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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:
- 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
- Get your ticket now for our upcoming CORC Spring Seminars
- HeadStart digital events now available to watch online
- Free #TransformationSeminar: the synergies of transforming society for a safer climate and healthier mind, 6th April
- Free #TransformationSeminar: When will life return to normal after the pandemic? 12th May
- CORC members Childhood First hold first online research colloquium, 27th April
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
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
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
- Inviting young people to participate in a new research project: making mental health research more inclusive
- New Scoping review: factors that influence families' ability to provide young people with emotional support over the transition to adulthood
- Nursing Times Awards for CORC member organisation Healthy Teen Minds
October 2021
Latest CORC news
- Gathering feedback and measuring outcomes and change with children and young people with learning disabilities - recommendations for practice
- Who is accessing Community Forensic Child and Adolescent Services Mental Health Services? Our new research highlights needs and gaps
- Contribute to new guidance on measuring outcomes in Eating Disorder Services
- Choose from a stimulating range of focus sessions at this year's CORC Forum, 25th November
- Free HeadStart event: supporting young people's wellbeing across the system, 9th November
- Transformation Seminar: Can we make prevention in mental health really work? 2nd November
- New report highlights CORC member YPAS’s good practice: Closing the gap in child and youth mental health support - insights from North West England
- New What Works Centre measures bank and framework for measuring the subjective wellbeing of children and young people
- UK Trauma Council: Research Roundup
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