Psychosocial disability
Alternative labels
Psychologicalimpairment
Description
Psychosocial disability is not a diagnosis, it is the functional impact and barriers which may be faced by someone living with a mental health condition.
Briefing paper
Incoming government brief: psychosocial disability & the National Disability Insurance Scheme
This brief outlines practical policy solutions to deliver a tailored approach to improve outcomes for participants with psychosocial disability with existing funding. It recommends priority actions informed by sector and lived experience expertise which, if implemented, would improve the efficacy of funding already committed to the NDIS.
Report
Are legal problems bad for your health? Are health issues bad for your law?
This report looks at the relationship between health problems and legal problems. It finds evidence shows people with long-term illness or disability and/or mental distress have worse outcomes, with health and legal problems tending to reinforce each other.
Guide
Individual Placement and Support (IPS): an evidence-based supported employment model – toolkit
Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is an evidence-based supported employment practice that is effective in helping people with mental health conditions gain and keep competitive employment. This toolkit provides information about IPS and tools to implement it. The IPS Toolkit is a collection of educational tools and resources that are designed to assist a variety...
Guide
Talking about mental health at work
This webpage contains information for employees on things to consider about disclosing their mental health condition at work.
Position paper
Advice to governments: evidence-informed and good practice psychosocial services
This paper outlines a diverse cross-section of psychosocial services shown to be effective and valued by people with lived experience of mental ill-health, family, carers and supporters. The advice in this paper also shows the principles which should underpin the design of any future psychosocial services.