Evidence in Practice and Prevention: Child Outcomes Research Consortium Forum 2026

About the CORC Forum

Join us at the 2026 CORC Forum to discover how evidence is shaping mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, informing early intervention, and improving systems and practice.

The annual Forum is the Child Outcomes Research Consortium’s (CORC) flagship event. It brings together members and colleagues from the mental health, research and education sectors. Hear from inspirational speakers as they share how evidence is informing children and young people's wellbeing support.

Whether you're a practitioner, researcher, commissioner or educator, the Forum is an opportunity to expand your knowledge of children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing outcomes through the latest research, evidence and real-world experience.

Read reflections from last year’s Forum.

Why you should attend

The CORC Forum brings together cross-sector professionals to connect, share learning and explore best practice in routine outcome measurement. You'll hear updates on CORC’s recent work alongside the latest research, evidence and insights shaping the field.

This year's speakers

Jamie Masraff, Chief Executive of OnSide, is this year's keynote speaker.

OnSide is a national youth charity that is determined to make sure all young people have the opportunity to shine. OnSide builds and supports a network of state-of-the-art, multimillion-pound youth centres, called Youth Zones, in the UK’s most disadvantaged areas. A network of 20 Youth Zones collectively reach over 60,000 young people every year, with a further three Youth Zones due to open in the next two years.

Jamie will speak from his experience about the situation facing young people, the role youth centres play in supporting them to achieve their potential and the impact they have on young people’s outcomes.

We will also hear from CORC member The Children's Society about the upcoming Good Childhood Report (research for which is currently in progress). CORC Research Lead, Dr Jenna Jacob, and Head of CORC, Kate Dalzell, will share updates on CORC’s latest work, including the state of measures. Youth voice will also be a central part of the event. The full agenda will be shared in September.

Who should attend

The CORC Forum is open to anyone with an interest in mental health and outcomes, including:

• CAMHS practitioners

• commissioners

• counsellors

• mental health practitioners

• psychologists

• psychotherapists

• researchers

• social workers

• therapists

• local authority staff

Staff from CORC member organisations can attend for free, while non-members are welcome to join us for a fee of £60. We look forward to seeing familiar faces as well as welcoming and new ones.