8 out of 10 children’s psychiatry cases not investigated in time

New figures show that 8 out of 10 children and young people in need of psychiatric evaluation in Denmark waited more than 30 days for their case to be investigated, during the second quarter of 2024. The figure is even higher in the Capital Region.

A graph comparing the proportion of children’s vs adults’ psychiatric cases in each Danish region, and as a national average (far left), that were not investigated within 30 days in the second quarter of 2024. Source: Danish Health Data Agency and the Psychiatric Foundation.

Sep 23, 2024

8 out of 10 children and young people in need of psychiatric treatment in Denmark were not evaluated in time during the second quarter of 2024, according to new numbers from the Danish Health Data Agency. Psychiatry patients in Denmark have the right to a psychiatric evaluation within 30 days of the case being established, […]

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A graph comparing the proportion of children’s vs adults’ psychiatric cases in each Danish region, and as a national average (far left), that were not investigated within 30 days in the second quarter of 2024. Source: Danish Health Data Agency and the Psychiatric Foundation.

8 out of 10 children’s psychiatry cases not investigated in time

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