Impact of transforming mental health services for young people in England on patient access, resource use and health: a quasi-experimental study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the impact of child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) transformation in South East England on patient access, resource utilisation and health outcomes.

Design

In an observational study, we use difference-in-differences analysis with propensity score matching to analyse routinely collected patient level data.

Setting

Three CAMHS services in South East England.

Participants

All patients attending CAMHS between April 2012 and December 2018, with more than 57 000 spells of care included.

Main outcome measures

The rate and volume of people accessing CAMHS; waiting times to the first contact and waiting times between the first and second contact; and health outcomes, including the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)

SUBMITTER: Rocks S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7044818 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature