NMHP performance indicators by priority area:
- Priority area 1: social inclusion and recovery
- Priority area 2: prevention and early intervention
- Priority area 3: service access, coordination and continuity of care
- Priority area 4: quality improvement and innovation
- Priority area 5: accountability - measuring and reporting progress
Priority area 1: social inclusion and recovery
1. Participation rates by people with mental illness of working age in employment
- General population
- Indicator: data source and specifications developed
- Target: in development
- Public mental health service consumers
- Indicator: no current data source, work is in progress
- Target: indicator not sufficiently described to establish if a target is appropriate
2. Participation rates by young people aged 16–30 with mental illness in education and employment
- General population
- Indicator: data source and specifications developed
- Target: in development
- Public mental health service consumers
- Indicator: no current data source, work is in progress
- Target: indicator not sufficiently described to establish if a target is appropriate Top of page
3. Rates of stigmatising attitudes within the community
- Indicator: no current data source, work is in progress
- Target: indicator not sufficiently described to establish if a target is appropriate
4. Percentage of mental health consumers living in stable housing
- Indicator: data source and specifications developed
- Target: in development
5. Rates of community participation by people with mental illness
- Indicator: no current data source, work is in progress
- Target: indicator not sufficiently described to establish if a target is appropriate Top of page
Priority area 2: prevention and early intervention
6. Proportion of primary and secondary schools with mental health literacy component included in curriculum
- Secondary schools
- Indicator: data source and specifications developed
- Target: in development
- Public mental health service consumers
- Indicator: no current data source, work is in progress
- Target: indicator not sufficiently described to establish if a target is appropriate
7. Rates of contact with primary mental health care by children and young people
- Indicator: data source and specifications developed
- Target: agreed
8. Rates of use of licit and illicit drugs that contribute to mental illness in young people
- Indicator: data source and specifications developed
- Target: not appropriate for this indicator Top of page
9. Rates of suicide in the community
- Indicator: data source and specifications developed
- Target: in development
10. Proportion of front-line workers within given sectors who have been exposed to relevant education and training
- Indicator: no foreseeable data source within the life of the fourth plan
- Target: indicator not sufficiently described to establish if a target is appropriate
11. Rates of understanding of mental health problems and mental illness in the community
- Indicator: no current data source, work is in progress
- Target: indicator not sufficiently described to establish if a target is appropriate
12. Prevalence of mental illness
- Indicator: data source and specifications developed
- Target: not appropriate for this indicator Top of page
Priority area 3: service access, coordination and continuity of care
13. Percentage of population receiving mental health care
Indicator: data source and specifications developed Target: agreed [14. Readmission to hospital within 28 days of discharge
- Indicator: data source and specifications developed
- Target: agreed
15. Rates of pre-admission community care
- Indicator: data source and specifications developed
- Target: agreed
16. Rates of post-discharge community care
- Indicator: data source and specifications developed
- Target: agreed
17. Proportion of specialist mental health sector consumers with nominated GP
- Indicator: no current data source, work is in progress
- Target: indicator not sufficiently described to establish if a target is appropriate Top of page
18. Average waiting times for consumers with mental health problems presenting to emergency departments
- Indicator: no current data source, work is in progress
- Target: indicator not sufficiently described to establish if a target is appropriate
19. Prevalence of mental illness among homeless populations
- Indicator: no current data source, work is in progress
- Target: indicator not sufficiently described to establish if a target is appropriate
20. Prevalence of mental illness among people who are remanded or newly sentenced to adult and juvenile correctional facilities
- Adult prisoners
- Indicator: data source and specifications developed
- Target: not appropriate for this indicator
- Juvenile detainees
- Indicator: no current data source, work is in progress
- Target: indicator not sufficiently described to establish if a target is appropriate Top of page
Priority area 4: quality improvement and innovation
21. Proportion of total mental health workforce accounted for by consumer and carer workers
- Indicator: data source and specifications developed
- Target: agreed
22. Proportion of services reaching threshold standards of accreditation under the National Mental Health Standards
- Indicator: data source and specifications developed
- Target: agreed
23. Mental health outcomes for people who receive treatment from state and territory services and the private hospital system
- Indicator: data source and specifications developed
- Target: not appropriate for this indicator
24. Proportion of consumers and carers with positive experiences of service delivery
- Indicator: no current data source, work is in progress
- Target: indicator not sufficiently described to establish if a target is appropriate Top of page
Priority area 5: accountability - measuring and reporting progress
25. Proportion of services publicly reporting performance data
- Indicator: no current data source, work is in progress
- Target: indicator not sufficiently described to establish if a target is appropriate