The NDIS provides support to help with the day-to-day impact caused by psychosocial disability, the disability that may arise from a mental health condition. The NDIS can provide funding to purchase supports aimed at increasing independence, inclusion, and social and economic participation.
The NDIS will only fund supports it thinks are reasonable and necessary.
In order to decide if a support is reasonable and necessary, the NDIS will consider:
Never thought about using NDIS for mental health issues.
- A person with lived experience of a mental health condition
The kinds of support the NDIS might fund include:
…[we received help] setting goals, doing what we can't do
…[I get support to] help me manage day to day tasks
How can the NDIS support me to achieve my hopes and dreams?This part of the reimagine.today website has information about what NDIS funding can be used for. Type: Website including videos and online learningClosed captions: AvailableProduced by: Mental Health Coordinating Council
NDIS Provider Toolkit – price guides and informationThis web page explains how pricing for supports works and provides the latest NDIS Price Guide and Support Catalogue. Type: WebsiteProduced by: NDIA
Support Coordination: Information for providersThis web page outlines the activities a support coordinator performs, and the benefits that these activities have for participants.Type: Web pageProduced by: NDIA
Mental health and the NDISThis web page provides an introduction to mental health, psychosocial disability and the NDIS. Type: Web pageEstimated reading time: 5 minutesProduced by: Mental Health Coordinating Council
Mental health services and the NDIS