COMHWA - Useful Resources for General Public Interest

Resources for General Public Interest

	National Practice Standards These standards are intended to be inspirational for all professions engaged in the provision of mental health services, to ensure the best possible outcomes for people with mental health conditions. 0.19Mb PDF Document
	National Standards for MHS The standards can be used as a blueprint for the development of new services or as a guide to service enhancement and continuous quality improvement. 0.19Mb PDF Document
	Information for Carers – Consumers, Carers and Clinicians Written by WA carers, this brochure provides an overview of what the WA MHIDP means for carers. If you are a member of the Western Australian public or health services you can order limited copies of this resource through the Office of Mental Health. You can email WA MHIDP at mhidp@health.wa.gov.au or call (08) 9222 4099 with your order. 0.13Mb PDF Document
	Information for Consumers - Consumer Outcome Questionnaires Written by WA consumers, this brochure provides an overview of what the WA MHIDP means for consumers. If you are a member of the Western Australian public or health services you can order limited copies of this resource through the Office of Mental Health. You can email WA MHIDP at mhidp@health.wa.gov.au or call (08) 9222 4099 with your order. 0.14Mb PDF Document
	Clinician's Guide to Outcome Measurement - Adult and Older Persons This manual contains the relevant information for Adult and Older Persons Services to collect the NOCC data in Western Australia. 1.11Mb PDF Document
	Clinician's Guide to Outcome Measurement - Children and Adolescents This manual contains the relevant information for Children and Adolescent Services to collect the NOCC data in Western Australia. 0.93Mb PDF Document
	Relevant Documents Listed below are PDF documents relating to the collection of outcomes measures in Australia.
	National Information Priorities & Strategies Under the 2nd National Mental Health Plan 1998 – 2003 0.44Mb PDF Document
	National Outcomes and Casemix Collection - Measures and Data Items Provides an overview of the various clinical measures and data items that are required to be collected as part of the National Outcomes and Casemix Collection initiative. 0.69Mb PDF Document
	National Outcomes and Casemix Collection Technical Specifications Technical Specifications of State and Territory Reporting Requirements for the Outcomes and Casemix Components of 'Agreed Data' Under National Mental Health Information Development Funding Agreements 0.78Mb PDF Document
	Measuring Consumer Outcomes in Mental Health 2.42Mb PDF Document
	Consumer Measurement Systems and Child and Adolescent Mental Health 1.59Mb PDF Document

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Mental Health Information Development: National Information Priorities and Strategies Under the Second National Mental Health Plan 1998 – 2003 (First Edition).
Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, Canberra, June 1999.

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 from the Royal College of Psychiatrists U.K.

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

PSOLIS
Clinicians needing to know more about PSOLIS can view their website here.

ICD-10AM
You can order a copy of the ICD-10AM manual from this website