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Support Coordination & Plan Management – How to know the Difference? NDIS provides wonderful supports for NDIS participants and Support Coordination and Plan Management are both services that help participants get their plans up and running but both do so in very different ways. As these 2 supports are always put together it can be confusing to […]

Counselling and support for people affected by the Disability Royal Commission  Here’s a great opportunity to access appropriate support Relationships Australia NSW provides free counselling and support for all people (including First Nations, culturally and linguistically diverse and LGBTQ+) affected by the Disability Royal Commission who reside in Sydney and are living with a disability or in a caring or support role. People with a disability who are

Which NDIS Support Coordinator is right for you? Your NDIS Plan has been received, what an amazing moment it is but at the same time you look at it and feel overwhelmed. Where should you start? What services do you need? Finding NDIS services that suit you and your needs can be tricky. It’s complicated

Launch of MySigns… a new digital mental health tool for people with intellectual disability MySigns is a new digital tool that can be used to support the mental health assessment of people with intellectual disability and communication difficulties. MySigns can be accessed at MySigns and is free to use. MySigns can be used collaboratively between people with intellectual disability,

Brother to Brother is Australia’s first 24-hour hotline assisting Aboriginal men throughout COVID-19 The crisis number is 1800 435 799 The line is staffed by Aboriginal men, including elders, to promote a culturally-safe service. Brother to Brother is the only hotline in Australia specifically created to assist Aboriginal men seeking help during the coronavirus crisis.

Project Embark:  supporting people experiencing homelessness and mental illness to access the NDIS . Embark is a project funded by the NDIA through the NSW Ministry of Health to support people with a mental illness, experiencing or at risk of homelessness, to access the NDIS.  Embark will work with Local Health Districts, Specialty Health Networks, mental health services,

WellMob: the one-stopwebsite to enhance wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people  Finally, some great wellbeing resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can be accessed on the Internet. A new website, called WellMob, has recently launched and is very useful and helpful. WellMob brings together over 200 videos, apps, podcasts and other websites

BEING Supported – the mental health peer support line 1800 151 151  BEING Supported, the Mental Health Peer Support Line is now taking calls! BEING Supported is a new service, non-crisis peer support service staffed by trained Peer Support Specialists, all of whom have had their own personal experiences of mental health issues, system access,

LotUs Assist now offers the new support item ‘psychosocial recovery coach (recovery coach)’ to participants of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). What will psychosocial recovery coaches do? Psychosocial recovery coaches are different from support co-ordinators in that they bring specialist knowledge and skills in psychosocial recovery, mental health and service navigation within the mental