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The Mental Health Commission (Commission) Outcomes Measurement Framework (OMF) aims to support a shift in culture by focusing on outcomes that truly matter to people and communities.

What is the Outcomes Measurement Framework?

The person-centred Outcomes Measurement Framework (OMF) aims to improve the way the Commission monitors and evaluates mental health and alcohol and other drug systems and services. The goal is to ensure the Commission can measure how services are having a positive and tangible impact on Western Australians. 

The OMF serves as the primary framework for monitoring system-level outcomes for the Western Australian community and for selecting outcomes to effectively monitor and evaluate the impact of publicly funded mental health and alcohol and other drug services for consumers and carers. 

Development of the OMF was informed by national and international frameworks, latest evidence and best practice, and community, lived experience and service delivery expertise through a stakeholder consultation stage. 

The OMF is recognised within the Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs Strategy 2026-2031 as providing an approach for reviewing alcohol and other drugs and mental health outcomes in the Western Australian population. 

OMF mental health and alcohol and other drug wheels

Figure - Twelve domains of the mental health and alcohol and other drugs Outcomes Measurement Framework wheel.

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Consultation with peak bodies, people with lived experience, and former members of the Commission’s System Wide Data Working Group informed initial system-level outcomes. 

Furthermore, a Delphi Expert Consensus Study involving people with lived experience of mental health and alcohol and other drugs, stakeholders, and subsequent indicator workshops were conducted in late 2024.

The OMF has a hierarchy structure of domains, outcomes, and indicators. Each domain within the OMF is defined by specific outcomes that outline the intended area of impact. These outcomes represent measurable areas of change or improvement, reflecting the OMF's commitment to meeting both systemic and personal priorities. Each outcome has an associated Indicator, a unit of measure that quantifies progress, enabling ongoing assessment of impact within each domain.

As a result of consultation, the OMF is organised separately for the mental health system and alcohol and other drugs system, to reflect the individual priorities of each system. 

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