creating Healing Environments – Evidence-Based Principles for Recovery after Trauma free webinar: 13 February  

• National Autism Trainer Programme free conference: 19 February 

• WeCanTalk free mental health e-learning for all NHS staff, volunteers, and students studying healthcare professions  

2024

December 2024

Our final newsletter of the year, includes:

• CORC Forum 2024 reflections

• Key research findings in 2024

• November So What seminar recording 

• NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedial Research Centre conference blog

• Anna Freud training: Young people's participation in research - 13 February 

• 2025 CORC training programme

and more

November 2024

Latest CORC news

• Welcoming you to our CORC Forum tomorrow – last chance to book 

• Evaluation exploring implementation of The Parenting Apart Programme 

• Making the most of motivations: why young people attend advisory groups – by Kailo Evaluation YPAG members 

• Independent evaluation of Breathe Magic for Mental Health programme 

• From the CORC inbox: how to know whether the wellbeing interventions run in schools make a difference  

Our collaborations

• The Use of Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROM) Among the Psychotherapists of the Italian National Health Service: research article  

• How active interventions can impact physical and mental health in different communities across the world

• Mental Health Outcomes – potential community of practice network: your feedback 

• Opportunities for young people to take part in research 

Training and events

• Choosing appropriate outcome measures for an intervention or service: 15 January  

• Free information webinar for voluntary community services: 30 January   

• National i-THRIVE Programme 10 year celebration event: 28 November 

• Last chance for senior mental health lead training, with DfE funding 

October 2024

Latest CORC news

• CORC Forum speaker line up on 21 November  

• #BeeWell: Spotlight on Bullying. Bringing together leading experts combining learning from research with practical recommendations

• Invitation to members: member services meeting to develop a reliable change score for the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q)

• CORC inbox - Understanding outcomes data better - how to compare data with other services

Our collaborations

• What does research tell us about school transition interventions? Jenna Jacob reflects on recent publications

• The lived experience of co-production: Reflective accounts from the InCLUDE project 

• Real world experience as a Research Assistant: reflections from Anna Freud interns

• World Mental Health Day: resources for education staff to prioritise wellbeing in the workplace

Training and events

• Last chance to book onto 2024 CORC training, and planning in your 2025 attendance

• CYPMHC lunch and learn webinar: 4 December

• So What have we learnt over the past year? 27 November seminar

• Complex trauma and the social world Insight Series seminar: 12 December

• Is your whole community working together effectively to improve mental wellbeing in your school? Training for schools and colleges

• Last few training dates: National Autism Trainer Programme (NATP)

September 2024

Latest CORC news

• CORC Forum, 21 November 2024: now open for bookings 

• New approach to measuring pupil wellbeing: free survey resources and guidance launch today on CORC website

• Reducing parental conflict programme: local area evaluation case studies 

• From the CORC inbox: ROMs information available for children and young people entering CAMHS

Our collaborations

• The Children’s Society publishes the 13th Good Childhood Report 

• So what can we do to accurately represent and understand mental health? New blog and webinar recording 

• An invitation to young people to get involved in image-based measure research 

• Have your say on whole school approaches: take part in The Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition and the Schools Wellbeing Partnership survey 

• New resources added to the Anna Freud mental health lead hub 

Training and events

• CORC training for Autumn and Winter 2024 

• Make your school mentally healthy this term: Autumn awareness days and resources  

• Prioritising staff mental wellbeing in schools and colleges: free webinar 

• DfE funded Senior Mental Health Lead training 

July 2024

Latest CORC news

• Key note speaker announced for CORC Forum 2024 - save the date: 21 November 2024

• Project reflections: Anna Freud Applied Research and Evaluation team day

• CORC role opportunity: Research Officer 

• From the CORC inbox: advice on making adaptions to the ESQ

Our collaborations

• What should personalised mental health support involve? Views of young people and professionals from eight countries

• Self-care summer toolkit for primary schools, secondary schools and further education staff and students

• Recruitment still open for young people for a new image-based measure focus group

Training and events

• CORC Trainings – September and October  

• Anna Freud Schools Division training - next academic year

• New autumn term dates for DfE funded Senior Mental Health Lead training, plus free Anna Freud online seminar

June 2024

Latest CORC news

• Welcoming new CORC members

• "Containing the Network": Referrers’ Experiences of the Community Forensic CAMHS Consultation and Liaison Model Research   

• So what can we do to accurately represent and understand mental health difficulties? Expert speakers and panel free event.

• Participation: Research training for new young champions and parent and carer champions 

• From the CORC inbox: EDE Questionnaires used with young people

Our collaborations

• Anna Freud Evidence Based practice team research: Mental health and wellbeing programme in schools  

• RE-STAR programme: Call for school staff with a pastoral role in mainstream secondary schools in England  

• Young people required for a new image-based measure focus group 

Training and events

• Engaging young people in routine outcome monitoring – 10 July 

• Free CORC e-learning: Measuring mental wellbeing to improve the lives of children and young people 

• Free ‘So What?’ seminar: So what can we do to accurately represent and understand mental health difficulties? - 26 June  

• Intermediate Senior Mental Health Lead Training – in person training: Manchester 24 June 

• UK Trauma Council Insight Series – Complex Trauma: Therapeutic approaches – 18 July  

• National Autism Trainer Programme: One year on. Course availability July to November 2024

April 2024

Latest CORC news

• Anna Freud releases manifesto calling for a renewed focus on prevention and early intervention - Thinking differently

• How to evaluate training: Reducing Parental Conflict recent experiences and approach

• Do you use Pod? Supporting our members with a digital solution for gathering evidence 

• Anna Freud recruiting five 2024 Researcher interns  

• From the CORC inbox – anomalies with ORS / CORS 

Our collaborations

• #BeeWell Neighbourhood Data Hives live with 2023 results from youth wellbeing surveys

• Take part in the Anna Freud annual Schools and Colleges Survey 

Training and events

• Choosing appropriate outcomes measures for an intervention or service - 17 May 

• So what? Does the evidence tell us about preventing mental health difficulties in children and young people - YouTube recording 

• Free webinar: Unpacking complex trauma - 16 May 

• Free webinar: What we’ve learned from senior mental health lead training - 23 May 

• Safeguarding and mental health conference 2024 - 10 July 

March 2024

Latest CORC news

• #BeeWell’s survey results show rising hope and optimism for young people in Greater Manchester

• Independent evaluation of West Ham United Foundation mentoring programme

• A new year of CORC membership and its benefits

• From the CORC inbox – RCADS and the use of binary norms 

Our collaborations

• Havering Youth Wellbeing Census – inspiring schools and councils

• Digital ROMs CYPMH Network  

• Broadening awareness of, and working with Neurodiversity: BACP conference and Anna Freud learning

• Telling young women and girls’ mental health stories: please get involved in My story and me

• Research: Constructs associated with youth crime and violence amongst 6 to 18 year olds

Training and events

• New additions to the CORC 2024 training schedule

• Next CORC training: 18 April

• So What seminar: today at 17:30

• Last chance to book no.1 rated DfE quality-assured Senior Mental Health Lead course: 31 March deadline

February 2024

Latest CORC news

• My Voice Matters, our news from Children’s Mental Health Week 

• CORC’s ‘For Young People’ webpage is relaunched 

• Being able to listen to young voices across a diverse range of abilities, needs, communication styles and ages - new accessible GBO project

• From the CORC inbox – translation of outcome measures  

Our collaborations

• So What? Seminar: Preventing mental health difficulties in children and young people

• Mental health interventions for children and young people with long-term health conditions in Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services – research paper

• Developing learning content for the UCL Child and Adolescent Psychology and Neuroscience postgraduate diploma 

• Voices that should be heard: blog by Head of Participation at Anna Freud 

Training and events

• CORC training: Engaging young people in routine outcome monitoring – 27 February 

• UK Trauma Council Insight Series: Trauma and Adolescence: A Socially Embedded Approach - 22 February 

• Senior mental health lead training with DfE funded places 

• Mental health and school attendance course – 12 March

January 2024

Latest CORC news

• Case study learning from Wolverhampton: Undertaking an emotional and mental health needs assessment

• CORC to evaluate the Cheshire and Merseyside Children’s Transformation Programme

• From the CORC inbox: new newsletter feature for 2024

• Improving the use of outcome measures in voluntary and community services - free webinar

• CORC Advisory Group into its second year

Our collaborations

• So What…? seminar recording: So What have we learnt from the last year? Inequalities, prevention, and youth crime and violence

• Research participation for those working with children seeking refuge and/or asylum

• New targeted support toolkit for schools and colleges by Anna Freud  

Training and events

• CORC training for you and your staff this year

• NHS Perinatal Mental Health free e-learning programme updated

• National Autism train the trainer programme – February and March dates

• National i-THRIVE community of practice event - 7 March

2023

December 2023

• As the year closes, we've reflected on some highlights, some projects that are front of mind, and work that we are particularly looking forward to sharing in the new year.

November 2023

Latest CORC news 

• Reflections on CORC Forum 2023, from Kate Dalzell

• New CORC guidance on understanding and addressing the challenges of outcome measurement associated with differences in culture  

• CORC comparators: do you know how change in your service compares to other services?

• Supporting children and young people in NHS services

Our collaborations

• Key research findings in children and young people’s mental health highlighted in Evidence Based Practice Unit latest report

• New resource hub to support mental health in schools and colleges

• Anti-bullying blog: United Against Bullying Plus schools programme evaluation  

• Free resources from the UK Trauma Council to help children and young people affected by war, migration and asylum

• Opportunity for schools across England to take part in a funded trauma-informed training to support young people

• Recruiting parents and carers to take part in London Vanguard advisory group

Training and events

• CORC training places available in January and February 2024

• November and December Anna Freud school training 2023

• Free UK Trauma Council webinar 5 December: Childhood trauma, war and conflict

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October 2023

Latest CORC news 

• CORC Forum 2023: final agenda and speakers 

• Developing a routine outcome measurement guidance video for staff induction and training: Avon and Wiltshire NHS Foundation Trust 

• Is it possible to form a digital therapeutic alliance with a mental health app? Mental Elf blog by Jenna Jacob 

• Collaborating with young people, parents and carers in mental health: research is key to its success. 

• Different service’s needs and how CORC can help   

Our collaborations

• Young people, researchers and practitioners required for a new image-based measure focus group 

• The Good Childhood Report 2023, from The Children’s Society  

• Can Britain Get Talking? Peter Fonagy on ITV Tonight 

Training and events

• Final chance to book CORC Forum: 21 November  

• CORC Training: November and January dates 

• So What seminar: 27 November 

September 2023

Latest CORC news 

• New speakers confirmed for our 2023 CORC Forum: book your place now

• Member case study from SWEDA: understanding the impact of support provided by an eating disorder service

• Digital tools to support the collection of outcome measures in mental health services

Our collaborations

• Recruiting schools in Kent, Slough and Wiltshire for a study of the wellbeing initiative: More Good Days at School

• Engaging students with wellbeing findings and other resources for education settings

Training and events

• CORC training: Introduction to outcomes measures, 16 October

• CORC training: Use of measures in supervision, 14 November

• CORC at CST Annual Conference: schools as psychologically safe places workshop, 6 October

• Anna Freud Senior Mental Health Lead training

• Invitation to pilot the Anna Freud and Pears Family School Parent Partnership course

• National Autism Trainer Programme (NATP): information session for residential special schools and colleges, 24 October

• So What... Does it take to deliver system-wide support for young people’s mental health and wellbeing?: YouTube recording

July 2023

Latest CORC news 

• CORC Forum 2023 – David Trickey confirmed as keynote speaker: save the date 

• Welcoming new CORC members this month 

• Setting and tracking goals with children and young people: CORC member staff training 

Our collaborations

• Anna Freud summer holiday wellbeing support: webinars for parents, carers and young people

• Young Person Advisory Group recruitment for the Kailo Project 

Training and events

• CORC training reflections   

• Improving your practice, using outcome measure tools - last chance to book 

• CORC and Anna Freud School Team providing support at Education events

June 2023

Latest CORC news 

• Routine outcome monitoring in specialist Perinatal Mental Health Services: free elearning

• Access upgraded CORC support to analysing your organisation's data 

• Where next with data from goal-based outcome tools? Jenna Jacob shares research outputs on a four quadrant approach

• Engaging pupils and staff with their school’s #BeeWell survey results

Our collaborations

• Outcome measures information for families in clinical settings  

• What we learned about young people's mental health from HeadStart

• Self-care summer: resources for children, young people and education staff 

• Anna Freud role opportunities 

Training and events

• New schedule of CORC training dates 

• What does it take to deliver system-wide support for young people’s mental health and wellbeing: So What Seminar – 10 July  

• CORC attendance at upcoming summer events – 6 and 7 July 

• Early Years transition to school YouTube recording 

2023

May 2023

Latest CORC news 

• Anna Freud: Building the mental wellbeing of current and future generations 

• What have we learned from the national evaluation of HeadStart? Final report now available

• Exploring a new outcome measure for single-session work developed by Kooth (a web-based therapy service)

• A new location for the #BeeWell programme:  CORC delighted to be a part of #BeeWell support in the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System

Our collaborations    

• Special Issue on Monitoring and Measurement in Child and Adolescent Mental Health: update 

• New member spotlight: No5 Young People shortlisted for the National Lottery’s ‘The People’s Projects’ campaign 

• HeadStart heads up: what has gender got to do with young people’s mental health? 

• Changes in local areas as a result of HeadStart: stakeholder perspectives  

Training and events

• Introduction to outcome measures: 14 June CORC Training 

• Improving your practice, using outcome measures tools: 19 September CORC Training

• Autism and Wellbeing in Schools: new free training and school development programme 

• NATP (National Autism Trainer Programme), commissioned by NHS England 

• Early Years Professional Development Programme (EYPDP) funded by the Department of Education

2023

April 2023

Latest CORC news     

• Recruiting for a Participation in Research Officer to join the CORC Team

• Sheffield Children’s NHS Trust pilot: sending ESQ routine outcome measurements to children, young people and their families via text

• New case study reviews youth participation activity across a diverse, multi-service mental health and wellbeing programme

Our collaborations    

• #BeeWell's survey results show persistent inequalities in young people's wellbeing in Greater Manchester

• New guide to neurodiversity in the early years

• Visit by 15 Schools from Hong Kong to share mental health and wellbeing practices

• Researcher Internship Scheme

• Opportunity to take part: My Story and Me, a storytelling intervention for young women and girls: opportunity to take part

Training and events

• CORC’s training schedule

• CORC attendance at upcoming events

• Talking about anxiety in schools and colleges: free seminar 

• So What Does it take to effectively support children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing in schools: free So What...? webinar recording 

2023

March 2023

Latest CORC news    

• Welcoming our most recent members: embedding outcomes measures and data into organisations 

• Choosing the right outcome measures: working with new CORC member Noa 

• Evaluation of London Vanguard, a Violence Reduction Programme

• CORC Training reflections by Hannah Brunskill and Rachael Grant  

Our collaborations 

• New 'one-stop shop' offers an evidenced-based directory of mental health treatment options

• Share your views on mental health in schools and colleges

• The Reflective Fostering Study - opportunity for foster and kinship carers to join this important study 

Training and events

• Sign-up for the launch of the new #BeeWell survey findings: 30 March 

• CORC Training: Use of measures in supervision: 16 May

• Environments for Recovery: How Schools and other Educational Settings can Respond Following Critical Incidents: 29 June

2023

February 2023

Latest CORC news    

• An invitation to contribute to a working group: understanding and addressing the challenges of outcome measurement associated with differences in culture

• DfE 'State of the nation 2022' report release, and how CORC's Wellbeing Measurement for Schools can inform the way you support your pupils

• Jenna Jacob blogs about new research highlighting the importance of Child-Staff Therapeutic Relationships in the Children and Young People Secure State

Training & events

• CORC training dates - February and March

• So What...? Seminar Series:  So what does it take to effectively support children and young people’s mental health-and wellbeing in schools – 27 March

• Early Years fundamentals webinar series – 1 March

Our collaborations

• Helping young children to think about race: resource

• Take part in My Story and Me and tell your mental health story

• Supporting parents and carers to support young people's mental health: new briefing from HeadStart explores families' experiences of support

• New research paper: The impact of universal, school based, interventions on help seeking in children and young people: a systematic literature review  

2023

January 2023

Latest CORC news  

• Recognising best practice: badges of recognition for Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust’s (CWPT) children and young people’s mental health services - Rise

• Mentoring programme shows promise in improving mental wellbeing for young people under-served by more traditional services 

• CORC’s work with schools in 2023 

Our collaborations

• Key findings from the six year Mercers’ programme, evaluating mental health and wellbeing provision in schools 

• Anna Freud Centre's new research library 

• View a recording of a recent learning seminar: So What have we learnt from the last 12 Months? Key findings from the Evidence Based Practice Unit: risk, resilience, change and choice 

Training & events

• Engaging young people in routine outcome measuring – 24 January 

• Developing and evaluating a cross-system mental health offer – 16 and 23 February

• Introduction to outcome measures – 14 March

• Delivering and evaluating effective mental health and wellbeing interventions in school - 16 March

• Children’s Mental Health Week - 6-12 February

2022

December 2022

Latest CORC news 

• Reflections on the 2022 CORC Forum

• Using outcome measures and feedback tools as vehicles for trust – new blog

• New research section of the Anna Freud Centre’s website

Our collaborations

• The Evidence Based Practice Unit shares key research findings from the last year

• What science has shown can help young people with anxiety and depression. Identifying and reviewing the 'active ingredients' of effective interventions

Training & events

• CORC Training in 2023

• Anna Freud Centre Mental Health Training for Schools and College Staff

2022

November 2022

Latest CORC news 

• Last chance to book onto the 2022 CORC Forum (Thurs 24th November)

• Welcoming new CORC team member: Rachael Grant

• 'Lundyfying' CORC and the Anna Freud Centre:  CORC Participation Officer, Hannah Brunskill reflects on applying a rights-based model for participation

• New - Free Anna Freud Centre trainings: practical approaches to improving mental health and wellbeing support in schools and localities

• Wellbeing Measurement for Early Years - a new staff survey resource

Our collaborations

• Evaluating programmes to support pupil mental health and wellbeing: examples from schools and colleges working with the Mercers’ Company

• New evidence briefing:  Mental Health problems and subjective wellbeing: are they influenced by the same things?

• Recording available:  So What....do we know about social connection webinar

• Share Your Voice: Inclusion and Participation in Children's Social Care Research

Training & events

• CORC Training:  24^th January 2023 - Engaging young people in routine outcome monitoring  

• Anti-Bullying Week November 2022

• CAPA Conference 2023: call for submissions

 2022

October 2022

Latest CORC news 

• New research allows us to be increasingly confident that measuring goal progress is a robust way of assessing change  

• Developing a theory of change for an online support platform: StudentSpace.org.uk 

• Findings of the Mercers’ wellbeing evaluation programme

Our collaborations

• What do we know about mental health? A new resource for young people 

• Special Issue on Monitoring and Measurement in Child and Adolescent Mental Health: outcomes research - call out 

• Good Childhood report

Training & events

• Measurement tools for understanding mental health need - 10th November

• Choosing appropriate outcome measures for an intervention or service – 15th November 

• CORC Forum – 24th November

• So What Have We Learnt from the Last 12 Months? – 30th November 

• Measuring the impact of mental health and wellbeing interventions - 8th December

2022

September 2022

Latest CORC news 

• Do you know how change in your service compares to other services?  New CORC Comparators share change rates for 8 widely used outcome measures

• Engaging students with wellbeing survey findings: free guidance for schools and colleges

• CORC support for the mental health and emotional wellbeing in schools and colleges in Jersey

• CORC Advisory Group - last chance to express an interest

Training & events

• This year’s CORC Forum - 24th November 

• So what do we know about social connection and young people's mental health?  Free seminar - 17th October 

• Understanding emotionally based school avoidance – 29^th September 

• Make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority – 10^th October

• iTHRIVE: Community of Practice event – 3^rd November

Our collaborations

• A review of models used to understand young people's participation in school and community programmes: new Headstart briefing

• Evaluation of the UK Trauma Council: invitation to participate

• Early Years in Mind: Trauma and repair - webinar now available online

• Transformation Seminar:  The synergies of transforming society for a safer climate and healthier minds - webinar now available online

2022

July 2022

Latest CORC news

• Seeking volunteers for a new CORC Advisory Group

• Sign up now for the CORC Forum:  24th November 

• We are recruiting - please share our CORC Research Officer vacancy 

Training & events

• Book onto our online training, free to members:  An introduction to improving practice by using outcome and feedback measures  

• Free webinar for parents and carers: Managing exam results, 1st August

• Free webinar for young people: Supporting your mental health in the transition to university, 22nd August

Our collaborations

• Insight from National Lottery’s £67.4m investment in ‘test and learn’ for mental health improvement and prevention

• Self Care Summer: Self care tool kits for primary & secondary school children and staff over the summer.

2022

June 2022

Latest CORC news

• Routine outcome monitoring in child and adolescent mental health: What does the latest research tell us?

• Practical guidance on outcome measurement and goal-based measures for paediatricians

  • Update (30.2.22): - You can now download the full papers below:

    1. Children and young people’s mental health outcome measures in paediatrics

    2. Goal-based measurement in paediatric settings: implications for practice

• New briefing explores whether HeadStart targeted interventions have reached young people with higher levels of need

• Introducing a new team member: Chrissy, our Communications and Marketing Officer

Training & events

• 4th July - A new mentalization-based curriculum to support teachers and those working in educational sectors, by Peter Fonagy

• 13th July - The synergies of transforming society for a safer climate and healthier minds, by Dr Emma Lawrance

• 24th November – Save the date for our autumn CORC Forum 2022

Our collaborations

• Schools and colleges’ experiences of supporting mental health during the coronavirus pandemic - unprecedented challenges and innovative responses: The Mercers' Company

• Where research transforms children's mental health: new UCL podcast featuring Professor Jess Deighton

• Cutting edge research on trauma and childhood maltreatment: Trauma Council

2022

May 2022

Latest CORC news

• Routine Outcome Monitoring in Child and Youth Mental Health: What does the latest research tell us?

• Reflections on the CORC Spring Seminars

• Inviting applications: Researcher Internship Scheme

• Welcoming our new Engagement and Participation Officer - Hannah Brunskill

• New report: Findings from the evaluation of a new framework of care for children and young people in the secure estate

• New paper: Empowering and supporting parents and carers of young people assisted by community forensic CAMHS

Our collaborations

• New HeadStart case study explores the evaluation of a multi-disciplinary children’s referral service in Cornwall

• 'Context and cultural relativity': New findings explore differing perspectives of mental health support across eight countries

• New paper: Six percent more young people experienced high depressive symptoms during the Covid pandemic

• HeadStart evaluation is recognised for its impact in transforming youth mental health support and influencing policy

• New study: The feasibility of using videoconferencing for family therapy during the Covid pandemic

2022

April 2022

Latest CORC news

• Join us: CORC Spring Seminars in May

• CORC is looking for a Regional Officer

• New HeadStart resources: How I cope - a young person's guide

• Youth-led #BeeWell uncovers major insights into young people’s experiences across Greater Manchester

Training & events

• Anti-racism and mental health in schools: free e-learning course

Our collaborations

• New paper: Barriers and Facilitators to Sustaining School-Based Mental Health and Wellbeing Interventions

• Young parents’ experiences of pregnancy and parenting during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study in the United Kingdom

Training & events

• Young Person Advisory Group for the Evaluation of the London Your Choice Programme

• Reminder: free #TransformationSeminar: When will life return to normal after the pandemic? 12th May

• Another free event: Childhood Trauma, the Brain and the Social World, 24th June

2022

March 2022

Latest CORC news  

• Welcome Georgina: our new Membership and Development Officer

• Work at CORC: Communication and Marketing Officer

• Exploring how the mental health and wellbeing of adolescent boys and girls varies over time

• New paper explores young people's coping strategies in the context of adversity

Our collaborations

• “Shall we send a panda?” A practical guide to engaging schools in research

• Are you a parent of an adolescent and interested in learning more about your child’s psychological needs and how to support them?

• Attention young people aged 16-25 who identify as LGBTQ+: participants needed for an anonymous online survey

February 2022

Latest CORC news  

• New blog: therapeutic alliance and goal setting in youth mental health

• Evaluation of the mental health assessment pilots for looked after children

• Experience of Service Questionnaire: clarification on scoring information

Our collaborations

• New EBPU research paper: emotion regulation app (Eda) for children: design, development, and lessons learned

• Experiences of a digital peer support app – MeeToo: an independent evaluation by the Anna Freud Centre

January 2022

Latest CORC news  

• Better together: CORC joined the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families

• Work at CORC: we are looking for a CORC Membership and Development Officer

• New project: supporting mental health and emotional wellbeing in schools and colleges in Jersey

• Closing the gap: Involving young people in research in a meaningful way

Our collaborations

• Annual EBPU key findings booklet: highlighting key research findings from 2021

• Children and young people’s mental health in the English-speaking Caribbean: a scoping review and evidence map

• New report: Conducting economic evaluations of mental health and wellbeing early intervention and prevention programmes

Training & events

• Watch our seminar about supporting staff in schools and colleges

2021

December 2021

Latest CORC news  

• CORC Forum 2021: hear the highlights and how to access any content you missed

• CORC supports new NHSE pilots: improving routine outcome monitoring through digital and user-centred design

• Collaborative goal setting: what works for whom in therapeutic relationships?

Our collaborations

• Intervention development and pilot evaluation: multi-family therapy for separated parents in conflict and their children

• New research: acceptability, engagement, and exploratory outcomes of an emotional wellbeing app

Training & events

• New series of free seminars - closing the gap between research and practice: the practical implications of youth mental health evidence

November 2021

Training & events

• Learn about new NHSE initiatives to forward outcome monitoring at our CORC Forum, 25th November

• CORC workshop: help shape new guidance on measuring outcomes for children and young people with eating disorders, 23rd November

• Free seminar: a whole school and FE college approach to supporting staff wellbeing, 23rd November

Latest CORC news  

October 2021

Latest CORC news  

Earlier monthly issues can be shared on request.