Publication: Children and young people's mental health

September 13, 2018 by Auditor General, Accounts Commission
Publication cover: Children and young people's mental health

A big increase in young people being referred to mental health services and longer waiting times are signs of a system under significant pressure, says a new report.

Main report - PDF 5.5MB

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Main report (text only) - RTF 103Kb News release - PDF 44Kb Podcast - MP3 4.4MB Podcast transcript - RTF 57Kb Video transcript - RTF 46Kb Key facts animation transcript - RTF 44Kb

Videos

Caroline Gardner talks about the report

A transcript of this video is available to download with the other files on this page.

Key facts from the report

A transcript of this key facts animation is available to download with the other files on this page.

Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee

The Committee discussed this report at its meeting on 27 September 2018.

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Factors affecting mental health and wellbeing of children and young peopleFactors affecting mental health and wellbeing of children and young people
Tiered model of children and young people's mental health servicesTiered model of children and young people's mental health services
Average time between being referred and first treatment appointmentAverage time between being referred and first treatment appointment