SNI 87.20—Residential care activities for persons living with or having a diagnosis of a mental illness or substance abuse

Where 87.20 sits

1. R Human Health and Social Work Activities
2. 87 Residential care activities
3. 87.2 Residential care activities for persons living with or having a diagnosis of a mental illness or substance abuse
4. 87.20 Residential care activities for persons living with or having a diagnosis of a mental illness or substance abuse

Contains 3 narrower codes

• 87.201 Care in special forms of accommodation for persons with mental disabilities
• 87.202 Care in special forms of accommodation for children and young people with substance abuse problems
• 87.203 Care in special forms of accommodation for adults with substance abuse problems

What 87.20 includes

• This class includes the provision of residential care (but not licensed hospital care), protective supervision and counselling to persons living with or having a diagnosis of a mental illness, intellectual disability or substance abuse, irrespective of their age.

What 87.20 excludes

• Mental health hospitals, see 86.10
• Provision of residential nursing care and rehabilitative services for individuals other than those living with or having a diagnosis of a mental illness, see 87.10, 87.30
• Social work activities with accommodation (e.g. temporary homeless shelters), see 87.99
• Non-residential care activities for persons living with or having a diagnosis of a mental illness (e.g. mental healthcare centres), see division 88

87.20 in other systems