Table 2.
Data sources used to illustrate concepts in manuscript.
| Instrument | Country | Setting | Type of implementation | Base sample N4 | Population level data? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health (MH) | Canada (NL, ON, MB) | Psychiatric Hospitals/units |
Mandated use | 230,790 | Yes | Unique individuals. Most recent episode 2005–17. Excludes stays <3 days. |
| Community Mental Health (CMH) | Canada (NL, ON), USA, Finland Netherlands |
Community mental health Homeless services |
Pilot sites & early adopters Research sites |
CA-8,627; US-2,689; FI-1,506 436 |
No No |
Unique individuals. First assessments 2007–17. |
| Emergency Screener for Psychiatry (ESP) | Canada (ON) | Emergency rooms, mobile crisis teams | Pilot sites, early adopters | 5,264 | No | Assessments between 2007 and 17 |
| Brief Mental Health Screener (BMHS) | Canada (ON, MB, SK) | Police services | Early adopters | 70,005 | Yes | Screeners between 2014 and 18 |
| Long-term Care Facility (LTCF) | Canada (NL, NS, ON, MB, SK, AB, BC, YT) Canada (ON, MB) |
Nursing homes Complex Cont'g Care hospitals |
Mandated use Mandated use |
470,350 268,685 |
Yes Yes |
Unique individuals. Most recent episode, 2010–18 Unique individuals. Most recent episode, 1996–2018 |
| Home Care (HC) | Canada (NL, NS, ON, MB, SK, AB, BC, YT) | Home care agencies | Mandated use | 718,721 | Yes | Unique individuals. First episode 2003–18 |
| Community Health (CHA) | Canada (ON) | Community support services | Mandated use | 28,965 | Partial | Unique individuals. First episode 2012–18 |
| Palliative Care (PC) | Canada (ON) | Community palliative care | Mandated use | 40,013 | Yes | Unique individuals. Assessments from first episode 2011–18 |
4N's in some tables vary because they use subsets of the base sample.