Prison entrant—at risk of suicide or self-harm indicator, yes/no code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | At risk of suicide or self-harm indicator |
METEOR identifier: | 412490 |
Registration status: | Health!, Superseded 28/04/2016 |
Definition: | An indicator of whether a prison entrant has been identified as being at risk of suicide or self-harm, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Prison entrant—at risk of suicide or self-harm indicator |
Value Domain: | Yes/no code N |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
Representation class: | Code | |
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Data type: | Boolean | |
Format: | N | |
Maximum character length: | 1 | |
Value | Meaning | |
Permissible values: | 1 | Yes |
2 | No |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | Self-harm is when a person deliberately inflicts physical harm to themself, often in secret and without anyone else knowing about it. Self-harm is not necessarily a suicide attempt, although it may include suicidal behaviour. |
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Comments: | Entry to prison can be a time of increased vulnerability and risk of suicide or self-harming behaviours. All prisoners upon reception into prison are assessed to identify those at current risk of suicide or self-harm. These prisoners are then provided with closer observation and monitoring. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Reference documents: | Kirchner T, Forns M & Mohino S 2008. Identifying the risk of deliberate self-harm among young prisoners by means of coping typologies. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior 38(4):442-48. |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Prison entrant—at risk of suicide or self-harm indicator, prisoner health yes/no/unknown code N Health!, Standard 28/04/2016 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Prison entrants DSS Health!, Superseded 28/04/2016 DSS specific information: In this data set specification, risk of suicide/self-harm includes those who have expressed intent to self-harm or commit suicide. This data element is included in the Prisoner Health DSS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants identified as currently at risk of suicide or self-harm. |