The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is an Australia-wide scheme for people with disability, including psychosocial disability. People may be eligible for NDIS funded support if they have a disability that is likely to be lifelong and substantially impacts their life.
This support can provide assistance needed for a person to enjoy an ordinary life and to achieve their individual goals. Goals may include independence, community involvement, education, employment, and health and wellbeing.
"… [The NDIS is] good quality and exciting."
- A person with lived experience of a mental health condition
"…it has great advice for me and good services."
What is the NDIS?An overview of the NDIS, support funding and access to information.Type: Web page including video | Closed captionsViewing time: 2:44 minutesProduced by: NDIAMental Health and the NDIS?This NDIS page outlines psychosocial disability and access to the NDIS. The page includes a helpful video: 'Psychosocial Disability and the NDIS'.Type: Web page including video | Closed captionsViewing time: 7:18Produced by: NDIAMental Health Rights ManualThe Mental Health Coordinating Council (MHCC) Mental Health Rights Manual explains the NDIS, including what it does and doesn’t do, how it works with other mainstream systems, and a definition of psychosocial disability.Type: Manual (publication with additional links) Estimated reading time: 15 minutes Produced by: Mental Health Coordinating Council Inc.
Mental health services and the NDIS
