This report is produced by Mental Health Coordinating Council to examine the recommendations from the Royal Commission as they apply to people living with mental health conditions and the community managed mental health sector in New South Wales.

Mental Health Coordinating Council (MHCC) has identified 74 key recommendations that align with this Summary report on the Disability Royal Commission, which represents transformational reform and meaningful outcomes for people living with mental health challenges and psychosocial disability. These recommendations will also strengthen the community-managed mental health services that support them. Alarmingly, only seven of these recommendations have been fully accepted.

This report calls on the government to develop a clear action plan to address the remaining 66 recommendations that have been accepted in principle or are still under consideration. This includes:

• Establishment of a Disability Rights Act for people living with disability 
• Reforms to the Disability Discrimination Act as stated in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with
• Disabilities to which Australia is a signatory.
• Inclusion for people with disability by having the supports they need to exercise choice and maximise their independence
• Support for services to minimise intersectional inequality and prioritising cultural safety, particularly for First Nations people.
• Self-determination through co-design and co-production, as integral to reform processes
• Support programs to build self-advocacy
• Equitable access to health services including specialised health and mental health services for people with cognitive disability
• Increase accessible housing supply and enhance tenancy protections while improving oversight of supported accommodation and responses to homelessness for people with disabilities