A Rainy Afternoon of Connection: QAMH Networking Event Wrap-Up
Last Friday afternoon, under cloudy skies at Sunsets Rooftop in Kangaroo Point, we brought back something we haven’t done since before COVID: our QAMH Member Networking Events. Relaunched in response […]
QAMH Joins National Call for Urgent Action on Psychosocial Support
Ahead of next month’s Health Ministers Meeting, we’ve joined peaks across the country in urging governments to invest in psychosocial supports outside the NDIS. With nearly half a million Australians […]
QAMH Briefing Sent to Ministers Ahead of June Health Ministers Meeting
In preparation for the upcoming Health Ministers Meeting, QAMH last week dispatched a briefing to all Ministers calling for urgent action to address Queensland’s growing mental health crisis. The document […]
Psychosocial Peak Body: Psychosocial Supports Deep Dive Consultation – Final Report
The Psychosocial Peak Body (PPB) plays a crucial role in advocating for people with psychosocial disabilities by providing advice to the government. This is critical now as policy shifts at the Commonwealth and State levels are affecting how Queenslanders with psychosocial disability access supports. There is strong evidence of the level of unmet need in the community and although there is agreement that State and Commonwealth will equally fund foundational supports, the level and model for access to services is yet to be decided.
This Deep Dive Consultation aimed to engage people with lived experience and gather insights for effective foundational supports in Queensland. In addition, it aimed to increase the PPB’s connection with the lived experience community.
NDIS Provider Viability Summit – Key Takeaways
Last week QAMH policy staff attended the Brisbane NDIS Provider Viability Summit, presented by DSC. The Summit highlighted the unavoidable reality that NDIS providers face tight margins, unrealistic cost assumptions […]
Make a Difference
The Queensland Alliance for Mental Health (QAMH), recently launched a campaign in the lead up to the state election, addressing the importance of community-based mental health programs as currently, too many Queenslanders are slipping […]
Fund Community Mental Health Campaign
Community based mental health programs are a vital part of helping people with their mental health and wellbeing. The Queensland Alliance for Mental Health (QAMH) launched a campaign on Monday […]
Options to Improve the Queensland Opioid Dependence Treatment (ODT) System
QAMH contributed to this submission by the Queensland Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies (QNADA) which calls for human rights-led reform of the ODT program, and improved access to […]
QAMH Analysis of Unmet Need for Psychosocial Support Outside the NDIS Report
On Friday 16 August 2024, the Analysis of Unmet Need for Psychosocial Support Outside of the National Disability Insurance Scheme report was released. Our analysis of this report reveals a […]
NDIS Provider and Worker Registration Taskforce: Final Advice Summary
The issue of registered and unregistered providers has been one of the most contentious areas of the NDIS Review. The NDIS Provider and Worker Registration Taskforce (the Taskforce) was established […]