MS-COS: Developing a Modern Slavery Core Outcome Set

 

 

Rights Lab project lead: Nicola Wright. In collaboration with Kings College London, University of East London, Helen Bamber Foundation, and Survivor Alliance. 
Funder: Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Duration:  July 2021-July 2022
Programme: Health and Wellbeing

There is widespread recognition that survivors of modern slavery experience serious and long-term health, social, and economic consequences. However, high quality evidence is lacking about how policies and services can intervene effectively to support recovery. Comparing the effectiveness of interventions requires that the measurement of outcomes be standardised. Yet currently, there is no consensus on the definition and measurement of recovery or reintegration outcomes. Building such consensus is vital if we are to answer the question of how to make things better for survivors of modern slavery. The development of a Modern Slavery Core Outcome Set (MS-COS) will enable this, providing a minimum set of standard and measurable outcomes that should be reported across interventions that aim to support survivor recovery and reintegration. The outcomes included will have been identified as important to recovery and reintegration and prioritised by survivors, practitioners, academics, and policymakers. Embedded into research and practice, the MS-COS will contribute to improved outcomes for survivors and more efficient use of resources.