Mental health
Data sources
A range of data sources are used to describe mental health services, including, but not limited to:
| Data sources | Section |
|---|---|
Admitted patients | |
Community mental health care services Seclusion and restraint Involuntary treatment in mental health care | |
Disability Services NMDS (to 2018–19) | Psychosocial disability support |
Expenditure on mental health-related services Mental health workforce Specialised mental health care facilities | |
Emergency departments | |
Residential mental health care services Seclusion and restraint Involuntary treatment in mental health care |
| Data sources | Section |
|---|---|
Seclusion and restraint Involuntary treatment in mental health care | |
Consumer perspectives Involuntary treatment in mental health care |
| Data sources | Section |
|---|---|
Specialist homelessness services |
| Data sources | Section |
|---|---|
Medicare-subsidised mental health-related services | |
Psychosocial disability support | |
National Health Workforce Dataset Accredited Mental Health Social Worker data | Mental health workforce |
Consumer outcomes | |
Mental health-related prescriptions | |
Expenditure on mental health-related services Specialised mental health care facilities | |
Private Psychiatric Hospitals Data Reporting and Analysis Service (PPHADRAS) | Admitted patients Expenditure on mental health-related services Specialised mental health care facilities |
Survey of people living with psychotic illness Survey of Children and Adolescents Survey of Adult Population | Prevalence and impact of mental illness |
More information about these data sources can be found under the AIHW data collections page.