Opinion
With the federal election focused on presidential-style campaigining, many questions remain unanswered about pressing areas of social policy such as mental health, argues Geoff Harris.
News
Disability workers feel “let down” and fear for their clients’ wellbeing as a result of a State Government decision to transition disability housing to the private sector, a Government-commissioned report says.
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People with mental illness have been admitted to Adelaide emergency departments and fallen into homelessness since being excluded from a support program because of new funding conditions imposed by the NDIS, workers say.
The NDIS rollout is showing how difficult it is to create a one-size-fits-all disability service, which is a particular problem when it comes to managing mental health issues, writes Tanya Blazewicz.
Adelaide residents have spoken of their devastation at the NDIS-related loss of funding to a mental health support service that they credit with keeping them alive and helping them recover.
The State Government has begun consulting with residents and their families in supported community accommodation about its plan to transition the disability service to the private sector – two weeks after disability workers were first informed of the decision.
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