About the Mental Health Client-Level Data
Below are general questions about MH-CLD.
- What is Mental Health Client Level Data (MH-CLD)?
- Who are the clients that should be included and reported in MH-CLD?
- Where do the data come from?
- How many states and territories report mental health data to SAMHSA using MH-CLD/MH-TEDS?
- Who is responsible for MH-CLD?
- What is the role of the State Mental Health Agencies (SMHAs)?
- How does SAMHSA use the MH-CLD?
Data Collection, Submission, and Timeline
Below are common questions about data collection and timeline.
- What is the Basic Client Information (BCI) in MH-CLD?
- What is the State Hospital Readmission (SHR) in MH-CLD?
- What is the 12-month reporting period used in MH-CLD?
- Is MH-CLD state data reporting optional?
- When is the submission due date?
- What happens if my state cannot submit MH-CLD by the due date?
- Why is it important for states and territories to submit their data on time?
- How do SMHAs send data to SAMHSA?
- What technical assistance is offered to states and territories?
MH-CLD and the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant (MHBG)
Below are common questions about MH-CLD and the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant (MHBG).
- What is the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant (MHBG)?
- How does the MH-CLD align with MHBG?
- What is the due date for MH-CLD data submission to use MH-CLD data to populate the URS tables?
- Which URS tables can be populated with MH-CLD and what is the process for populating the tables?
- What are the mental health National Outcome Measures (NOMs) captured by MH-CLD and which data fields are used to assess them?
MH-CLD Data Availability and Privacy
Below are common questions about MH-CLD data availability and privacy.
- Are the MH-CLD data available to the public and researchers?
- What demographic data are available in MH-CLD?
- What clinical measures are collected in MH-CLD?
- Does MH-CLD represent the national population
- Are the MH-CLD files comparable across states?
- Is it possible to identify an individual client through MH-CLD?
About MH-TEDS
Below are common questions about MH-TEDS.
- What is MH-TEDS?
- How does my state meet the MH-CLD reporting obligations through MH-TEDS reporting? Do the same MH-CLD submission due dates apply to MH-TEDS?
- How often should my state submit data to MH-TEDS?
- How do SMHAs send MH-TEDS data to SAMHSA?
- What if a client has multiple admission records on the same day?
- If a single service provider delivers both mental health and substance use services to clients with co-occurring disorders and generates only one admission record and one discharge record for both services, where do we submit this record to?
- What is the due date for MH-TEDS data submission to use MH-TEDS data to populate the URS tables?
- Are the MH-TEDS data available to the public and researchers?