Easy read information sheets on mental health services in NSW

These easy read information sheets provide information on 

• finding
• accessing and
• using mental health services in NSW. 

The information sheets are for 

• people with intellectual disability. 
• people who prefer simple written information.

This video tells you more.

What easy read is

Easy read documents provide simple information which contains only the main points.

Easy read documents provide pictures to help people understand what the text means. 

Background

Finding information about mental health support is important. 

However, information about mental health services can be confusing.
 

We talked to 

• people with intellectual disability
• their families and support persons and 
• mental health workers about what easy read information was needed. 

We used a co-design approach.

This meant people with intellectual disability told us

• what information to include and 
• how to present the information sheets in easy read. 

Accessible information is important to make sure that 

• everyone can find mental health services that are right for them and 
• take part in their own mental health care.

For family, friends and supporters

How to support people to use these resources

• While some people may prefer to read the resources on their own, others will need support to understand the information.
• A Toolkit is available with more detailed information on supporting people to use easy read.

Making mental health information accessible for people with intellectual disability – A Toolkit

For more information contact Claire Eagleson at c.eagleson@unsw.edu.au

Acknowledgements

3DN wish to thank

• Prof Karen Fisher, Social Policy Research Centre, for the initial idea to create these resources, and help planning and reviewing the resources.

• Dr Ariella Meltzer, Centre for Social Impact, for the initial idea to create these resources and reviewing the resources.

• Samuel Barber (samuel.glen.barber@gmail.com) and Alyssa Mullen (alyssamk00@gmail.com) for creating the introductory animation.

• The Council for Intellectual Disability for helping with the co-design process to develop the resources.

• All participants who took part in helping us develop these resources.

• The Mental Health Branch, NSW Ministry of Health for funding the project.

The majority of pictures used on this website and in the resources are made by Photosymbols.

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