❓ As of September 30, 2025, 2,258 primary school children are on the waitlist for a clinical psychologist via the Metropolitan Child Development Service (MCDS), with a median wait time of 19 months.
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I refer to the Metropolitan Child Development Service (MCDS), and I ask: (a) how many children in the primary years of schooling are currently on the waitlist to access a clinical psychologist via the MCDS; and (b) what is the current median wait time to access a clinical psychologist for children in the primary years of schooling?
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2 December 2025
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Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health
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7 days
(a) 2,258 children as of 30 September 2025.
(b) 19 months as of 30 September 2025.
(b) 19 months as of 30 September 2025.
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