Changes in Children and Young People's Well-being and Parental Stress While Seeking Help at CAMHS in Denmark. How Does Waiting Affect CYP and Their Parents Before, During and After CAMHS Assessments.

Questionnaire-based longitudinal cohort study. Families on the waiting list for an assessment with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) are invited to complete questionnaires including the Parental Stress Scale, and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire.

A selection of families will also be invited to parttake in interviews, on their experience of waiting for CAMHS.

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Key information

Conditions

Mental Health Help-seeking Behavior Help-Seeking Behavior Mental Health Difficulties Social Behavior Waiting Times, Patient Pathways, Effect of Lifestyle-related, Clinical and Demographic Parameters on Outcomes

Age range

2 year–17 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Research Unit for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, AalborgUH

Aalborg, 9000, Denmark

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Age 2-17 years old.
Lives at home
Accepted referral
At least one parent understands/speaks Danish

Exclusion criteria

In foster care

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Change in SDQ-score one year after referral date

Time frame: From referral date to one year follow-up

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Aalborg University Hospital

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2025
Primary completion: 2027
Study completion: 2030
First posted: Apr 27, 2026
Registry last updated: Apr 27, 2026

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