Table 1

Variables used to derive measures of mental health and social needs

Patient characteristicsMental healthcare needsSignificant social needs
Homeless or living in hostel accommodation✓
Currently misusing alcohol✓
Currently misusing drugs✓
Has a mental health diagnosis✓
Precipitants of self-harm or cause(s) of current distress
 Housing problem✓
 Employment or study problems✓
 Legal problem, for example, criminal charges✓
 Victim of crime✓
 Financial problems✓
 Direct response to mental symptoms✓
 Other mental health problems✓
 Abuse (physical, mental, sexual)✓✓
 Alcohol abuse✓
 Substance abuse✓
Circumstances of the self-harm
 Suicide note✓
 Intention to die during attempt✓
Symptoms of depression
 Suicidal thoughts✓
 Suicidal plans✓
 Hallucinations/delusions✓
 Looks depressed✓
 Feels depressed✓
 Sleep disturbance✓
 Appetite disturbance✓
 Feels hopeless✓
 Low energy✓
 Evidence of hostility✓
Any mental health diagnosis✓