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Children and young people starting mental health treatment, Scotland

Children and young people in Scotland starting treatment with child and adolescent mental health services each month since July 2012, in all and by how many weeks they waited.

All starting treatment

1,351

Jun 2026

Verified against source, 1 November 2026, 21:06 UTC
Children and young people starting mental health treatment, Scotland
  • All starting treatment
  • Waited up to 18 weeks
  • Waited 19 to 35 weeks
  • Waited 36 to 52 weeks
  • Waited over 52 weeks
05001k2k2k2kJul 12Nov 14Mar 17Jul 19Nov 21Mar 24Jun 26

Source: Public Health Scotland. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data table

168 periods, newest first

PeriodAll starting treatmentWaited up to 18 weeksWaited 19 to 35 weeksWaited 36 to 52 weeksWaited over 52 weeks
Jun 20261,3511,24868332
May 20261,3361,21065601
Apr 20261,3191,18465637
Mar 20261,3441,237275030
Feb 20261,2281,118474122
Jan 20261,2861,163473046
Dec 20251,1691,063262357
Nov 20251,3931,225771279
Oct 20251,2051,102671620
Sep 20251,2191,130551222
Aug 20251,1141,007452339
Jul 20251,2641,154531047
Jun 20251,3331,218333151
May 20251,3431,230502439
Apr 20251,2771,180382336
Mar 20251,2561,182331625
Feb 20251,2701,155642823
Jan 20251,2641,134682933
Dec 20241,030959342215
Nov 20241,4571,313784026
Oct 20241,3251,183843028
Sep 20241,2811,17069348
Aug 20241,1801,060703317
Jul 20241,3401,1551096511
Jun 20241,2591,0701284417
May 20241,5851,3641246136
Apr 20241,5331,2482175117
Mar 20241,3621,1841133827
Feb 20241,3901,1791444126
Jan 20241,3041,1271352814
Dec 20231,1489871281518
Nov 20231,7001,4182223723
Oct 20231,6831,3922204922
Sep 20231,5191,2002425126
Aug 20231,7361,3153286726
Jul 20231,4311,0292887737
Jun 20231,8021,3872717668
May 20231,8641,350288117109
Apr 20231,4271,02322463117
Mar 20231,7121,27623171134
Feb 20231,5931,17619584138
Jan 20231,6151,20017873164
Dec 20221,5001,14112478157
Nov 20222,2641,531317111305
Oct 20221,8771,297251124205
Sep 20221,8211,267216122216
Aug 20221,7301,149291105185
Jul 20221,47599927712673
Jun 20221,7351,2353327791
May 20221,9451,29843211996
Apr 20221,5261,02428214575
Mar 20221,8261,33717723676
Feb 20221,6141,160175179100
Jan 20221,5441,140136151117
Dec 20211,384961158164101
Nov 20211,7981,273198197130
Oct 20211,4771,05013720783
Sep 20211,3561,10610710340
Aug 20211,25897410111766
Jul 20211,2199208712587
Jun 20211,5111,133123140115
May 20211,5501,110161132147
Apr 20211,5451,09715498196
Mar 20211,5331,10313395202
Feb 20211,3331,00413276121
Jan 20211,296920116136124
Dec 20201,27593065160120
Nov 20201,5161,10582187142
Oct 20201,31296411016870
Sep 20201,492984188212108
Aug 20201,249714224208103
Jul 20201,299752274167106
Jun 20201,357722310204121
May 20201,24074823294166
Apr 20209587241335150
Mar 20201,28685021712297
Feb 20201,452961266111114
Jan 20201,401947214110130
Dec 20191,0737671546587
Nov 20191,437922288126101
Oct 20191,3748903019984
Sep 20191,3088762659473
Aug 20191,33385031211061
Jul 20191,26279228911170
Jun 20191,1758341819961
May 20191,4531,0093048555
Apr 20191,3849573118135
Mar 20191,3301,0062136645
Feb 20191,4141,0382825836
Jan 20191,4931,0763463437
Dec 20181,2319671964622
Nov 20181,6621,1354068041
Oct 20181,6301,1893405645
Sep 20181,3779733244832
Aug 20181,5481,0274306526
Jul 20181,3149232985835
Jun 20181,5311,0673865721
May 20181,7121,1464648616
Apr 20181,4519574255415
Mar 20181,3109213482516
Feb 20181,3189303344212
Jan 20181,367989293787
Dec 20171,108824235427
Nov 20171,6561,1434029615
Oct 20171,2638973034518
Sep 20171,1057912574611
Aug 20171,2999302866221
Jul 20171,008777182418
Jun 20171,3851,1152005812
May 20171,5501,256232566
Apr 20171,1579331803311
Mar 20171,5581,3081547719
Feb 20171,4681,2111488029
Jan 20171,3071,1021047526
Dec 20161,2771,0991164220
Nov 20161,6651,3192039251
Oct 20161,4111,1731792534
Sep 20161,4441,1502073948
Aug 20161,5121,1752555329
Jul 20161,2049462033025
Jun 20161,6061,2462614257
May 20161,6361,2243124753
Apr 20161,4941,2112241841
Mar 20161,5641,3131992725
Feb 20161,5161,2821853613
Jan 20161,4161,2001584414
Dec 20151,2911,077164464
Nov 20151,6801,2433626411
Oct 20151,5341,114368511
Sep 20151,4891,060349746
Aug 20151,3359653015910
Jul 20151,4151,072238996
Jun 20151,5421,17024210129
May 20151,4761,12021711920
Apr 20151,4451,1341787954
Mar 20151,4121,1451425570
Feb 20151,3911,06915151120
Jan 20151,4661,1551458878
Dec 20141,2661,0401126945
Nov 20141,4641,14016910451
Oct 20141,4421,1112167342
Sep 20141,3331,0361768239
Aug 20149977641327031
Jul 20149937951452924
Jun 20141,0488311287019
May 20141,3591,1291436621
Apr 20141,153965143432
Mar 20141,114949111495
Feb 20141,2771,055150720
Jan 20141,3421,126166482
Dec 2013909773114211
Nov 20131,241983211461
Oct 20131,180991163242
Sep 2013983840132110
Aug 2013976788175130
Jul 201399784714361
Jun 20131,02488513270
May 20131,2731,09317181
Apr 20131,15399315541
Mar 20131,05793311932
Feb 20131,2641,077167191
Jan 20131,190986185163
Dec 2012847707122180
Nov 20121,2361,023182292
Oct 20121,083858183411
Sep 2012807633141303
Aug 2012840653148354
Jul 2012751611119192

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Source and licence

Publisher
Public Health Scotland
Check it yourself
https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/child-and-adolescent-mental-health-services-camhs-waiting-times/
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Retrieved
1 November 2026, 21:03 UTC
Raw files fetched

Verification

Verified against source, 1 November 2026, 21:06 UTC Run at 1 November 2026, 21:06 UTC; 840 of 840 figures matched the live source.

ResultCheckDetail
PassProvenance recordedPublic Health Scotland; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-11-01T21:03:09Z; 2 raw file(s)
PassRaw files match recorded SHA-2562 of 2 files intact
PassRe-parsing raw files reproduces figures840 of 840 figures and the headline reproduced
PassFigures are finite numbers840 figures, 0 invalid
PassLive source matches every figure840 of 840 figures match exactly after downloading 2 source file(s) again (2 byte-identical); the headline matches
PassPublic Health Scotland file is currentlatest period 2026-06 ended 124 days before retrieval (limit 200)
Not runSecond official routeNo independent second route to these figures is published; the live re-fetch is the check.
PassThe weeks-waited bands add up to all168 of 168 cases of month, the four bands of weeks waited sum to all starting treatment in Scotland
PassThe boards add up to Scotland840 of 840 cases of month and band, every board's figure in the stored file, blank boards left out, sums to Scotland's
PassSource page answershttps://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/child-and-adolescent-mental-health-services-camhs-waiting-times/ – HTTP 200

Notes

  • Children and young people referred to child and adolescent mental health services who started treatment in the month, by how long they waited from referral, the clock adjusted for appointments missed or declined. Scotland's standard is that 90% start treatment within 18 weeks; PHS gives the counts, and the hub does not work out the share.