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Person: Source of information on a mental health issue, code N

Definition

The source of information available that indicates a person may have a mental health issue, as represented by a code.

Components

Data Element (this item)
Person: Source of information on a mental health issue, code N

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Source of mental health issue information code N ".
Format N
Maximum character length 1
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 1 Agency worker
2 Health professional
3 Non-government agency
4 Family, friends, carers
5 Self-identified
6 Other
Supplementary Values 9 Not stated/inadequately described

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.

Related content

Relation Count
Input in Derivations 0
Output in Derivations 0
Inclusion in Data Set Specifications 1
Inclusion in Data Distributions 0
As a numerator in an Indicator 0
As a denominator in an Indicator 0
As a disaggregation in an Indicator 0