title: Developing 'FOCUS': a project to promote effective practice in child and adolescent mental health services in the UK.
abstract: UK health policy requires child and adolescent mental health service providers to demonstrate that their services are effective. The FOCUS project has been developed to improve the availability and accessibility of research evidence and innovation, to support purchasers in the effective commissioning of services and to help providers base service provision on evidence of effectiveness and develop methods of evaluation.
authors.affiliation: The Royal College of Psychiatrists Research Unit, London.
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authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Joughin
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authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kelly
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D016730:Program Development; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom