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Address: North Terrace Adelaide, SA, Australia

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11.02.2022 Australia's largest Productivity Commission Review was into mental health and it is now complete. So where to from here? Join Commissioner Stephen King as he addresses that very question. https://www.cmhandismentalhealthconference.com.au/speakers

04.02.2022 In 2019 the National Mental Health Commission launched Vision 2030 for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention: A blueprint for mental health in Australia. After 2020 and the Mental Health impacts of COVID-19 hear from Christine Morgan CEO of the National Mental Health Commission and National Suicide Prevention Adviser to Prime Minister Scott Morrison about what the 2030 Vision means today. Registrations are still open. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cmha-third-national-ndis-an

22.01.2022 Check out our new look website. https://www.cmhandismentalhealthconference.com.au/

21.01.2022 Our next exclusive will also feature KeZ Robelyn, Uniting SA’s Lived Experience Mental Health Coordinator. Join us to hear their insights on how they managed the impacts of COVID-19 on their Lived Experience Workforce and NDIS clients. This webinar is for conference delegates only, if you want to join us conference registrations are at early bird pricing. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cmha-third-national-ndis-an

17.01.2022 ...nine out of every 10 people participating in GROW peer to peer support groups online report the pandemic has impacted on their mental health and wellbeing The sector has been reporting increased anxiety in clients receiving a range of mental health supports including the NDIS. Read what GROW discovered. https://www.grow.org.au/results-from-our-egrow-survey/

16.01.2022 The Recovery Coach is here but what does best practice done well look like? Join Gerry Naughtin and a panel of experts as they unpack what the Recovery Coach looks like at the coalface. Tickets still available for our online conference. If you are a service provider, consumer, carer or policy maker - you don’t want to miss this. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cmha-third-national-ndis-an

15.01.2022 This Wednesday's exclusive Delegates Webinar about the Lived Experience response to NDIS and COVID-19 will be hosted by Danielle Bament. Danielle is Chair of the Board for the Lived Experience Leadership and Advocacy Network. She is a strong social justice advocate and is passionate about mental health and human rights, including the leadership of people with Lived Experience in system design, policy and service delivery. Danielle has a Masters in Public Health and has had a diverse career across community services portfolios including community mental health, alcohol and other drugs, homelessness and domestic violence. To join our webinar just register for our 2021 Conference at our early bird rate. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cmha-third-national-ndis-an

14.01.2022 "It is definitely a hard time to have mental health challenges, but we must not give up. We must continue to voice our concerns, seek out the support we deserve and demand it where it doesn’t already exist. If there was ever a time we needed to bridge the gap and create adequate resources, it is now." The voice of lived experience from inside Victoria's COVID-19 lockdown. https://independentaustralia.net//it-doesnt-feel-like-we-a

12.01.2022 The government has made clear that there will be changes to individual assessments in the NDIS. Join our panel of those at the coalface to hear what really needs to change. This article from The Saturday Paper looks at what is on the government agenda for the assessments. These assessments are currently done by health professionals who are already treating an NDIS participant the new system will sever this link, and the assessments will be done by a third party without direct knowledge of the case. https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au//excl/160708680010805

11.01.2022 It is well established in disability and mental health that institutional models of care restrict freedom and choice while limiting the control people have over their lives. Join Liz Dearn as she reports on findings from an ethnographic study in two supported residential services (SRS) over the first eighteen months of the NDIS. What is the structural reform and individual advocacy we need to give those in SRS true choice and control’ in the NDIS? https://www.croakey.org/stop-the-pandemic-neglect-of-peopl/

10.01.2022 Our first exclusive delegates webinar was on the recovery coach in the NDIS. Here is more info on it. https://www.ndis.gov.au//how-ndis-/mental-health-and-ndis

10.01.2022 CMHA member organisation MHCC is holding a webinar on worker screening and requirements for NDIS psychosocial disability service providers. Hear about worker screening requirements for NDIS service providers and worker expectations from the NDIS Commission and how these requirements are being put into practice by a NDIS service provider. https://kapara.rdbk.com.au/landers/4c10e6.html

10.01.2022 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities living with disabilities are facing access issues with gaining NDIS funding. Oonah Health & Community Services Aboriginal Corporation successfully assisted more than 60 Community members during 2020 to gain NDIS funding and support. You can hear about their success story at the Conference. https://oonah.org.au/

07.01.2022 The WHO and UNICEF have formally recommitted to accelerating the health wellbeing of all ages including " a new Joint Programme on Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-being and Development of Children and Adolescents. This 10-year collaborative effort will promote mental health and psychosocial well-being and development, increase access to care for mental health conditions, reduce suffering and enhance quality of life among children and adolescents, and their caregivers." https://www.who.int//18-09-2020-who-and-unicef-recommit-to

06.01.2022 For Mental Health Week, Executive Director of MHCSA wrote this editorial arguing for the continual investment of psychosocial services alongside - not instead of - the NDIS. https://indaily.com.au//respringing-the-mental-health-saf/

05.01.2022 Launched in 2020 ARC is a Lived Experience led psychosocial service delivering NDIS services in an innovative way. Hear from founder Danielle Bament and Kez Robelin as they explore the opportunities to rebalance power between providers and people within the NDIS and ask the question What it means to be ‘people’ and not ‘clients’?’ https://aspirerecovery.com.au/

04.01.2022 Restrictive practices: RACGP advocates for person-centred approach - A college submission to the disability royal commission includes proposed changes to help prevent, avoid, or minimise restrictive practices. https://www1.racgp.org.au//restrictive-practices-racgp-adv

04.01.2022 Tomorrow is our second exclusive delegates webinar. Focussing on the Lived Experience of COVID-19 and the NDIS we will be joined by Uniting SA's Matthew Newlands. Matthew is a mental health advocate with a passion for supporting those in the community living with mental health challenges by treating them as people and disrupting existing clinical practice. Matthew enjoyed a ten-year career as a Police Officer with South Australia Police before a dramatic exit from the servic...e due to mental ill health. He now speaks at events and conferences around Australia sharing his story and lessons learnt in the hope to encourage difficult conversations about personal mental health challenges and eradicate stigma. Matt is the Acting Coordinator Mental Health Services with Uniting SA. You can join in by signing up to the conference at our early bird rate. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cmha-third-national-ndis-an See more

03.01.2022 Sarah Hylton is the Team Leader of Skylight’s Lived Experience Telephone Support Service. Sarah and her team are at the frontline of understanding what our community is experiencing during COVID-19. Join us on our next exclusive conference delegates webinar where we unpack the impact of COVID-19 and how we deliver the NDIS. This webinar is for conference delegates only, if you want to join us conference registrations are at early bird pricing. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cmha-third-national-ndis-an