A protocol for a multi-site cohort study to evaluate child and adolescent mental health service transformation in England using the i-THRIVE model
The National i-THRIVE Programme seeks to evaluate the impact of the NHS England-funded whole system transformation on child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS).
A new report by Anna Moore on evaluating the design for a model of implementation that has been applied in CAMHS across over 70 areas in England using the ‘THRIVE’ needs-based principles of care has been published.
The implementation protocol in which this model, ‘i-THRIVE’ (implementing-THRIVE), will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the THRIVE intervention is reported, together with the evaluation protocol for the process of implementation. To evaluate the effectiveness of i-THRIVE in improving care for children and young people’s mental health, a cohort study design will be conducted.
A. M, K. LB-C, E. S, S. C, P. F (2023) A protocol for a multi-site cohort study to evaluate child and adolescent mental health service transformation in England using the i-THRIVE model. PLoS ONE 18(5): e0265782. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265782
Dr Anna Moore
NIHR Anna Freud Clinical Lecturer in Child Psychiatry
This work was done as part of a UKRI/MRC/ESRC Adolescence and the developing mind engagement award and is part of the NIHR EoE Applied Research Collaboration