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South Australia’s disability advocate will have his contract extended for a further six months, after delays hampered the rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme across the state.
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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.
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South Australia’s inaugural Disability Advocate says while the state is making good progress in its transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme, “endemic” teething problems are still hampering the rollout.
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.
