Domain 5 - Service use and response history (Contextual Domain)

Overview

This domain considers the person’s previous use of services and support focussed on mental health-related assistance. The initial assessment on this domain should consider:

  • Whether the person has previously sought help from or required mental health services and related supports (including specialist or mental health inpatient services).

  • Their progress or benefit from past or current services and support.

Definition of the term services and support - Relevant services and support refer to safe developmentally and culturally appropriate evidence-informed mental health, health or community services focussed on or relevant to the person’s mental health (such as a psychological service delivered by a GP or mental health professional, other behavioural services) rather than the personal supports provided by friends, family, or social networks.

Scoring

0 = No previous service use

  1. Has not previously sought help or required a referral for mental health issues.

1 = Excellent progress from previous service use

  1. Previously accessed services for a mental health issue and experienced a significant benefit resulting in no need for additional services at that time.

2 = Moderate progress from previous service use

  1. Previously accessed services and experienced a moderate benefit and required some additional services (either ongoing or periodically) to maintain the benefit.

3 = Minor progress from previous service use

  1. Previously accessed services with only minor benefits resulting in a need for additional services or longer duration of services.

4 = Negligible progress from previous service use

  1. Previously accessed services with little or no benefit.