All Ages Mental Health Services

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Victorian Agency for Health Information (VAHI): Victorian Health Services Performance
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Efficiency
Domain
Service Delivery and Care Planning

Defining Attributes

Definition

The total number of clinical mental health community service hours provided to Victorians.

Numerator

The total number of clinical mental health community service hours provided to Victorians.

Denominator
Exclusions

Excluding (a) Bouverie Centre, Albury contacts, (b) contacts reported against inpatient or residential program types and (c) block funded and PHN commissioned programs.

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Victorian Agency for Health Information

Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods

Victoria State Government Department of Health - Health.vic reporting dashboard

Reporting Frequency
Annually - financial year
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025