“Where am I meant to go from here?”: Young people’s experiences of navigating referral processes, waiting lists and access pathways in mental health services

Louise Lynch, Anne Moorhead, Maggie Long and Isobel Hawthorne Steele

Children and Youth Services Review, 2025, vol. 172, issue C

Abstract: Early intervention for mental health problems during youth can contribute to increased quality of life and the reduction in the rates of youth death by suicide. Young people often wait until their distress becomes severe before seeking help and service factors have been identified as impactful in how they access helping interventions.

Keywords: Young people; Mental health; Help-seeking experiences; Mental health services (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108248

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