❓ A parliamentary question on notice addresses wait times for child and adolescent mental health services in Western Australia, broken down by age group and location (metropolitan vs. non-metropolitan). The response provides data from August 2006, highlighting longer wait times in the south metropolitan area.
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CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES - WAIT TIMES
(1) How many children are waiting for appointments to child and adolescent mental health services? (2) How many of these children are 12 years or older, and how many are younger than 12 years of age? (3) What is the average length of waiting time for the children 12 years or older? (4) What is the average length of waiting time for the children under 12 years of age? (5) How many of these children are from the non-metropolitan area? Hon SUE ELLERY
(1) How many children are waiting for appointments to child and adolescent mental health services? (2) How many of these children are 12 years or older, and how many are younger than 12 years of age? (3) What is the average length of waiting time for the children 12 years or older? (4) What is the average length of waiting time for the children under 12 years of age? (5) How many of these children are from the non-metropolitan area? Hon SUE ELLERY
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. All data is based on figures collected at the end of August 2006. (1) 303. (2) Of those waiting for appointments, 170 are 12 years or older, and 133 are younger than 12 years of age. (3) The average waiting time is 6.3 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (4) The average waiting time is 6.7 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (5) Of these, 76 are from the non-metropolitan area.
(2) How many of these children are 12 years or older, and how many are younger than 12 years of age? (3) What is the average length of waiting time for the children 12 years or older? (4) What is the average length of waiting time for the children under 12 years of age? (5) How many of these children are from the non-metropolitan area? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. All data is based on figures collected at the end of August 2006. (1) 303. (2) Of those waiting for appointments, 170 are 12 years or older, and 133 are younger than 12 years of age. (3) The average waiting time is 6.3 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (4) The average waiting time is 6.7 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (5) Of these, 76 are from the non-metropolitan area.
(3) What is the average length of waiting time for the children 12 years or older? (4) What is the average length of waiting time for the children under 12 years of age? (5) How many of these children are from the non-metropolitan area? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. All data is based on figures collected at the end of August 2006. (1) 303. (2) Of those waiting for appointments, 170 are 12 years or older, and 133 are younger than 12 years of age. (3) The average waiting time is 6.3 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (4) The average waiting time is 6.7 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (5) Of these, 76 are from the non-metropolitan area.
(4) What is the average length of waiting time for the children under 12 years of age? (5) How many of these children are from the non-metropolitan area? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. All data is based on figures collected at the end of August 2006. (1) 303. (2) Of those waiting for appointments, 170 are 12 years or older, and 133 are younger than 12 years of age. (3) The average waiting time is 6.3 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (4) The average waiting time is 6.7 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (5) Of these, 76 are from the non-metropolitan area.
(5) How many of these children are from the non-metropolitan area? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. All data is based on figures collected at the end of August 2006. (1) 303. (2) Of those waiting for appointments, 170 are 12 years or older, and 133 are younger than 12 years of age. (3) The average waiting time is 6.3 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (4) The average waiting time is 6.7 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (5) Of these, 76 are from the non-metropolitan area.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. All data is based on figures collected at the end of August 2006. (1) 303. (2) Of those waiting for appointments, 170 are 12 years or older, and 133 are younger than 12 years of age. (3) The average waiting time is 6.3 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (4) The average waiting time is 6.7 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (5) Of these, 76 are from the non-metropolitan area.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. All data is based on figures collected at the end of August 2006. (1) 303. (2) Of those waiting for appointments, 170 are 12 years or older, and 133 are younger than 12 years of age. (3) The average waiting time is 6.3 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (4) The average waiting time is 6.7 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (5) Of these, 76 are from the non-metropolitan area.
(1) 303. (2) Of those waiting for appointments, 170 are 12 years or older, and 133 are younger than 12 years of age. (3) The average waiting time is 6.3 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (4) The average waiting time is 6.7 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (5) Of these, 76 are from the non-metropolitan area.
(2) Of those waiting for appointments, 170 are 12 years or older, and 133 are younger than 12 years of age. (3) The average waiting time is 6.3 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (4) The average waiting time is 6.7 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (5) Of these, 76 are from the non-metropolitan area.
(3) The average waiting time is 6.3 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (4) The average waiting time is 6.7 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (5) Of these, 76 are from the non-metropolitan area.
(4) The average waiting time is 6.7 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (5) Of these, 76 are from the non-metropolitan area.
(5) Of these, 76 are from the non-metropolitan area.
(2) How many of these children are 12 years or older, and how many are younger than 12 years of age? (3) What is the average length of waiting time for the children 12 years or older? (4) What is the average length of waiting time for the children under 12 years of age? (5) How many of these children are from the non-metropolitan area? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. All data is based on figures collected at the end of August 2006. (1) 303. (2) Of those waiting for appointments, 170 are 12 years or older, and 133 are younger than 12 years of age. (3) The average waiting time is 6.3 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (4) The average waiting time is 6.7 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (5) Of these, 76 are from the non-metropolitan area.
(3) What is the average length of waiting time for the children 12 years or older? (4) What is the average length of waiting time for the children under 12 years of age? (5) How many of these children are from the non-metropolitan area? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. All data is based on figures collected at the end of August 2006. (1) 303. (2) Of those waiting for appointments, 170 are 12 years or older, and 133 are younger than 12 years of age. (3) The average waiting time is 6.3 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (4) The average waiting time is 6.7 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (5) Of these, 76 are from the non-metropolitan area.
(4) What is the average length of waiting time for the children under 12 years of age? (5) How many of these children are from the non-metropolitan area? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. All data is based on figures collected at the end of August 2006. (1) 303. (2) Of those waiting for appointments, 170 are 12 years or older, and 133 are younger than 12 years of age. (3) The average waiting time is 6.3 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (4) The average waiting time is 6.7 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (5) Of these, 76 are from the non-metropolitan area.
(5) How many of these children are from the non-metropolitan area? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. All data is based on figures collected at the end of August 2006. (1) 303. (2) Of those waiting for appointments, 170 are 12 years or older, and 133 are younger than 12 years of age. (3) The average waiting time is 6.3 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (4) The average waiting time is 6.7 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (5) Of these, 76 are from the non-metropolitan area.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. All data is based on figures collected at the end of August 2006. (1) 303. (2) Of those waiting for appointments, 170 are 12 years or older, and 133 are younger than 12 years of age. (3) The average waiting time is 6.3 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (4) The average waiting time is 6.7 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (5) Of these, 76 are from the non-metropolitan area.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. All data is based on figures collected at the end of August 2006. (1) 303. (2) Of those waiting for appointments, 170 are 12 years or older, and 133 are younger than 12 years of age. (3) The average waiting time is 6.3 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (4) The average waiting time is 6.7 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (5) Of these, 76 are from the non-metropolitan area.
(1) 303. (2) Of those waiting for appointments, 170 are 12 years or older, and 133 are younger than 12 years of age. (3) The average waiting time is 6.3 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (4) The average waiting time is 6.7 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (5) Of these, 76 are from the non-metropolitan area.
(2) Of those waiting for appointments, 170 are 12 years or older, and 133 are younger than 12 years of age. (3) The average waiting time is 6.3 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (4) The average waiting time is 6.7 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (5) Of these, 76 are from the non-metropolitan area.
(3) The average waiting time is 6.3 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (4) The average waiting time is 6.7 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (5) Of these, 76 are from the non-metropolitan area.
(4) The average waiting time is 6.7 weeks for all children and adolescent mental health services except south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. The waiting time for the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services is 16.2 weeks for all ages. There are no separate waitlists for various age groups in the south metropolitan children and adolescent mental health services. A process of prioritising occurs and is based on degree of risk for the child or adolescent. (5) Of these, 76 are from the non-metropolitan area.
(5) Of these, 76 are from the non-metropolitan area.
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