By Professor John Robertson OBA

From Public Health Scotland today:

84.1% of children and young people started treatment within 18 weeks of referral, which is an increase from the 73.8% for the same quarter ending June 2023. The Scottish Government standard states that 90% of children and young people should start treatment within 18 weeks of referral to CAMHS.

4,374 children and young people started treatment at CAMHS in Scotland. This is a 7.8% increase from the 4,056 starting treatment in the previous quarter.

4,942 children and young people were waiting to start treatment at quarter ending June 2024 which is a decrease of 11.1% (615) compared to 5,557 in the previous quarter, and a decrease of 25.9% (1,725) from 6,667 waiting in the same quarter ending June 2023.

https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/publications/child-and-adolescent-mental-health-services-camhs-waiting-times/child-and-adolescent-mental-health-services-camhs-waiting-times-quarter-ending-june-2024/

The OBA – https://scotsindependent.scot/?page_id=116