Mental health

Data sources

A range of data sources are used to describe mental health services, including, but not limited to:

National Minimum Data Sets (NMDS)
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Admitted patient care NMDS

Admitted patients

Regional profiles

Community mental health care NMDS

Community mental health care services

Seclusion and restraint

Involuntary treatment in mental health care

Regional Profiles

Indicators 

  • Key Performance indicators for Australian Public Mental Health Services

Disability Services NMDS (to 2018–19)

Psychosocial disability support

Mental health establishments NMDS

Expenditure on mental health-related services

Mental health workforce

Specialised mental health care facilities

Indicators 

  • Key Performance indicators for Australian Public Mental Health Services
  • National Healthcare Agreement Indicators 

Non-admitted patient emergency department case NMDS

Emergency departments

Residential mental health care NMDS

Residential mental health care services

Seclusion and restraint

Involuntary treatment in mental health care

National Best Endeavours Data Set (NBEDS)
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Seclusion and Restraint NBEDS

Seclusion and restraint

Involuntary treatment in mental health care

Indicators 

  • Key Performance indicators for Australian Public Mental Health Services

Your Experience of Service (YES) NBEDS

Consumer experience in public mental health services

Involuntary treatment in mental health care

Additional data sources held by the AIHW
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Specialist Homelessness Services Collection

Specialist homelessness services

A range of data sources not held by the AIHW
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Medicare Benefits Schedule data

Medicare mental health services

Service activity monitoring

Regional Profiles

National Disability Insurance Scheme

Psychosocial disability support

National Health Workforce Dataset

Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)

Mental health workforce

National Outcomes and Casemix Collection (NOCC)

Consumer outcomes

Indicators 

  • Key Performance indicators for Australian Public Mental Health Services

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme data

Mental health-related prescriptions

Service activity monitoring

Regional Profiles

Private Health Establishments Collection

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

Patient experience in private hospital mental health services

Indicators 

  • Key Performance indicators for Australian Public Mental Health Services 
  • National Healthcare Agreement Indicators 

Crisis support and online resources organisations including:

Service activity monitoring

2021 Census

Survey of people living with psychotic illness

Survey of Children and Adolescents

National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing (NSMHWB)

Prevalence and impact of mental illness


More information about these data sources can be found under the AIHW data collections page.

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