Sector development and representation

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Glossary Item
METEOR identifier:	721779
Registration status:	Health, Standard 16/01/2020
Definition:	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:	Mental health non-government organisation establishments service type taxonomy.

Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	Distinguishing 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: Individual advocacy (these are reported under Individual advocacy)
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Supersedes Sector development and representation Health, Superseded 16/01/2020
Metadata items which use this glossary item:	Individual advocacy Health, Standard 16/01/2020 Individual advocacy Health, Standard 16/01/2020 Mental health non-government organisation payments cluster Health, Standard 16/01/2020