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  • 07 Dec 2023

    NDIS Review & National Cabinet: WAAMH welcomes announcements on foundational supports and seeks WA psychosocial investment plan

    The Western Australian Association for Mental Health welcomes National Cabinet’s announcement yesterday to invest in foundational supports for people with disability who are not eligible for the NDIS and the call for further reforms outlined in the final NDIS review report released today.

  • 07 Apr 2021

    Expression of Interest for NDIS Reference Group

    WAAMH is seeking one additional independent consumer representative, and one or two independent carer or family member representatives for its NDIS mental Health Reference Group.

  • 03 Mar 2021

    WAAMH Submission: Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme inquiry into Independent Assessments

    This letter includes WAAMH’s response to those Terms of Reference most relevant to our agenda in relation to the Committee’s inquiry into the NDIS Independent Assessments. Our response is focused on the needs and experiences of NDIS participants, or prospective participants, with psychosocial disability. It has been informed by our NDIS Mental Health Sector Reference Group which includes NDIS participants and family members, lived experience peak bodies and service providers; formal and informal consultations; and WAAMH staff with expertise in psychosocial service provision, policy, advocacy, workforce development and quality assurance processes.

  • 24 Feb 2021

    WAAMH Submission - Independent Assessments

    This submission to the Access and Eligibility Policy with Independent Assessments (IAs) is focused on the needs and experiences of NDIS participants, or prospective participants, with psychosocial disability. It has been informed by our NDIS Mental Health Sector Reference Group which includes NDIS participants and family members, lived experience peak bodies and service providers; formal and informal consultations; and WAAMH staff with expertise in psychosocial service provision, policy, advocacy, workforce development and quality assurance processes.

  • 24 Feb 2021

    WAAMH Submission - Budget Flexibility

    Our response is focused on the needs and experiences of NDIS participants, or prospective participants, with psychosocial disability. It has been informed by our NDIS Mental Health Sector Reference Group which includes NDIS participants and family members, lived experience peak bodies and service providers; formal and informal consultations; and WAAMH staff with expertise in psychosocial service provision, policy, advocacy, workforce development and quality assurance processes.

  • 03 Mar 2020

    Gerry Naughtin Presentation Slides: Improving the NDIS for people with psychosocial disability in and out of the Scheme.

    Presentation slides provided by Gerry Naughtin, Strategic Adviser Mental Health to the NDIA, from the event hosted by WAAMH on the 26 February 2020.

  • 19 Dec 2019

    Investigating the impact of NDIS market settings on participants with a psychosocial disability and providers

    Fact Sheet for organisations delivering NDIS funded support to participants with a psychosocial disability

  • 03 Oct 2019

    NDIS Toolkit

    Brightwater has developed this NDIS toolkit to help guide individuals with disability and their support network to effectively plan for the NDIS.

  • 07 Jun 2019

    WAAMH Submission to the NDIS Thin Markets Review

    This submission focuses on the need to develop development robust markets for people with psychosocial disability. It is informed by WAAMH’s NDIS Sector Reference Group, comprehensive ongoing engagement with members and psychosocial stakeholders including consumer and carer representative organisations, and WAAMH’s March 2019 consultation to inform the WA Market Review.

  • 16 Apr 2019

    Media Release: National report exposes further holes in NDIS transition

    WAAMH has raised concerns based on report findings released by The University of Sydney and Australia’s coalition of community mental health peaks, Community Mental Health Australia that show a significant inadequacy of support for thousands of people living with serious mental illness in Australia, currently left outside of the NDIS.