COMHWA - Frequently Asked Questions - Health of the Nation Outcome Scale Child and Adolescent (HoNOSCA)

Listed below are frequently asked questions relating to the Health of the Nation Outcome Scale Child and Adolescent (HoNOSCA).

Health of the Nation Outcome Scale Child and Adolescent (HoNOSCA)
	How are mental health outcomes measured using the HoNOSCA? (Read answer)

	What score on each individual scale of the HoNOSCA should I be concerned about? (Read answer)

	What is the rating period for the HoNOSCA? (Read answer)

	Who completes the HoNOSCA? (Read answer)

	What questions are asked by the HoNOSCA? (Read answer)

	What information should NOT be included in the HoNOSCA ratings? (Read answer)

	Are child or parent views included in the HoNOSCA ratings? (Read answer)

	What if two problems are presented on the same HoNOSCA scale but are of different severity? (Read answer)

	What if there is missing data and I can’t complete some of the HoNOSCA items? (Read answer)

	When I am adding up the score on the HoNOSCA do I include scales 14 and 15 in the total score? (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.