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CAREinMIND™ Wellbeing Support Service is a free phone and online counselling support service for a range of issues, including mental health. CAREinMIND™ also provides a suite of mental health services. These services can be accessed through a referral from a GP or psychiatrist. CAREinMIND™ Youth Intensive Support responds to young people aged 12-25 years with or at risk of severe mental illness. CAREinMIND™ Aboriginal Wellbeing Support Service responds to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of all ages.
Mental Health NDIS Access Support This service assists people with a mental illness to access the NDIS. They can:
  • Assist to gather supporting evidence and complete the Access Request form
  • Liaise with health services, GPs and psychiatrists
  • Follow up with the NDIS on the status of the application.
Contact: NDISAccess@each.com.au
1300 275 634
Region: Northern Metropolitan
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is being rolled out across Australia by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA). For people with a mental illness the NDIS is the main vehicle through which psychosocial support and other disability support associated with a having a mental illness is accessed. Its largest component is the provision of individual support packages in which consumers identify goals around life domains, and funding is provided for the support and services required to reach them. To be eligible for the NDIS people will need to:
  • be under 65 years of age
  • live in an area in which the NDIS is operational
  • be an Australian citizen or permanent resident
Contact: NDIS.Info@bsl.org.au
  • have a disability that is attributable to a psychiatric condition
  • have an impairment or impairments that are permanent, or are likely to be permanent
  • have an impairment or impairments that substantially reduces functioning in daily living
Local Area Coordinator - The Brotherhood of St Laurence Find more information about the NDIS in this quick guide.
Available: 9am-5pm weekdays
1300 379 462
Region: Hume, Merri-bek and Yarra

Mental Health NDIS Access Support

This service assists people with a mental illness to access the NDIS.

They can:

  • Assist to gather supporting evidence and complete the Access Request form
  • Liaise with health services, GPs and psychiatrists
  • Follow up with the NDIS on the status of the application.

Contact: intake@neaminational.org.au

 

1300 859 789
Region: Banyule and Nillumbik
The triage (or access) point for clinical mental health services.
1300 TRIAGE (1300 874 243)
Region: Darebin, Hume, Merri-bek, Whittlesea

The triage (or access) point for clinical mental health services.