Policy Documents

• Accessible Mental Health Services for People with an Intellectual Disability: A Guide for Providers
• Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
• National Disability Strategy 2010-2020
• Memorandum of Understanding between ADHC & NSW Health in the provision of services to people with an intellectual disability and mental illness
• Service Framework: to improve the health care of people with intellectual disability

Disability and Carer Organisations

• Department of Family and Community Services - Ageing Disability and Home Care (ADHC): The Department responsible for providing services for vulnerable client groups in NSW.
• National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA): An independent statutory agency responsible for implementing the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
• Referral and assessment centre: Receives referrals and assesses eligibility and service needs of people referred to the Home Care Service of NSW
• Commonwealth Respite Centrelink Centres: Provides free and confidential information on community aged care, disability and other support services available locally, interstate or anywhere within Australia
• NSW Council for Intellectual Disability: The peak organisation in NSW representing the interests of people with intellectual disability
• Carers NSW: An association for relatives and friends caring for people with a disability, mental illness, drug and alcohol dependencies, chronic condition, terminal illness or who are frail.

General mental health organisations

• Association of Families and Friends of the Mentally Ill: Provides information relating to different mental health issues, as well as support for families, friends and carers.
• Mental Health Association NSW: Website has useful fact sheet and resources relating to mental health and available support services
• RichmondPRA: For advice, information and support relating to mental health
• Sane Australia: Useful information, advice and support regarding a range of mental health issues.

Anxiety specific organisations

• Anxiety Australia: Information and support relating to different types of anxiety.
• Beyond Blue: For information and help relating to anxiety.
• The Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression: Offers assessment and treatment for anxiety disorders.
• This way up: Offers treatment for anxiety and depression.

Depression specific organisations

• The Black Dog Institute: Provides fact sheets about depression and bipolar disorder, and details of support services and contact numbers.
• Beyond Blue: For information and help relating to depression.

Schizophrenia specific organisations

• Schizophrenia Fellowship: Information and advice relating to mental health, support services for consumers, families and carers

Drug and alcohol specific organisations

• National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre: Up to date research and information relating to Drug and Alcohol.

Resource on hospitalization for people with intellectual disability

• Admission2Discharge (A2D) Together Project: Developed to improve the hospital experiences of people with a cognitive impairment, their carers, families and disability support staff.

Internet Resources

• http://www.intellectualdisability.info/
• http://www.learningdisabilities.org.uk/
• http://www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/home/portals-and-topics/learning-disabilities-portal.aspx
• http://www.bild.org.uk/
• http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/category/policy-areas/social-care/learning-disabilities/
• http://nswmentalhealthcommission.com.au/