Mental health services

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

Four National Minimum Data Sets (NMDS)

Data sources	Section
Mental health establishments NMDS	Expenditure on mental health-related services Specialised mental health care facilities
Admitted patient care NMDS	Same day admitted mental health-related care Overnight admitted mental health-related care
Residential mental health care NMDS	Residential mental health care services
Community mental health care NMDS	Community mental health care services

 

A National Best Endeavours Data Set (NBEDS)

Data sources	Section
Seclusion and Restraint NBEDS	Restrictive practices

 

A range of additional data sources held by the AIHW

Data sources	Section
Disability services NMDS	Psychiatric disability support services
Specialist Homelessness Services Collection	Specialist homelessness services

 

A range of data sources not held by the AIHW

Data sources	Section
Medicare Benefits Scheme data	Medicare-subsidised mental health-related services
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme data	Mental health-related prescriptions

 

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