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Involuntary treatment indicators

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More information can be found in the involuntary mental health treatment section.

Indicator 1: Involuntary hospital treatment and involuntary patient days

Description: The percentage of hospital separations with public sector specialised mental health care where the consumer has a mental health legal status of 'involuntary'.

The percentage of admitted patient specialised mental health care patient days where the consumer has a mental health legal status of 'involuntary'.

Nearly half of hospitalisations in acute units and more than one quarter of hospitalisations in non-acute units are involuntary. Nationally, more than half of patient days in acute mental health care are for involuntary treatment.

Nearly half of hospitalisations in acute units and more than one quarter of hospitalisations in non-acute units are involuntary. Nationally, more than half of patient days in acute mental health care are for involuntary treatment.

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