Group support activities

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Glossary Item
METEOR identifier:	494964
Registration status:	Health, Superseded 16/01/2020
Definition:	Group support activities includes services that aim to improve the quality of life and psychosocial functioning of mental health consumers, through the provision of group-based social, recreational or prevocational activities. In contrast to services in the Mutual support and self-help service type, Group support activities are led by a member of the NGO.
Context:	Mental health non-government organisation establishments service type taxonomy.

Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	Distinguishing features: Delivered to groups of consumers simultaneously Primarily engage consumers in one or more social, recreational, prevocational or physical activities Centre-based or conducted in community environments Led by an NGO employee or representative Inclusions: Neighbourhood, community and drop-in centres Structured and unstructured community day programs Leisure and recreation activities Psychoeducational programs Clubhouses Exclusions: Self-help and mutual support activities delivered on a group basis (these are reported under Mutual support and self-help) Group-based programs focused on assisting clients gain employment, education or vocational training (these are reported under Education, employment and training) Example services: Helping Hands Pananga Clubhouse
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Has been superseded by Group support activities Health, Standard 16/01/2020 See also Mental health non-government organisation service type code N[N] ACT Health (retired), Candidate 14/08/2018 Health, Standard 13/11/2014
Metadata items which use this glossary item:	Education, employment and training Health, Superseded 16/01/2020 Group support activities mental health service type cluster Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Mental health non-government organisation establishments NBEDS 2015- Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Mental health non-government organisation grants cluster ACT Health (retired), Candidate 14/08/2018 Health, Superseded 16/01/2020 Mutual support and self-help Health, Superseded 16/01/2020 Mutual support and self-help Health, Superseded 16/01/2020