Higher is better. The higher the result, the higher the number of individuals with early needs who accessed community-based mental health and substance use services.
(Total number of individuals age 13 to 24 who’d accessed at least one of the defined community MHSU services [Q4] in the past 6 months ÷ the total number of individuals who had early MHSU needs [Q1–3] in the past 6 months) × 100
This measure assesses access to early intervention for mental health and substance use issues in individuals age 13 to 24.
Note: Early MHSU needs defined as experiencing self-reported mild to moderate functional impairment (Q2) or a perceived need for care (Q3) in relation to their MHSU issues.
Q1. In the past 6 months, have there been any issues or concerns in your mental health and substance use?
Q2. How difficult have these issues or concerns made it for you to do your work or school work, take care of things at home or get along with other people?
Q3. In the past 6 months, was there ever a time that you or others felt you might need help to deal with issues or concerns in your mental health and substance use?
Q4a to g. In the past 6 months, did you access any of the following services provided by someone trained in mental health and substance use support?
Total number of individuals age 13 to 24 who had early mental health and substance use needs in the last 6 months
Q1b. Were the issues or concerns that you experienced over the last 6 months new, or were they previous issues or concerns that got worse, got better or stayed the same?
Q2. How difficult have these issues or concerns made it for you to do your work or school work, take care of things at home or get along with other people?
Q3. In the past 6 months, was there ever a time that you or others felt you might need help to deal with issues or concerns in your mental health and substance use?
Total number of individuals age 13 to 24 who accessed at least one of the defined community-based mental health and substance use services in the last 6 months
Q4a to g. In the past 6 months, did you access any of the following services provided by someone trained in mental health and substance use support?
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This indicator belongs to the Shared Health Priorities portfolio measuring access to mental health and substance use services and to home and community care. More information on this indicator is available in the 2022 companion report (PDF).