We collect information about our work to evaluate our effectiveness and improve our services.

Measuring impact has been central to Place2Be’s model since we were founded in 1994.

What information do we collect?

Our mental health professionals collect a variety of information in schools, including:

• referral details
• the type of support children receive
• socio-demographic information about the pupils, parents and carers we support
• feedback in questionnaires about children's behaviour and emotional wellbeing.

What do we do with the information?

We use this information to evaluate our effectiveness in improving and developing our services.

Every year Place2Be reports on the following:

• number of pupils, parents and carers we support
• needs they have
• number of sessions we deliver
• impact of our services on pupils' wellbeing and learning, and parents' and carers' wellbeing.

Who are our research partners?

We thank the academic and research community for their invaluable advice, guidance and analyses. Their insights give external validation to our research and evaluation.

Our Research Advisor is Professor Tamsin Ford, Cambridge University. We have ongoing research partnerships with the following:

• University of Cambridge
• Imperial College London
• University of Exeter
• Kings College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Trust
• University of East London
• University of Edinburgh
• University of Sterling
• University of Sussex
• University of Roehampton.

Our Research Advisory Group

Members of our Research Advisory Group (RAG) meet quarterly. They provide expert advice and guidance on methodologies, analyses, ethics and dissemination of our findings.

Download biographies of our RAG members