Role
The Department of Health and Aged Care and state and territory governments established the Psychosocial Project Group to analyse the unmet need for psychosocial supports outside the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
The analysis will inform future:
- arrangements for providing psychosocial support outside the NDIS
- roles and responsibilities between the Australian Government and the states and territories, in relation to psychosocial supports outside the NDIS.
The project group was set up in September 2022 under the National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement.
The project group expects the analysis to be complete by March 2024.
More information about the project group’s role and work remit is outlined in its terms of reference.
Members
The project group includes representatives from:
- the Australian government
- state and territory governments
- people with mental health lived experience.
|
Member |
Jurisdiction |
Position |
|---|---|---|
|
Sarah Hawke |
Australian Government (Co-chair) |
Assistant Secretary, Suicide Prevention and Priority Populations Branch – Department of Health and Aged Care |
|
Sandra Eyre |
Queensland (Co-chair) |
Senior Director, Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Branch – Queensland Health |
|
Amy Wyndham |
New South Wales |
Director, Community Partnerships – NSW Health |
|
Phil Watson |
Victoria |
Principal Program Advisor – VIC Department of Health |
|
Ruth Langmead |
Western Australia |
Assistant Director, Strategic Management – WA Mental Health Commission |
|
Gise Paine |
South Australia |
Principal Project Officer, Service Planning and Performance – SA Department for Health and Wellbeing |
|
Jane Austin |
Tasmania |
A/g General Manager, Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug Directorate – TAS Department of Health |
|
Wendy Kipling |
Australian Capital Territory |
Senior Director, Mental Health Policy and Strategy – ACT Health Directorate |
|
Deb Hamilton |
Lived experience representative |
Systemic Mental Health Advocate, PhD Candidate – The University of Sydney |
Northern Territory Health is kept informed of the Project Group’s work and provides input and feedback on an out of session basis.
Meetings
The project group meets quarterly or as required.
Project Updates
The project group releases project updates to keep psychosocial sector stakeholders informed of how the analysis work is progressing.
Psychosocial Project Group – Project updates
Contact
