This parliamentary question seeks data on the number of infants, children, and adolescents who received services from the South West Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service between 2008 and 2013. The data reveals a trend of increasing service usage, particularly among adolescents.

AnsweredQoN 405Legislative Council
Asked
31 October 2013
Portfolio
Mental Health

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I refer to the South West Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, and I ask: (a) between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2009, how many infants received services from the South West Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service; (b) between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2009, how many children received services from the South West Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service; (c) between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2009, how many adolescents received services from the South West Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service; (d) between 1 July 2009 and 30 June 2010, how many infants received services from the South West Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service; (e) between 1 July 2009 and 30 June 2010, how many children received services from the South West Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service; (f) between 1 July 2009 and 30 June 2010, how many adolescents received services from the South West Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service; (g) between 1 July 2010 and 30 June 2011, how many infants received services from the South West Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service; (h) between 1 July 2010 and 30 June 2011, how many children received services from the South West Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service; (i) between 1 July 2010 and 30 June 2011, how many adolescents received services from the South West Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service; (j) between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2012, how many infants received services from the South West Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service; (k) between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2012, how many children received services from the South West Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service; (l) between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2012, how many adolescents received services from the South West Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service; (m) between 1 July 2012 and 30 June 2013, how many infants received services from the South West Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service; (n) between 1 July 2012 and 30 June 2013, how many children received services from the South West Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service; and (o) between 1 July 2012 and 30 June 2013, how many adolescents received services from the South West Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service?

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Answered
5 December 2013
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
35 days
(a) 0
(b) 49
(c) 122
(d) 0
(e) 49
(f) 154
(g) 0
(h) 68
(i) 195
(j) 0
(k) 97
(l) 281
(m) 1
(n) 120
(o) 374
Data definitions: Infants 0 - 3 years; Children 4 - 12 years;
Adolescents 13 - 17 years.

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