ResourcesMental health conditions
Psychosocial Disability and Mental Health Information Packs
4 June 2020
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has published two new COVID-19 Information Packs on:
• Psychosocial disability
• Mental health and well-being
Self-Advocacy for the NDIS (Mental Health Resource Booklet
5 February 2020
The Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) has developed a Resource Toolkit to provide self-advocacy information and identify rights and strategies that support people to speak up for themselves.
NDIS Pre-planning Toolkit for people with disability entering Higher Education or Vocational Education and Training
3 April 2019
Getting the Right Support at the Right Time from the Right People. The NDIS Pre-planning Toolkit is for people with disability entering Higher Education or Vocational Education and Training is designed to be used before you start a tertiary course at university or with a vocational education and training provider.
Your disability may mean you require extra support to complete your chosen course to ensure your participation is on the same basis as other students. These booklets will help you identify what supports you may need, who is responsible for providing them and how you can access them.
Mental Health and the NDIS
31 March 2019
Mental health and the NDIS
Reimagine.today is co-designed with people living with mental health conditions including psychosocial disability.
Many of the people involved in reimagine.today have lived experience of the NDIS, and have used their experience to help you better understand the NDIS and the opportunities for people living with psychosocial disability.
reimagine.today will help you understand what the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is and how it can support people living with a mental health condition. If you live with a mental health condition, you may be able to get NDIS funded support if your mental health condition causes you to experience very high levels of ‘psychosocial disability’. Before understanding the NDIS it is important to understand what psychosocial disability is.
NDIS access requirements
3 March 2019
Are you eligible for the NDIS? Watch this video to learn more about eligibility for the NDIS.
The NDIS Access Checklist will to help you work out if you may be able access the NDIS.
Checklist: Mental Health Carers NDIS Checklist
18 November 2015
Mental Health Australia and Carers Australia have developed a Checklist for Mental Health Carers on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), to prepare for NDIS assessment and planning meetings.
Guide: Mental Health Carers NDIS Guide
18 November 2015
Mental Health Australia and Carers Australia have developed a Guide for Mental Health Carers on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), to prepare for NDIS assessment and planning meetings.
Video - Unfinished Business - profiles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability
5 July 2015
Unfinished Business was a photographic exhibition featuring stories of 30 Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander people that have a disability. Each photograph was accompanied by a short narrative-style video interview. These videos are all available to watch online, together or separately, with captions.
Report - Disability Loop Gap Analysis Roundtable One
15 May 2015
Disability Loop hosted a roundtable in February 2015. A roundtable is a meeting where people come together to talk about something and work out what should happen next. Groups that represent people with disability across the country were invited. These groups talked about NDIS projects, about gaps in the information about the NDIS, and more. We put all of the information about this meeting into a report. You can read or download this report here.
Website - Therapy Choices
25 April 2015
This website gives information about what different kinds of therapists – such as podiatrists, orthoptists and audiologists – do. It also has information on how to contact a therapist locally.