Mental health professionals and GPs

This section provides information for mainstream mental health professionals and GPs who will provide mental health care to people with intellectual disability. It includes:

  • detailed information on key considerations and actions across a mental health care pathway from intake to discharge and transitions
  • guidance for clinicians and managers around developing local mental health care pathways for people with intellectual disability in their services and districts.

For a list of specialist health services for people with intellectual disability see Specialist intellectual disability services.