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Mapping Mental Health Care
10 October 2023
NEW NATIONAL RESEARCH SHOWS ALARMING DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE Stark disparities in access to mental health care services across Australia have been uncovered in groundbreaking …
Read moreCommunicating my preferences: mental health advance directives and My Health Record
6 March 2023
This resource has been developed by Mental Health Australia, informed by a lived experience advisory group, as part of an activity funded by the Australian Digital Health Agency.You can now share your…
Read more2022 Election Resources for Members
18 April 2022
Electorate Profiles – mental healthMental Health Australia has developed these resources to support our members’ advocacy in the lead up to 2022 Election.These electorate profiles outline the need for…
Read moreNDIS National Community Connectors Program - Psychosocial
19 June 2020
OverviewMental Health Australia was pleased to work with the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) to implement a component of the National Community Connector Program (NCCP). This outreach…
Read moreHealth professionals, psychosocial disability and the NDIS
20 August 2019
Project OverviewMental Health Australia was engaged by the Department of Social Services to identify how health professionals can be better supported to assist consumers with psychosocial disability t…
Read moreNDIS Psychosocial Pathway Project
18 January 2019
Mental Health Australia is undertaking a project to help improve the experience of people with psychosocial disability as they access and engage with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
Read moreOptimising Support for Psychosocial Disability
1 November 2018
The Governance arrangements provide a mix of project management and expert input.David McGrath Consulting was subcontracted to design the project methodology and to undertake the data collection, aggr…
Read moreNDIS Psychosocial Supports Design Project final report
15 June 2018
This is the final report providing recommendations from a joint project between Mental Health Australia and the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) to identify optimal packages of support for …
Read moreCommissioning & contracting for better mental health outcomes report
15 June 2018
Mental Health Australia engaged Rooftop Social to examine a range of ways in which commissioning and contracting arrangements might be improved to achieve a more effective and efficient Australian mental health system. The study involved a review of published and unpublished literature in Australia and elsewhere, guided by consultation with relevant practitioners and specialists.
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