Risk Factor Definition
Mental Health - self-reported mental
health problem
has reported to others to have a mental health problem(s)
Mental Health - suspected mental
health problem
suspected of having a mental health problem (no diagnosis)
Mental Health - witnessed traumatic
event
has witnessed an event that has caused them emotional or
physical trauma
Self-Harm - person has engaged in self-
harm
has engaged in the deliberate non-suicidal injuring of their own
body
Self-Harm - person threatens self-harm has stated that they intend to cause non-suicidal injury to their
own body
Suicide - affected by suicide has experienced loss due to suicide
Suicide - person current suicide risk currently at risk to take their own life
Suicide - person previous suicide risk has in the past, been at risk of taking their own life

Neighbourhood

Risk Factor Definition
Poverty - person living in less than adequate financial situation current financial situation makes meeting the day-to-day housing, clothing or nutritional needs, significantly difficult
Social Environment - frequents negative locations is regularly present at locations known to potentially entice negative behaviour or increase the risks of an individual to be exposed to or directly involved in other social harms
Social Environment - negative neighbourhood lives in a neighbourhood that has the potential to entice negative behaviour or increase the risks of an individual to be exposed to or directly involved in other social harms

Peers

Risk Factor Definition
Negative Peers - person associating with negative peers is associating with people who negatively affect their thoughts, actions or decisions
Negative Peers - person serving as a negative peer to others is having a negative impact on the thoughts, actions or decision of others

Physical Health

Risk Factor Defintion
Basic Needs - person unwilling to have
basic needs met
person is unwilling to meet or receive support in having their
own basic physical, nutritional or other needs met
Physical Health - chronic disease suffers from a disease that requires continuous treatment over
a long period of time