Following the changes to the NDIS system proposed by the

Following the changes to the NDIS system proposed by the federal government, the National Mental Health Consumer Alliance, of which BEING is a founding member, has urged major changes to the Bill. The concern is that the Bill's motivation to reduce costs risks undermining the original rights-based model.

The Alliance fears the reforms could increase isolation, crisis presentations and pressure on carers and hospitals if safeguards are not strengthened.

Key recommendations include:
• delaying the Bill for genuine co-design with people with psychosocial disability
• protecting social and community participation supports
• removing mandatory “appropriate treatment” requirements
• limiting automated decision-making
• ensuring no one loses support until alternative services are fully funded and accessible.

Click here to read the Alliance's submission in full https://bit.ly/4u1gnx8