Directorate: Health 18/319 - Bilateral Agreement for the National Psychosocial Support MeasureMay 14th, 2018
FiledMay 14th, 2018The Bilateral Agreement between the Commonwealth and the Australian Capital Territory will support the implementation of the National Psychosocial Support Measure in the ACT. Under this Agreement people in the ACT with a mental illness who have psychosocial functional impairment and who are deemed ineligible for support through other agencies will be able to receive support not otherwise available, which may lead to the reduction of potential gaps in current services. It is expected that the National Psychosocial Support Measure will have a number of positive social and economic effects for the ACT Community. It will increase the capacity of the community mental health sector and help to improve mental health outcomes and reduce inequities in service availability. The Measure will: support individuals to access appropriate services, reducing their reliance on clinical services; uphold the rights of people with psychosocial disability, who are ineligible under the NDIS, to have access t