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Research aims to slash waiting times for young people with mental illness

Waiting times for young people experiencing serious mental health problems such as psychosis could be drastically cut thanks to a research project being led by the University of Birmingham. The delay between the onset of symptoms and effective treatment currently stands at around a year but experts are aiming to reduce this to just three months.

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Published 3 September 2010

Hospital — Five-year project to reduce waiting times for treatment

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