I understand from the authority that the main reasons for the increased waiting times are the expansion of the service to include treatment as well as assessment, changes in familial structures which necessitate an increased number of interviews as part of the assessment process, significant numbers of custody and access related cases and the amount of time which staff are required to spend on court work. The authority considers a waiting time of seven months to be unacceptable and has initiated a detailed review of the current resources at St. Louise's and other relevant services in order to determine what action is required to provide a service more responsive to the needs of these young children and their families.