Learning from a Learning Collaboration: The CORC Approach to Combining Research, Evaluation and Practice in Child Mental Health

Isobel Fleming; Melanie Jones; Jenna Bradley; Miranda Wolpert

doi:10.1007/s10488-014-0592-y

Learning from a Learning Collaboration: The CORC Approach to Combining Research, Evaluation and Practice in Child Mental Health

Adm Policy Ment Health. 2016 May;43(3):297-301. doi: 10.1007/s10488-014-0592-y.

Authors

Isobel Fleming¹, Melanie Jones², Jenna Bradley¹, Miranda Wolpert³

Affiliations

¹ Child Outcomes Research Consortium, 21 Maresfield Gardens, London, NW3 5SU, UK.
² Evidence Based Practice Unit, London, UK.
³ Child Outcomes Research Consortium, 21 Maresfield Gardens, London, NW3 5SU, UK. [email protected].

Abstract

This paper outlines the experience of the Child Outcomes Research Consortium-formerly known as the CAMHS Outcomes Research Consortium; the named changed in 2014 in recognition of the widening scope of the work of the collaboration; a learning collaboration of service providers, funders, service user groups and researchers across the UK and beyond, jointly committed to collecting and using routinely collected outcome data to improve and enhance service provision and improve understanding of how best to help young people with mental health issues and their families.

Keywords: CORC; Learning collaboration; PROMS and PREMS; Routine outcome monitoring.

MeSH terms

Child
Child Health Services*
Cooperative Behavior
Health Services Research*
Humans
Learning
Mental Health Services*
Outcome Assessment, Health Care
Patient Reported Outcome Measures*