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Population and Mental Health Statistics 2001/02
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Total Inner Southern Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
Top Birthplaces of Clients Aged 0-19 years and mean number of CAMHS1 contacts 2001/02
Birthplace No. Clients Percent of all clients Mean
contacts
Std. Dev'n Median contacts* Maximum contacts
Australia 834 91.2 17.67 29.16 10.0 613
Other ESC2 16 1.8 14.63 14.77 9.0 42
Total ESC 850 93.0 17.61 28.96 10.0 613
Russian Fedn 7 0.8 10.43 10.15 6.0 29
Somalia 5 0.5 43.80 14.41 46.0 59
China (excl Taiwan) 4 0.4 17.50 13.92 19.5 30
Germany, FR 4 0.4 5.50 6.14 3.5 14
Israel 4 0.4 12.75 18.95 4.5 41
Poland 4 0.4 9.75 10.56 6.5 25
Sri Lanka 3 0.3 27.00 30.79 19.0 61
Ukraine 3 0.3 13.33 4.16 12.0 18
Singapore 2 0.2 18.00 21.21 18.0 33
South Africa 2 0.2 10.50 13.44 10.5 20
Viet Nam 2 0.2 8.00 1.41 8.0 9
Afghanistan 1 0.1 10.00 . 10.0 10
Bahrain 1 0.1 3.00 . 3.0 3
Egypt 1 0.1 27.00 . 27.0 27
Fiji 1 0.1 4.00 . 4.0 4
France 1 0.1 28.00 . 28.0 28
FYR Macedonia 1 0.1 7.00 . 7.0 7
Haiti 1 0.1 39.00 . 39.0 39
India 1 0.1 1.00 . 1.0 1
Indonesia 1 0.1 19.00 . 19.0 19
Italy 1 0.1 2.00 . 2.0 2
Korea, Demo Rep 1 0.1 1.00 . 1.0 1
Kuwait 1 0.1 1.00 . 1.0 1
Malaysia 1 0.1 8.00 . 8.0 8
Philippines 1 0.1 2.00 . 2.0 2
Reunion 1 0.1 2.00 . 2.0 2
Seychelles 1 0.1 14.00 . 14.0 14
Spain 1 0.1 11.00 . 11.0 11
Other NESC3 2 0.2        
Total NESC3 59 6.5 14.93 15.52 10.0 61
Sub-total clients 909 99.5 17.44 28.28 10.0 613
Not known 5 0.5
Grand total 914 100.0        
1 CAMHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
2 ESC English-Speaking Country: country where English is the first language
3 NESC Non-English-Speaking Country: country where English is not the first language
* Median contacts were not significantly different for NESC and ESC clients, Mann-Whitney U test =24001.5, p =.581
Source: Mental Health Branch, Dept. of Human Services. Analysis: Victorian Transcultural Psychiatry Unit

 

Total Inner Southern Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)1
Treated prevalence for CAMHS clients aged 0-19 years, per 10,000 head of each population 2001/02
Sorted by NESC2 population size
Birthplace Population
aged 0-19 in 2001
Clients aged
0-19 seen in 01/02
Prevalence
per 10,000
population
Lower
95% Conf. Int.3
Upper
95% Conf. Int.
Australia 83,700 834 99.64 92.88 106.40
Other ESC4 3,126 16 51.18 26.10 76.26
China excl sar5 841 4 . . .
South Africa 723 2 . . .
India 660 1 . . .
Indonesia 658 1 . . .
Malaysia 375 1 . . .
Hong Kong 370 0 . . .
Sri Lanka 309 3 . . .
Philippines 277 1 . . .
Germany 170 4 . . .
Vietnam 131 2 . . .
Poland 127 4 . . .
Greece 120 0 . . .
Yugoslavia FR 97 1 . . .
Italy 53 1 . . .
Turkey 53 1 . . .
Egypt 41 1 . . .
Lebanon 38 0 . . .
Croatia 37 0 . . .
Netherlands 36 0 . . .
Macedonia 6 1 . . .
Malta 0 0 . . .
Total NESC 9,508 59 62.05 46.22 77.89
Total persons 106,150 909 85.63 80.07 91.20
Note: This table includes only the top 21 NESC birthplaces in Victoria and may not include all client birthplaces.
1 For catchment breakdown see Inner South East and Middle South tables.
2 NESC Non-English-Speaking Country: country where English is not the first language
3 If the confidence intervals for Australia and NESC birthplace/s do not overlap, prevalence is significantly different at the .05 level. Prevalence is not calculated for populations less than 1,000.
4 ESC English-Speaking Country: country where English is the first language
5 sar: Special Administrative Regions
Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics Census 2001 and Mental Health Branch, Department of Human Services.
Analysis: Victorian Transcultural Psychiatry Unit

 

Total Inner Southern Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)1
Top Preferred Languages of Clients Aged 0-19 years and mean number of CAMHS1 contacts 2001/02
Language No.
Clients
Percent of all clients Mean contacts Std. Dev'n Median contacts* Maximum contacts
English 890 97.37 17.46 28.54 10.00 613
Russian 4 0.44 8.50 6.76 8.50 16
Mandarin 3 0.33 10.67 15.04 3.00 28
Arabic, Lebanese 2 0.22 15.00 16.97 15.00 27
Armenian 1 0.11 13.00 . 13.00 13
French 1 0.11 2.00 . 2.00 2
Greek 1 0.11 1.00 . 1.00 1
Hebrew 1 0.11 31.00 . 31.00 31
Polish 1 0.11 25.00 . 25.00 25
Serbian 1 0.11 20.00 . 20.00 20
Somali 1 0.11 46.00 . 46.00 46
Turkish 1 0.11 3.00 . 3.00 3
Ukranian 1 0.11 10.00 . 10.00 10
Vietnamese 1 0.11 14.00 . 14.00 14
Other languages, nfd2 2 0.22 57.00 2.83 57.00 59
Total LOTEs3 21 2.30 17.86 17.82 13.00 59
Sub-total clients 911 99.67 17.47 28.33 10.00 613
Not known 3 0.33
Grand total 914 100.00        
1 CAMHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
2 nfd not further defined
3 LOTE Language Other Than English
* Median contacts were not significantly different for LOTE and English-speaking clients, Mann-Whitney U test=8871.5, p =.691
Source: Mental Health Branch, Dept. of Human Services. Analysis: Victorian Transcultural Psychiatry Unit

 

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