Resources

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.

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability stands as Australia's largest inquiry into the experiences of people with disability. The government's response to the Commission’s recommendations has several implications for the Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Sector. While some areas show promise for positive change, others require further development or raise concerns. QAMH has completed this analysis to highlight both the opportunities and challenges that the sector may face as a result of these recommendations and responses.

This summary identifies the key changes proposed by the NDIS Review which will impact people with psychosocial disability and Community Mental Health and Wellbeing providers. The NDIS Review Final Report makes 26 recommendations and 139 supporting actions which are intended to be implemented as a package. Many of the recommendations require legislative change and the review team have stressed that these changes will require a long process of consultation – as much as five years - to ensure a smooth transition. Read the proposed changes and recommendations.

The Queensland Parliament Mental Health Select Committee heard from a range of government and non-government organisations between January 2022 to March. QAMH have prepared a summary of the issues covered during the public hearings in mid-February.

The National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement stems from the 2021-22 Federal Budget. This QAMH report outlines the bilateral agreements signed by two states and one territory and details the funding allocations and various initiatives that each will receive.

Queensland Lived Experience Workforce Network (QLEWN) and the Brisbane North Peer Participation in Mental Health Services (PPIMS) Network with the support of QAMH worked together to explore the supply and demand and the quality of available training in Queensland for the new and growing peer workforce.