Best Practice

Waiting Well: effective approaches for supporting children and young people through mental health waiting periods

TPHC held a webinar on waiting well in February 2024. The webinar aims to:

• support delegates to learn more about waiting list intervention and support
• share examples of practice from London and across England
• facilitate a discussion with speakers exploring the challenges and benefits of implementing support for children and young people on waiting for services.

View the webinar presentations here:

Watch the recording here.

Children and Young People’s Mental Health – Waiting Times – Evidence review, learning and insights

In London, CYP are waiting extended periods of time for mental health services. We have seen significant health inequalities impacting waiting times, and we know long waiting times have an impact on outcomes and experiences of young people. The document below provides a summary of our work to date to baseline and more fully understand how waiting times are affecting young people across London and beyond, and what can be done to improve waiting times. TPHC undertook an evidence review, stakeholder interviews and a data diagnostic which helped us to capture key findings for improving waiting times and develop a set of recommendations for service providers.