Definition
The person, entity or agency responsible for the formal referral of a client to an agency, as represented by a code.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptReferral—referral source
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Object ClassReferral
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PropertyReferral source
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Value DomainSource of referral homelessness code N[N]
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Source of referral homelessness code N[N] ".| Data Type | Number |
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| Format | N[N] |
| Maximum character length | 2 |
| Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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| Permissible Values | 16 | Police | ||
| 1 | Specialist Homelessness Agency/outreach worker | |||
| 2 | Telephone/crisis referral agency | |||
| 3 | Centrelink or employment service case worker | |||
| 4 | Child protection agency | |||
| 5 | Family and child support agency | |||
| 6 | Hospital | |||
| 7 | Mental health service | |||
| 8 | Disability support service | |||
| 9 | Drug and alcohol service | |||
| 10 | Aged care service | |||
| 11 | Social housing | |||
| 12 | Youth or juvenile justice correctional centre | |||
| 13 | Adult correctional facility | |||
| 14 | Legal unit (including legal aid) | |||
| 15 | School/other education institution | |||
| 17 | Courts | |||
| 18 | Immigration department or asylum seeker/refugee support service | |||
| 19 | Other agency (government or non-government) | |||
| 20 | Family and/or friends | |||
| 21 | Other | |||
| 22 | Don't know | |||
| Supplementary Values | 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |
Comments
Guide for use:
Only formal referrals are collected in this data element. The list of forms of referrals in the classification or value domain are regarded as formal referrals.
A formal referral is any form of verbal or written contact with the person, group or organisation from which the individual or group could be referred.