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NMHCCF National Carer Strategy Implementation & Action Plan Consultation Drafts

01/08/2012 Publication Submission

Following participation at an information session held on 30 July 2012, the NMHCCF have submitted a response to the National Carer Strategy Implementation Plan and Action Plan (2011 - 2014) Consultation Drafts.Read more

NMHCCF submission to the 2nd Consultation Draft National Recovery-Oriented Mental Health Practice Framework (August 2012)

01/08/2012 Publication Submission

Submission to the 2nd Consultation Draft National Recovery-Oriented Mental Health Practice Framework August 2012 Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the 2nd Consultation Draft Recovery-Oriented Mental Health Practice Framework and in particular the section on ‘Recovery and Compulsion’ and...Read more

Mental Illness and Intellectual Disability

01/05/2012 Publication Advocacy Brief

Psychiatric disorders in people with intellectual disability (ID) are 3-5 times more common than in the general population. These disorders are frequently not recognised or are misdiagnosed and therefore not treated appropriately.Read more

NMHCCF response to the draft Ten Year Roadmap

01/02/2012 Publication Submission

Unravelling Psychosocial Disability - Position Statement

27/10/2011 Publication Position Statement

This Position Statement seeks to identify the needs of people with a psychosocial disability, and describe the issues that affect their capacity to participate in the community.Read more

Unravelling Psychosocial Disability - Summary Brochure

27/10/2011 Publication Position Statement

The NMHCCF calls on the Australian government to ensure that measures to address the support needs of people with a psychosocial disability are made key elements of Australia's social inclusion policy.Read more

Psychosocial Disability

01/10/2011 Publication Advocacy Brief

Psychosocial disability is the term used to describe the disabilities that are associated with mental health conditions. While not everyone with a mental illness will experience psychosocial disability, those that do can experience severe effects and social disadvantage. Such effects are often...Read more

Privacy, Confidentiality and Information Sharing - Consumers, Carers & Clinicians - Position Statement

01/09/2011 Publication Position Statement

The National Mental Health Consumer & Carer Forum has identified privacy and confidentiality as matters of great concern for mental health consumers and carers.Read more

NMHCCF submission to the Senate Inquiry into Commonwealth Funding and Administration of Mental Health Services

01/08/2011 Publication Submission

NMHCCF submission to the Senate Community Affairs Committee Inquiry into Commonwealth Funding and Administration of Mental Health Services August 2011 Introduction Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Commonwealth’s funding of mental health services in Australia and how this will impact...Read more

The Peer Workforce

01/06/2011 Publication Advocacy Brief

The mental health consumer and carer identified workforce comprises those consumer and carers who are employed specifically for their expertise developed from their lived experience of mental illness as a consumer or a carer.Read more

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