Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Mental health service referral |
METEOR identifier: | 365460 |
Registration status: | Health!, Superseded 30/05/2016 |
Definition: | An indicator of whether a prison entrant has been referred to prison mental health services for observation and further assessment, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Prison entrant—mental health service referral indicator |
Value Domain: | Yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | CODE 9 Not stated/inadequately described This code is not for use in primary data collections. |
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Collection and usage attributes | |
Comments: | At the prison reception assessment, prison entrants may be referred to prison mental health services for observation and further assessment. Prison mental health services provide access to specialist mental health nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists and in-patient services where the prisoners receive counselling and intervention programs. Under the National Action Plan on Mental Health 2006-2011 (COAG 2006) jurisdictions are required to provide details on the prevalence of mental illness among people who are newly sentenced to prison and enhance mental health services for people in contact with the justice system. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Prison entrant—mental health service referral indicator, prisoner health yes/no/unknown code N Health!, Standard 28/04/2016 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Prison entrants DSS Health!, Superseded 28/04/2016 DSS specific information: This data element is included in the Prisoner Health DSS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants who, at reception, were referred to mental health services for observation and further assessment. |