CORC have provided expert support at every stage of our impact measuring journey. From helping us to identify and create the measurement tools [...] to providing data analysis and qualitative insight to tell the story of the impact of the programme.
Child Outcomes Research Consortium (CORC)
CORC provides tools, training and expertise to help organisations to use data and evidence to measure the mental health outcomes of children and young people and improve their wellbeing.
What is CORC?
CORC stands for the Child Outcomes Research Consortium. It was established in 2002 as a membership body, helping professionals understand whether they are making a difference to the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people.
Today, through its membership offer, training programme, resources and commissioned services, CORC helps organisations to:
measure outcomes - collecting information from children, young people and families about how they're doing before, during and after support
make sense of the data - understanding what’s working well and where improvements are needed
improve their services - using evidence to become more effective and responsive
come together - sharing learning, research and good practice with others through events, training and the CORC network.
CORC members include mental health providers, education settings, cultural and community services, local authorities, professional bodies and research institutions across Europe and beyond.
CORC’s vision is for all children and young people’s wellbeing support to be informed by real-world evidence, so that every child can thrive.
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Who does CORC help?
CORC supports organisations in the UK and internationally across health, education, the voluntary sector and government to strengthen mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people. Many organisations work with us by becoming CORC members. However, both CORC members and non-members can use our consultancy service to draw on ad-hoc support or project work.
How can CORC support you?
Expert support
Choose the right outcome measures and evaluation approaches to collect meaningful, high-quality data.
Improve outcomes
Improve outcomes by embedding evidence-informed practice across your service.
Data analysis
Turn your data into actionable insights, measuring effectiveness and demonstrating impact.
Evaluation and consultation services
Access expertise to design and deliver evaluations and evidence-led approaches to inform decision-making.
Education services
Measure and understand the impact of mental health and wellbeing initiatives in schools and colleges.
Membership options
Join a community of professionals committed to learning and sharing best practices.
Shared learning
Build confidence in using evidence to deliver more effective, child-centred support through our training and resources.
Co-production
Meaningfully involve children, young people and families to ensure support reflects their lived experience.
CORC's reach
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One million+ resource views
In 2025, CORC’s online resources were viewed over one million times.
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40+ organisations
Our membership body is made up of over 40 actively participating organisations.*
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18,000+ users
Over 18,000 users have accessed CORC’s Wellbeing Measurement for Schools pupil surveys, resources that help staff design questionnaires to understand more about the wellbeing of their students, since their launch in 2024.*
Commissioning with CORC
In addition to CORC's free resources, membership options and training programme, organisations of any size can commission CORC experts to support with:
evidence-led service improvement
research and data analysis
impact evaluation
tailored training for professionals.
If you’d like to discuss how CORC could support the needs and priorities of your organisation, get in touch and we’ll arrange a time to talk.
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School and college support
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Evidence in Practice and Prevention: CORC Forum 2026
Join members, colleagues and experts from the mental health, research and education sectors at CORC’s flagship event.
*Figures correct as of July 2026.