Mental Health and Access to Care Survey (MHACS)

Perceived need for mental health care met of person, category

Perceived need for mental health care met refers to whether or not the person's perceived need for mental health care during the previous 12 months was met. Mental health care includes, for example, information, medication or 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:

• Extent to which Perceived Need for Mental Health Care Met
  Data tables

  • Mental Health Profile, Canadian Community Health Survey - Mental Health (CCHS), by age group and sex, Canada and provinces Table: 105-1101