Mental health non-government organisation—service type, code N[N]

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termMental health NGO service type
METEOR identifier:Help on this term567352
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Health, Standard 13/11/2014
Definition:Help on this termThe type of mental health service funded by Australian and/or state or territory governments and delivered by a non-government organisation, where the principal intent is targeted at improving mental health and well-being and delivered to people affected by mental illness, their families and carers, or the broader community, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:Mental health non-government organisation—service type

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termNumber
Format:Help on this termN[N]
Maximum character length:Help on this term2
Permissible values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
1Counselling—face-to-face
2Counselling, support, information and referral—telephone
3Counselling, support, information and referral—online
4Self-help—online
5Group support activities
6Mutual support and self-help
7Staffed residential services
8Personalised support—linked to housing
9Personalised support—other
10Family and carer support
11Individual advocacy
12Care coordination
13Service integration infrastructure
14Education, employment and training
15Sector development and representation
16Mental health promotion
17Mental illness prevention
88Other and unspecified services

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this termAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Collection methods:Help on this termWhere an organisation provides more than one service type, data should be apportioned to the relevant service type categories.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this termAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
See also Mental health non-government organisation—grants to non-government organisations, total Australian currency N[N(8)]
  • ACT Health (retired), Candidate 14/08/2018
  • Health, Superseded 16/01/2020
See also Mental health non-government organisation—payments to non-government organisations, total Australian currency N[N(8)]
  • Health, Standard 16/01/2020
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term

Mental health establishments NMDS 2015-16Health, Superseded 04/09/2015

Implementation start date: 01/07/2015

Implementation end date: 30/06/2016

DSS specific information:

The scope of the Mental health establishments national minimum data set (MHE NMDS) is all Specialised mental health services managed or funded by state or territory health authorities. Services funded wholly by the Australian Government are considered out-of-scope for the MHE NMDS.

Mental health establishments NMDS 2016-17Health, Superseded 17/08/2017

Implementation start date: 01/07/2016

Implementation end date: 30/06/2017

DSS specific information:

The scope of the Mental health establishments national minimum data set (MHE NMDS) is all Specialised mental health services managed or funded by state or territory health authorities. Services funded wholly by the Australian Government are considered out-of-scope for the MHE NMDS.

Mental health establishments NMDS 2017–18Health, Superseded 25/01/2018

Implementation start date: 01/07/2017

Implementation end date: 30/06/2018

DSS specific information:

The scope of the Mental health establishments national minimum data set (MHE NMDS) is all Specialised mental health services managed or funded by state or territory health authorities. Services funded wholly by the Australian Government are considered out-of-scope for the MHE NMDS.


Mental health non-government organisation grants clusterACT Health (retired), Candidate 14/08/2018
Health, Superseded 16/01/2020

Mental health non-government organisation payments clusterHealth, Standard 16/01/2020