Connect Access Belong disability inclusion program
Connect Access Belong (CAB) is a free program for people with disability or mental health challenges from culturally diverse communities, and their families and carers. A CAB Connector can help you find community activities, work through barriers and build confidence to take part more independently.
VictimConnect support for victims of violent crime
VictimConnect provides free and confidential support for people affected by violent crime in Queensland, including people with disability, their families and friends. Support includes information, referrals, counselling, case management, help with rights and court processes, and financial assistance applications.
Psychological Access Plus
Psychological Access Plus provides short-term mental health support for eligible people in Northern Sydney. This includes people with intellectual disability and a mental illness. Support may include counselling, guided self-help and suicide prevention, delivered in person, by phone or by video.
Centre for Disability Studies – Complex Care Service
The Complex Care Service is for adults with intellectual disability who have complex health needs and can’t get these met by another service. The service includes nurse led multidisciplinary health assessments, healthcare plans, advice, and referrals. Services are in person or using telehealth.
Supporting People with Intellectual Disability to Access Health (SPIDAH Project)
SPIDAH Project aims to improve how primary health care services are delivered to meet the needs of people with an intellectual disability.
Resources for health professionals managing patients with intellectual disability
The Primary Care Enhancement Program (PCEP) has a collection of resources for health professionals to support the delivery of better health care to people with intellectual disability.
Easy Read health resources for people with Intellectual disability
If you have an Intellectual disability, the Primary Care Enhancement Program for people with intellectual disability (PCEP) has a range of Easy Read health fact sheets that may assist you to care for your health.
On the Couch Group
This group meets to talk about making friends, having a good home and finding a job.
The Friendship Project
The Friendship Project is designed to help young people with intellectual disability build skills and the confidence to make positive friendships.
Make Decisions Real
This program is co-designed and led by people with an intellectual disability. It will help people with an intellectual disability and their supporters learn about supported decision making.