Please download, read and share this conference report, compiling our coverage of the 2nd Annual NDIS & Mental Health Conference in Melbourne, hosted by Mental Health Victoria and Commun... Read more
In our final report from the recent National 2nd Annual NDIS & Mental Health Conference in Melbourne, we wrap some video interviews and tweet-reports. Watch a playlist of #NDISMentalHeal... Read more
Disappointment over politicians’ failure to engage with tough questions about NDIS and mental health
Marie McInerney writes: “If I can leave you with one message today, it is that we are listening – and we will continue to listen because it is absolutely vital we ensure the NDIS [Nat... Read more
Marie McInerney writes: The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is promising to take on a more assertive outreach role, including with homeless people, as it looks to address ways in... Read more
Marie McInerney writes: In his keynote address to the National NDIS and Mental Health conference, Scott Avery shows a slide of a wheelchair discarded in Alice Springs. In the city, a wheelch... Read more
Marie McInerney writes: The promise of consumer-focused research and practice to shift outcomes in mental health is still out of reach because those who continue to hold the power in researc... Read more
Former New South Wales Liberal leader and chair of Lifeline John Brogden has called for “loud voices and loud action” on flaws and gaps in the rollout of the National Disability Insurance Sc... Read more
Whether the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is meeting the needs of people with mental health issues will be the focus of a national conference in Melbourne this week, hosted by... Read more
