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Data Elements: R9 Mental Health Status
Data Element
R9 Mental Health Status is self-reported by client. This element permits comparison between homeless youth to other youth their age as well as measure a change in status from project start to project exit for all heads of household and adults.
Options:
- Excellent
- Very Good
- Good
- Fair
- Poor
- Client doesn't know
- Client prefers not to answer
- Data not collected
Data Element Type
R9 Mental Health Status is a Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) Program Specific Data Element and collection is required by all project types except Street Outreach.
Collection Point
Project start and project exit for Head of Household and Adults.
Why It Matters
Information on health status (general health, dental health, and mental health) is a first step to identifying what types of health services a client may need. The general health status is a scale from 1 to 5, where 1 is excellent and 5 is poor. Thus, a lower health score at exit indicates an increase in well-being, and a higher score at exit indicates a decline.
Data Quality
How to correct: Enter value, if known on Project Start or Project Exit Assessment.