COMHWA - Frequently Asked Questions - Children's Global Assessment Scale (CGAS)

Listed below are frequently asked questions relating to the Children's Global Assessment Scale (CGAS).

Children's Global Assessment Scale (CGAS)
	Who completes the CGAS? (Read answer)

	What period should each assessment cover? (Read answer)

	What information should be used to make the rating? (Read answer)

	What if the consumer is functioning very well in one area and not so well in another? (Read answer)

	How can this kind of 'global assessment scale' replace other scales with more detailed information? (Read answer)

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National Outcomes and Casemix Collection: Technical Specification of State and Territory Reporting Requirements for the Outcomes and Casemix Components of ‘Agreed Data’ Under National Mental Health Information Development Funding Agreements.
Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra, 2002.

National Outcomes and Casemix Collection: Overview of Clinical Measures and Data Items.
Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra, 2002.

Mental Health and Wellbeing – Commonwealth of Australia
Publications and Resources Relating to the Collection of Outcome Measures Throughout Australia.

Victoria Mental Health Services
Measuring Consumer Outcomes in Public Mental Health Services in Victoria

Ohio Department of Mental Health
Outcomes Planning & Training Tools

HoNOS
Information About the HoNOS Family of Instruments

NSW MH-OAT
New South Wales Mental Health Outcomes & Assessment Training Project

Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
Details the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire developed by Robert Goodman in the UK.

Youth In Mind
A mental health site for Parents, Teachers and Adolescents.

PSOLIS
Clinicians needing to know more about PSOLIS can link to their website here. Click on the link above.