Canadian Community Health Survey - Annual Component (CCHS)

Perceived need for mental health care of person, status

Perceived need for mental health care refers to the perception of a person that he or she needs mental health care. Mental health care includes, for example, information, medication and counselling.

Person refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programs.

The data for this variable are reported using the following classifications and/or lists:

• Perceived Need for Mental Health Care