Person—source of information on a mental health condition, code N
Data Element Attributes
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Metadata item type:![]() | Data Element |
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Short name:![]() | Source of information indicating mental illness |
METEOR identifier:![]() | 400112 |
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Definition:![]() | Source of information available that indicates a person may have a mental illness or mental health condition, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept:![]() | Person—source of information on a mental health condition |
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Representation class:![]() | Code | ||||||||||||||
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Data type:![]() | Number | ||||||||||||||
Format:![]() | N | ||||||||||||||
Maximum character length:![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Guide for use:![]() | CODE 1 Agency worker The person appears to the agency worker to have an undiagnosed mental health condition. CODE 2 Health professional The person has been diagnosed with a mental health condition by a doctor, nurse or other health professional. CODE 3 Non-government agency A non-government agency offering disability support programs, or a local community support program, whose target population includes those with a mental illness. CODE 4 Family, friends, carers Family, carers, friends or others who know the applicant well, and are concerned that the person may have an undiagnosed mental illness. CODE 5 Self-identified The person reports that they have a mental illness but does not have contact with specialised mental health service or other relevant service providers at this point in time. | ||||||||||||||
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Collection methods:![]() | The permissible values for this data element are used to form the response categories to the question: "Is there additional information about the client, either formal or informal, that indicates a mental health condition?" | ||||||||||||||
Comments:![]() | This data element is based on the PHaMs (Personal Helpers and Mentors Program) screening tool; it is a useful flag for mental health issues where more accurate evidence is not available. | ||||||||||||||
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Related metadata references:![]() | Has been superseded by Person—source of information on a mental health issue, code N
See also Person—formally diagnosed mental health condition indicator, code N
See also Person—source of information on a mental health condition indicator, code N
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Implementation in Data Set Specifications:![]() | Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 Homelessness, Superseded 01/05/2013 Implementation start date: 01/07/2011 DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is collected for all clients. Homelessness, Superseded 01/05/2013 Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 Implementation start date: 01/07/2012 Implementation end date: 30/06/2013 DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is collected for all clients. Homelessness, Superseded 26/08/2014 Housing assistance, Superseded 26/08/2014 Implementation start date: 01/07/2013 Implementation end date: 30/06/2014 Conditional obligation: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is conditional on the client providing consent to release their personal data to the AIHW. The data element Client—consent obtained indicator, yes/no code N, must receive a response of Yes (CODE 1). It is also conditional on a response of Yes (CODE 1) to Person—source of information on a mental health condition indicator, code N. DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is collected at the date of presentation. This data element is collected from the perspective of the agency worker. The agency worker may answer this question based on their personal observations, or from information volunteered by the client. If the client does not agree to answer the questions which require consent, the agency worker will be unable to report this information. Homelessness, Superseded 24/11/2016 Housing assistance, Superseded 24/11/2016 Implementation start date: 01/07/2014 Implementation end date: 30/06/2015 Conditional obligation: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is conditional on the client providing consent to release their personal data to the AIHW. The data element Client—consent obtained indicator, yes/no code N, must receive a response of Yes (CODE 1). It is also conditional on a response of Yes (CODE 1) to Person—source of information on a mental health condition indicator, code N. DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is collected at the date of presentation. This data element is collected from the perspective of the agency worker. The agency worker may answer this question based on their personal observations, or from information volunteered by the client. If the client does not agree to answer the questions which require consent, the agency worker will be unable to report this information. Homelessness, Superseded 24/11/2016 Implementation start date: 01/07/2015 Implementation end date: 30/06/2017 Conditional obligation: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is conditional on the client providing consent to release their personal data to the AIHW. The data element Client—consent obtained indicator, yes/no code N, must receive a response of Yes (CODE 1). It is also conditional on a response of Yes (CODE 1) to Person—source of information on a mental health condition indicator, code N. DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is collected at the date of presentation. This data element is collected from the perspective of the agency worker. The agency worker may answer this question based on their personal observations, or from information volunteered by the client. If the client does not agree to answer the questions which require consent, the agency worker will be unable to report this information. Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018 Implementation start date: 01/07/2017 Implementation end date: 30/06/2019 Conditional obligation: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is conditional on the client providing consent to release their personal data to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. The data element Client—consent obtained indicator, yes/no code N, must receive a response of Yes (Code 1). It is also conditional on a response of Yes (Code 1) to Person—source of information on a mental health condition indicator, code N. DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is collected at the date of presentation. This data element is collected from the perspective of the agency worker. The agency worker may answer this question based on their personal observations, or from information volunteered by the client. If the client does not agree to answer the questions which require consent, the agency worker will be unable to report this information. |