[Resource] Measuring access to priority health services
Canadian Institute for Health Information. Measuring access to priority health services.
Home care, community care, mental health services and substance use services in Canada
Updated indicators
Indicators of access to mental health and substance use services
- Early Intervention for Mental Health and Substance Use Among Children and Youth
- Navigation of Mental Health and Substance Use Services
- Wait Times for Community Mental Health Counselling
- Self-Harm, Including Suicide
- Hospital Stays for Harm Caused by Substance Use
- Frequent Emergency Room Visits for Help With Mental Health and Substance Use
Indicators of access to home and community care
- Death at Home or in Community
- Home Care Services Helped the Recipient Stay at Home
- Wait Times for Home Care Services
- Caregiver Distress
- New Long-Term Care Residents Who Potentially Could Have Been Cared for at Home
- Hospital Stay Extended Until Home Care Services or Supports Ready
Related resources
- Early Intervention for Mental Health and Substance Use Among Children and Youth Survey (PDF)
- Navigation of Mental Health and Substance Use Services Survey (PDF)
- Shared Health Priorities Survey-Based Data Collection — Frequently Asked Questions (learn about survey-based data collection for 2 new mental health and substance use–related Shared Health Priorities indicators)
- Indicator library (learn about the definitions and methodologies for the indicators)
- Shared Health Priorities
- Health system performance
- Working with patients and families
- Impact of COVID-19 on Canada’s health care systems
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By
Canadian Institute for Health Information
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Published
Dec 13, 2023
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Subject Area
- General Health and Wellness
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Audience
- Health Authorities
- Government (Politicians, Policy Makers) and Health Authorities
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Category
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