Person—source of information on a mental health condition, code N
Identifying and definitional attributes | |||||||||||||||
Metadata item type: | Data Element | ||||||||||||||
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| Short name: | Source of information indicating mental illness | ||||||||||||||
| METeOR identifier: | 400112 | ||||||||||||||
| Registration status: | Housing assistance, Standard 23/08/2010 Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018 | ||||||||||||||
| 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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Representational attributes | |||||||||||||||
| Representation class: | Code | ||||||||||||||
| Data type: | Number | ||||||||||||||
| Format: | N | ||||||||||||||
| Maximum character length: | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Collection and usage attributes | |||||||||||||||
| 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 and usage attributes | |||||||||||||||
| 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: | See also Person—formally diagnosed mental health condition indicator, code N Housing assistance, Standard 23/08/2010, Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018 See also Person—source of information on a mental health condition indicator, code N Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013, Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018, Community Services (retired), Standard 19/09/2013 Has been superseded by Person—source of information on a mental health issue, code N Homelessness, Standard 10/08/2018 | ||||||||||||||
| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes + | Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS 2011 Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013
Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS 2012-13 Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013
Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS 2013-14 Housing assistance, Superseded 26/08/2014
Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS 2014-15 Housing assistance, Superseded 24/11/2016
Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS 2015-17 Homelessness, Superseded 24/11/2016
Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS 2017-19 Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018
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