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Accessible Mental Health Services for People with ID: A Guide for Providers
(1.6M)The Guide is a national framework of understanding and action for frontline mental health service providers with respect to people with an intellectual disability. It provides an overview of intellectual disability mental health, why accessible services are important, the principles that should guide service delivery, practical strategies for inclusive and accessible services, and the implications for the service system. The Guide will assist health services in providing equitable access, a skilled workforce and appropriate treatment to people with an intellectual disability and a mental disorder. -
Memorandum of Understanding and Guidelines
(625K)This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been developed by Ageing, Disability and Home Care (ADHC), Department of Human Services NSW, and the NSW Department of Health as a guide for Area Mental Health Services and ADHC disability services in the provision of services to people with an intellectual disability and a mental illness. This MOU is to be read in conjunction with the Guidelines for the Memorandum of Understanding between Ageing, Disability and Home Care (ADHC), Department of Human Services NSW and the NSW Department of Health in the provision of services to people with an intellectual disability and a mental illness