What is Psychosocial Disability? Brendan Livingston, NDIS Resource Coordinator, CAH-PIR

Usage of existing resources The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has developed information relating to Psychosocial Disability on their website. We encourage where possible to utilise existing information sources to maintain consistency whilst we are still learning. A lot of information can be obtained from the NDIS website.

What is Psychosocial Disability? Video presentation https://www.ndis.gov.au/psychosocial/products.html

Summary A psychosocial disability is a disability arising from a mental health issue. Not every person who has a mental health issue will also have a psychosocial disability. Focus on function. NDIS focusses on the level of impairment that a person experiences as contributing evidence towards their access request. We are aware that mental illness can be episodic. Whilst there is an overall focus of recovery, there is some contrast in the language used for the NDIS vs Mental Health Services.

For more information, contact: Brendan Livingston brendan For more information, contact: Brendan Livingston brendan.livingston@neaminational.org.au Neami Prospect 08 8465 7050