People with Intellectual Disability

Intellectual Disability Mental Health Connect

Intellectual Disability Mental Health Connect is a website where you will find information on mental health.

Information is in Easy Read and plain English.

There are videos to help you find the information you need.

Go to Intellectual Disability Mental Health Connect

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.

They are for people with intellectual disability and those who prefer simple written information.

There are information sheets on topics including

• Getting help with your mental health
• The Mental Health Act
• Rights and rules about mental health treatment
• Making a complain about mental health care

Go to

• Information sheets for consumers and carers
   
• Information sheets for health professionals

Positive cardiometabolic health for people with intellectual disability

We have made postcards that can be printed and taken to your doctor. The front side of the postcards contain information for people with an intellectual disability or carers. The back side of each postcard provides information for the doctor about the above resources.

Download:

• Postcard for people with an intellectual disability
   
• Postcard for carers

We have also made a range of free-to-download resources for clinicians, formal and informal carers and people with an intellectual disability. The resources are:

• Standard Cardiometabolic Targets
   
• Going To The Doctor
   
• Consent
   
• Psychotropic Medication
   
• Blood Pressure
   
• Having A Blood Test
   
• Diabetes
   
• Healthy Lifestyle
   
• Overcoming Social and Economic Disadvantage
   
• Managing Challenging Behaviour
   
• Planning For Adaptations To Clinical Practice

Learn more about this project.