This guide aims to empower managers and employees to work together to build inclusive workplace cultures and effective systems for promoting mental health in the Australian Public Service (APS).

This strategy responds to the National Disability Strategy (NDS) that was launched in February 2011. A key policy objective of the NDS is to improve the workforce participation of people with a disability across Australia.

Government in Australia has a long history of delivering public services with and through other sectors. As in many other developed countries, this approach of 'devolved' government has increased significantly in scope, scale and complexity. The paper argues for a strategic, evidence-based approach to choosing and designing how government will operate, including using devolved government...