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Sector development and representation

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Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termGlossary Item
METEOR identifier:Help on this term494994
Registration status:Help on this term

Health, Superseded 16/01/2020

Definition:Help on this term

Mental health sector development and representation services engage with a wide variety of issues regarding the sustainability and development of the mental health sector. This includes information dissemination, advocacy, policy analysis, program development and sector capacity building (Family and Community Services 2012).

Context:Help on this termMental health non-government organisation establishments service type taxonomy.

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this termDistinguishing features:
  • Short, medium and long-term initiatives
  • Initiatives are intended to benefit the mental health sector, rather than an individual organisation
  • Services are not provided to individual clients but are targeted at developing and/or representing client service delivery organisations operating in the NGO sector
Inclusions:
  • Sector-wide advocacy activities
  • Workforce development
  • Research and evaluation
  • Policy activities
Exclusions:

Example organisations:

  • Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA)
  • NSW Consumer Advisory Group (NSW CAG)
  • Mental Health Consumer Network
  • Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council (VMIAC)
  • Mental Health Coordinating Council (MHCC), New South Wales

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Has been superseded by Sector development and representation

        Health, Standard 16/01/2020

See also Mental health non-government organisation service type code N[N]

        Health, Standard 13/11/2014

Metadata items which use this glossary item:Help on this term
Individual advocacy

        Health, Superseded 16/01/2020

Mental health non-government organisation establishments NBEDS 2015-

        Health, Standard 13/11/2014

Mental health non-government organisation grants cluster

        Health, Superseded 16/01/2020

Sector development and representation mental health service type cluster

        Health, Standard 13/11/2014