This information is about the organisations that can support the mental health of people with intellectual disability.

It has information on

• Mental health organisations

• Online information

There is a lot of information.

Some words can be hard to understand.

You can ask someone to read this information with you.

There are mental health groups that support people with mental health problems.

They do this by providing

• Information

• Support

Mental health is about

• How you think

• How you feel

A mental health problem is when your feelings start to worry you.

Head to Health

Head to Health helps you find mental health information with their search tool.

Go to https://www.headtohealth.gov.au/

Healthdirect 

Healthdirect provides information and advice on many health topics.

This includes mental health.

Go to https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/

The Black Dog Institute

The Black Dog Institute provides

• Mental health information

• Digital tools and apps to support your mental health

For more information about Black Dog Institute go to https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/

Healthy Mind is an online Easy Read tool for people with intellectual disability.

For more information about Healthy Mind go to  https://www.healthymind.org.au/

The Black Dog Institute also provides clinical services.

For example services from psychologists and psychiatrists.

For more information on Black Dog Institutes clinical services go to https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/
education-services/

A psychologist helps you with your mental health by talking with you.

Psychologists help you find things you can do to feel better.

A psychiatrist is a doctor who helps you with your mental health using talking and medicine.

The Black Dog Institute also provides peer support. 

This includes support groups and stories of people who have lived with mental illness.

A support group is a small group of people you meet with to communicate about mental health.

For more information about Black Dog Institutes support groups go to https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/
resources-support/support-groups/

Mental illness is when your feelings and thoughts make it hard to do things.

For stories of people who have lived with mental illness go to https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/
resources-support/personal-stories/

Beyond Blue

Beyond Blue provides

• Information about mental health and illness

For more information about Beyond Blue go to https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

• Counselling support

For more information about Beyond Blues counselling support go to https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/get-immediate-support

Counselling is when you chat with mental health workers about

• Issues in your life

• Ways you can fix these issues

Mental health workers are people who work to help you with your mental health.

Beyond Blue also provides peer support forums. 

For more information about Beyond Blues peer support forums go to https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/online-forums

headspace

headspace provides support for young people aged 12 to 25 years.

headspace provides mental health support

• Online

• On the phone

For more information about headspaces mental health supports go to https://headspace.org.au/online-
and-phone-support/

• Work and study support

For more information about headspaces work and study support go to https://headspace.org.au/services/
work-and-study-support/

For more information about headspace go to https://headspace.org.au/

SANE Australia

SANE Australia provides

• Information about mental health

For more information about SANE Australia go to https://www.sane.org/

• Peer support workers

• Peer support group chats and forums

Peer support helps you connect with other people living with mental illness.

For more information about SANE Australias peer support go to

https://www.sane.org/peer-support

A peer support worker is someone who has a lived experience of mental health problems, disability or both.

Peer workers use their own life experiences to help others.

• Counselling support

For more information about SANE Australias counselling support go to 

• https://www.sane.org/get-support/drop-in-service

• https://www.sane.org/referral

SANE has a new Guided Service.

This service gives free online and telehealth services and support to people

• 18 years or older

• With complex mental health needs

Support is available for people with intellectual disability or autism.

SANE Australia also provides advocacy. 

For more information about SANE Australias advocacy go to https://www.sane.org/advocacy

Advocacy is having your voice heard so your rights and needs are met.

You can have needs in many areas of your life. 

Rights are rules about how everybody should be treated fairly.

A right is something everyone has.

Way Ahead

Way Ahead provides

• Support over the phone

For more information about Way Aheads telephone support lines go to https://wayahead.org.au/
telephone-support-lines/

• Peer support including anxiety support groups

For more information about Way Aheads anxiety support groups go to http://understandinganxiety.
wayahead.org.au/support-groups/

Anxiety is when people feel worried about what is going to happen in the future.

• Forums for people living with mental illness and carers to connect with other people

For more information about Way Aheads forums for people living with mental illness go to https://wayahead.saneforums.org/
t5/Lived-Experience-Forum/ct-p/lived-experience-forum

• Mental health information sessions

For more information about Way Aheads mental health information sessions go to http://understandinganxiety.
wayahead.org.au/small-steps/

• A list of NSW community and mental health services

To see Way Aheads list of NSW community and mental health services go to https://directory.wayahead.org.au/

For more information about Way Ahead go to

https://wayahead.org.au/

One Door

One Door provides mental health services across NSW to support people recovering from mental health problems.

If you have an NDIS plan you may be able to get support with One Door.

For more information go to https://www.onedoor.org.au/

NDIS is short for National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Your NDIS plan says what supports you need.

Open Minds

Open Minds provides mental health and disability support services.

For example counselling support.

For more information about Open Minds go to https://www.openminds.org.au/
services

GROW

GROW has mental health programs that provide peer support.

For more information about GROW go to https://grow.org.au/

BEING

BEING provides

• Advocacy

For more information about BEING go to https://being.org.au/

• A network of peer workers

For more information about BEINGs network of peer workers go to https://being.org.au/
peer-workforce-network/

• A suicide support program

Suicide is when you kill yourself on purpose because you are finding life too difficult.

If you want to kill yourself call 000 now to talk to someone who can help you.

The program can also help you to learn more about suicide.

For more information about the program go to https://being.org.au/suicide-support-awareness-program/

Neami National

Neami National provides

• Community mental health support

For more information on Neami Nationals community mental health support go to https://www.neaminational.org.au/
our-services/community-based-mental-health/

• Mental health support at your home

For more information about Neami Nationals mental health support at your home go to https://www.neaminational.org.au/
our-services/residential-mental-health/

• Housing support

For more information about Neami Nationals housing support go to https://www.neaminational.org.au/
our-services/housing-and-homelessness/

• Suicide prevention services

Prevention means to stop something from happening.

For more information about Neami Nationals suicide prevention services go to https://www.neaminational.org.au/
our-services/suicide-prevention/

• Services with a mental health worker

For more information about Neami Nationals services with a mental health worker go to https://www.neaminational.org.au/
our-services/clinical-support-services/

• Short term support right away

For more information about Neami Nationals short term support go to https://www.neaminational.org.au/
our-services/head-to-health/

For more information about Neami National go to

https://www.neaminational.org.au/

Embrace Multicultural Mental Health

Embrace Multicultural Mental Health provides support for people from different cultures

• Information about mental health in many languages

• Stories of people who have lived with mental illness

For more information about stories of people who have lived with mental illness go to https://www.embracementalhealth.
org.au/community/personal-stories

For more information about Embrace Multicultural Mental Health go to https://www.embracementalhealth.
org.au/

There are some tricky words on this Easy Read page. 

For more information about these words go to

https://www.idmhconnect.health/word-list