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Weeks waited to start mental health treatment, children and young people, Scotland

The median and 90th percentile weeks children and young people in Scotland waited to start treatment with child and adolescent mental health services, each month since July 2012.

Median weeks waited

7.0 weeks

Jun 2026

Verified against source, 1 November 2026, 21:06 UTC
Weeks waited to start mental health treatment, children and young people, Scotland
  • Median weeks waited
  • 90th percentile weeks waited
020406080Jul 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

PeriodMedian weeks waited90th percentile weeks waited
Jun 20267.0 weeks16.0 weeks
May 20268.0 weeks18.0 weeks
Apr 20267.0 weeks19.0 weeks
Mar 20266.0 weeks17.0 weeks
Feb 20266.0 weeks17.0 weeks
Jan 20267.0 weeks18.0 weeks
Dec 20255.0 weeks18.0 weeks
Nov 20255.0 weeks21.0 weeks
Oct 20255.0 weeks17.0 weeks
Sep 20255.0 weeks17.0 weeks
Aug 20255.0 weeks18.0 weeks
Jul 20255.0 weeks17.0 weeks
Jun 20255.0 weeks17.0 weeks
May 20255.0 weeks16.0 weeks
Apr 20256.0 weeks16.0 weeks
Mar 20255.0 weeks15.0 weeks
Feb 20255.0 weeks18.0 weeks
Jan 20256.0 weeks19.0 weeks
Dec 20244.0 weeks15.0 weeks
Nov 20244.0 weeks18.0 weeks
Oct 20245.0 weeks20.0 weeks
Sep 20245.0 weeks18.0 weeks
Aug 20247.0 weeks19.0 weeks
Jul 20247.0 weeks21.0 weeks
Jun 20245.0 weeks22.0 weeks
May 20246.0 weeks25.0 weeks
Apr 20247.0 weeks25.0 weeks
Mar 20245.0 weeks23.0 weeks
Feb 20246.0 weeks25.0 weeks
Jan 20247.0 weeks23.0 weeks
Dec 20236.0 weeks24.0 weeks
Nov 20236.0 weeks25.0 weeks
Oct 20236.0 weeks25.0 weeks
Sep 20238.0 weeks27.0 weeks
Aug 202310.0 weeks28.0 weeks
Jul 202310.0 weeks34.0 weeks
Jun 202310.0 weeks32.0 weeks
May 202312.0 weeks45.0 weeks
Apr 202310.0 weeks48.0 weeks
Mar 20239.0 weeks41.0 weeks
Feb 202311.0 weeks48.0 weeks
Jan 20239.0 weeks53.0 weeks
Dec 20228.0 weeks55.0 weeks
Nov 202210.0 weeks72.0 weeks
Oct 20229.0 weeks58.0 weeks
Sep 20229.0 weeks65.0 weeks
Aug 202212.0 weeks58.0 weeks
Jul 20228.0 weeks45.0 weeks
Jun 202210.0 weeks35.0 weeks
May 202211.0 weeks37.0 weeks
Apr 20229.0 weeks42.0 weeks
Mar 20228.0 weeks45.0 weeks
Feb 202210.0 weeks43.0 weeks
Jan 20228.0 weeks48.0 weeks
Dec 20217.0 weeks45.0 weeks
Nov 20218.0 weeks48.0 weeks
Oct 20217.0 weeks47.0 weeks
Sep 20216.0 weeks39.0 weeks
Aug 20218.0 weeks44.0 weeks
Jul 20217.0 weeks45.0 weeks
Jun 20215.0 weeks47.0 weeks
May 20217.0 weeks51.0 weeks
Apr 20218.0 weeks59.0 weeks
Mar 20218.0 weeks56.0 weeks
Feb 20219.0 weeks51.0 weeks
Jan 202110.0 weeks52.0 weeks
Dec 20208.0 weeks51.0 weeks
Nov 20207.0 weeks51.0 weeks
Oct 20206.0 weeks45.0 weeks
Sep 20206.0 weeks47.0 weeks
Aug 20209.0 weeks49.0 weeks
Jul 20207.0 weeks46.0 weeks
Jun 202016.0 weeks49.0 weeks
May 202014.0 weeks60.0 weeks
Apr 202010.0 weeks37.0 weeks
Mar 202011.0 weeks40.0 weeks
Feb 202011.0 weeks40.0 weeks
Jan 202011.0 weeks51.0 weeks
Dec 20199.0 weeks43.0 weeks
Nov 201911.0 weeks42.0 weeks
Oct 201912.0 weeks38.0 weeks
Sep 201912.0 weeks40.0 weeks
Aug 201913.0 weeks40.0 weeks
Jul 201915.0 weeks42.0 weeks
Jun 201912.0 weeks41.0 weeks
May 201912.0 weeks35.0 weeks
Apr 201912.0 weeks32.0 weeks
Mar 20199.0 weeks31.0 weeks
Feb 201912.0 weeks30.0 weeks
Jan 201913.0 weeks31.0 weeks
Dec 201810.0 weeks30.0 weeks
Nov 201811.0 weeks32.0 weeks
Oct 201811.0 weeks30.0 weeks
Sep 201812.0 weeks30.0 weeks
Aug 201813.0 weeks29.0 weeks
Jul 201811.0 weeks31.0 weeks
Jun 201812.0 weeks29.0 weeks
May 201813.0 weeks31.0 weeks
Apr 201813.0 weeks29.0 weeks
Mar 201812.0 weeks27.0 weeks
Feb 201812.0 weeks28.0 weeks
Jan 201811.0 weeks30.0 weeks
Dec 20179.0 weeks27.0 weeks
Nov 201710.0 weeks28.0 weeks
Oct 201710.0 weeks29.0 weeks
Sep 201712.0 weeks28.0 weeks
Aug 201713.0 weeks29.0 weeks
Jul 201711.0 weeks26.0 weeks
Jun 201711.0 weeks26.0 weeks
May 201711.0 weeks25.0 weeks
Apr 201711.0 weeks22.0 weeks
Mar 201710.0 weeks22.0 weeks
Feb 201710.0 weeks25.0 weeks
Jan 201710.0 weeks28.0 weeks
Dec 20168.0 weeks22.0 weeks
Nov 20169.0 weeks30.0 weeks
Oct 20169.0 weeks23.0 weeks
Sep 201611.0 weeks26.0 weeks
Aug 201611.0 weeks24.0 weeks
Jul 20169.0 weeks24.0 weeks
Jun 201611.0 weeks26.0 weeks
May 201611.0 weeks28.0 weeks
Apr 201610.0 weeks25.0 weeks
Mar 20167.0 weeks24.0 weeks
Feb 20168.0 weeks23.0 weeks
Jan 20169.0 weeks23.0 weeks
Dec 20157.0 weeks24.0 weeks
Nov 20158.0 weeks29.0 weeks
Oct 20158.0 weeks26.0 weeks
Sep 20159.0 weeks30.0 weeks
Aug 20159.0 weeks29.0 weeks
Jul 20158.0 weeks32.0 weeks
Jun 20159.0 weeks34.0 weeks
May 20159.0 weeks35.0 weeks
Apr 20158.0 weeks34.0 weeks
Mar 20157.0 weeks31.0 weeks
Feb 20159.0 weeks48.0 weeks
Jan 20159.0 weeks40.0 weeks
Dec 20147.0 weeks31.0 weeks
Nov 20148.0 weeks37.0 weeks
Oct 20148.0 weeks33.0 weeks
Sep 20149.0 weeks34.0 weeks
Aug 20149.0 weeks36.0 weeks
Jul 20148.0 weeks26.0 weeks
Jun 20149.0 weeks32.0 weeks
May 20148.0 weeks27.0 weeks
Apr 20148.0 weeks25.0 weeks
Mar 20147.0 weeks23.0 weeks
Feb 20148.0 weeks26.0 weeks
Jan 20148.0 weeks25.0 weeks
Dec 20137.0 weeks26.0 weeks
Nov 20138.0 weeks28.0 weeks
Oct 20137.0 weeks25.0 weeks
Sep 20136.0 weeks22.0 weeks
Aug 20138.0 weeks24.0 weeks
Jul 20137.0 weeks22.0 weeks
Jun 20136.0 weeks22.0 weeks
May 20137.0 weeks21.0 weeks
Apr 20136.0 weeks21.0 weeks
Mar 20136.0 weeks19.0 weeks
Feb 20137.0 weeks21.0 weeks
Jan 20137.0 weeks24.0 weeks
Dec 20126.0 weeks24.0 weeks
Nov 20127.0 weeks25.0 weeks
Oct 20127.0 weeks25.0 weeks
Sep 20129.0 weeks29.0 weeks
Aug 20129.0 weeks27.0 weeks
Jul 20128.0 weeks24.0 weeks

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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
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Verification

Verified against source, 1 November 2026, 21:06 UTC Run at 1 November 2026, 21:06 UTC; 336 of 336 figures matched the live source.

ResultCheckDetail
PassProvenance recordedPublic Health Scotland; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-11-01T21:03:30Z; 2 raw file(s)
PassRaw files match recorded SHA-2562 of 2 files intact
PassRe-parsing raw files reproduces figures336 of 336 figures and the headline reproduced
PassFigures are finite numbers336 figures, 0 invalid
PassLive source matches every figure336 of 336 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.
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.