Hon Donna Faragher asked about the number of referrals to Perth metropolitan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) clinics from 2018-2021, broken down by clinic and referral source (GP, school, community organisation, other health practitioner). The Minister for Health provided detailed data tables in response.

AnsweredQoN 296Legislative Council
Asked
12 October 2021
Portfolio
Health

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(1) I refer to the ten Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) clinics in the Perth metropolitan area, and I ask, for each of the clinics, how many referrals were received to access services in the following years: (a) 2018; (b) 2019; (c) 2020; and (d) 2021 (to date)? (2) For each of the referrals in the years referenced in (1), how many were received from a: (a) general practitioner; (b) school; (c) community organisation; and (d) other health practitioner?

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Answered
16 November 2021
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Health
Response time
13 days
(1)(a)-(d) Refer to Tables below.
Number of Referrals to Community CAMHS Clinics by Calendar Year, 1/1/2018 - 30/9/2021
Calendar Year
Community CAMHS Clinic
2018
2019
2020
2021 YTD
Armadale CAMHS
690
692
667
518
Bentley Family Clinic
635
601
652
497
Clarkson CAMHS
865
752
709
614
Fremantle CAMHS
527
576
616
463
Hillarys CAMHS
416
343
430
281
Peel CAMHS
560
581
543
440
Rockingham CAMHS
715
813
857
595
Shenton CAMHS
334
275
376
302
Swan CAMHS
812
781
809
717
Warwick CAMHS
367
380
369
277
Total
5921
5794
6028
4704
Data source: IDEA.MIND+.Referrals, data extracted: 19/10/2021
CAMHS Service
Referrals by Year
Referral Source
2018
2019
2020
2021
GP
School
Community
Other health practitioners
Koondoola Integrated Service Centre
17
11
7
0
0
28
7
0
Parkwood Integrated Service Centre
2
3
5
3
0
11
1
0
(2)(a)-(d) – Refer to Table below.
Number of Referrals to Community CAMHS Clinics by Referral Source and Calendar Year , 1/1/2018 - 30/9/2021
Calendar Year
Referral Source
2018
2019
2020
2021 YTD
Medical Practitioner
2637
2744
2774
2076
School
712
676
617
410
Community Organisation
1168
1040
1063
931
Other Health Professional
1283
1183
1474
1052
Data source: IDEA.MIND+.Referrals, data extracted: 19/10/2021

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