Published:
11:59 AM February 23, 2021
Between April 2019 and March 2020, children and young people in Brent had to wait an average of 70 days for a follow-up appointment
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Brent s Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) was given one of the lowest scores in the country for its youth mental health services in the lead up to the pandemic, new data shows.
In the State of Children’s Mental Health Services report by the Children’s Commissioner, Brent
CCG was given a score of nine out of 25.
Five key indicators used to calculate the score were the percentage of the CCG’s budget spent on young people’s mental health, mental health spend per child, the percentage of young people in contact with mental health services, the average waiting time and the percentage of mental referrals closed before treatment.