NDIS

This week’s update includes the MHCA ’s Pre-Budget Submission, a wrap up of our meeting with Senator Mitch Fifield about the NDIS and Frank’s appearance at the Senate inquiry into the Commission of Audit.

In this first update for 2014 read about a new assessment tool for NDIS , an update from the Hunter launch site, MHCA NDIS Capacity Building Project Organisational Readiness workshops, NDIS webinar on self advocacy, CONGO and new fact sheets. I

The Mental Health Council of Australia ( MHCA ) has an established a Project Advisory Group to provide expert advice to the MHCA on the most effective ways for the MHCA to support capacity building for mental health sector consumers, carers and service providers to engage with the National Disability Insurance Scheme ( NDIS ) in the relevant launch sites and prepare nationally for the broader roll out of the NDIS .

The central principles of the National Disability Insurance Scheme ( NDIS ) of consumer choice and control go to the heart of the Australian Law Reform Commission’s inquiry into equality before the law of people with disability. In this submission, the MHCA outlines concerns around equal recognition for people with psychosocial disability through the NDIS , including in relation to scheme design, service quality and safeguards, and supported decision-making.

In this week’s update we launch the MHCA NDIS Information Portal, write a letter to the PM and discuss our Pre-Budget Submission.

In this week’s update read about our meeting with Minister Dutton, the first NDIS PAG meeting, Queensland’s locked door policy and the Medicare Local review

Frank Quinlan, CEO of the MHCA , talks with Fran Kelly, ABC Radio National about the questions remaining about how mental health services will be integrated into the NDIS .

This position paper outlines some issues with the design of the National Disability Insurance Scheme and provides a way forward.

National Disability Insurance Scheme Capacity Building for the Mental Health Sector Project 2013/14 - Capacity building, sector development and links to other information resources