Children & Young People's Mental Health

Now in its 15th year, the NHS Benchmarking Network’s Children and Young People’s Mental Health benchmarking dataset provides a comprehensive, UK-wide picture of specialist mental health service provision.

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The dataset brings together key performance, activity, workforce and financial metrics, offering valuable insights into service delivery, variation, and best practice. The findings support service improvement, strategic planning, and informed decision-making at local, regional, and national levels.

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All data and reporting are aligned with current national (individual UK nations) and UK-wide service, policy and practice priorities (outlined below). While health policy and service models vary across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, there is strong alignment around shared priorities for delivering safe, effective, high-quality mental health care for children and young people.