CMHA - Third National NDIS and Mental Health Conference

The NDIS rollout is largely complete and the dust is settling, now is the time to look forward as to what comes next.

The past 18 months has seen the transition of people with primary psychosocial disability into the NDIS and significant changes in the interface with mental health supports and services.

Each state has had its own timings, learnings and takeaways from the NDIS national rollout. Now is the time for us to come together to share our experience to date and look at what comes next.

The Third National NDIS Mental Health Conference streams explore lived experience, innovation, human rights and the interface.

You will hear from Professor Mike Slade, Dr Louise Byrne, Gerry Naughton Strategic Advisor for Mental Health for the NDIS, Christine Morgan from National Mental Health Commission and Stephen King from the Productivity Commission.

Conference topics and streams include;

Innovation

Innovation is much more than doing more with less - what is the vision for innovation? This stream show-cases innovations in service design, development and delivery in NDIS service provision as well as the wider mental health system. Examples of great co-design and co-production, driven by lived experience voice.

Interface

People want support to be holistic and relevant to their life. This stream explores the interface between NDIS and the rest of the mental health system; interfaces with primary health and health, housing, education, employment, AoD etc. Who is doing it well? How do we do it better?

Human Rights and Social Equity

Human rights are fundamental to why the community supports NDIS. How does getting human rights “right” look in the psychosocial space? How are we improving human rights in the context of – living well, economic participation, housing, education? Exploring the themes of “Safe, Helpful and Hopeful” in what and how we do business.

Lived Experience Workforce and Leadership

Supply of and demand for support provided by people with lived experience in the NDIS and the rest of the mental health system. What does it look like if we are doing it well? How far have we come already? Where to from here?

If you are a service provider, service recipient, family member, policy maker, policy adviser, service designer or funder – DO NOT MISS THIS CONFERENCE.

If you have any access requirements please see the Adelaide Convention Centre's Access and Inclusion Plan on our website under Attendee Resources.

Join us for our Conference Dinner featuring Fiona O'Loughlin

On the first night of the Conference (Monday 30 March) we will be hosting a dinner at the Intercontinental featuring a three course meal and table wine with key note speaker, comedian and mental health advocate Fiona O’Loughlin.

Comedy Royalty, Fiona O’Loughlin is one of the most in demand comedians in this country.

A late starter with an award winning career of almost 20 years, Fiona performs to packed houses in venues and festivals across the globe. Winner of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s (MICF) Best Newcomer Award in 2001, Fiona’s career has gone from strength to strength ever since. In 2006 she took home the coveted MICF Piece of Wood, an award for funniest show as voted for by other comedians. In 2007 and 2008 she was nominated for the MICF’s Barry Award for Best Show and in 2013, Fiona was awarded Adelaide Comedy’s Best Visiting Comedian award.

Fiona has also taken her unique story-based comedy to LA headlining the world-renowned Improv Comedy Club. In addition to repeat seasons in Hong Kong, performing at Edinburgh Fringe (the world’s largest Arts Festival) Montreal’s prestigious invitation-only Just For Laughs Comedy Festival and the UK’s oldest, Leicester Comedy Festival.

As well as a critically acclaimed stand-up comedian, Fiona O’Loughlin is an accomplished Writer, TV presenter and Media Personality. Cast in the 2018 Network Ten Program “I’m a Celebrity Get me Out of Here” Fiona won the title of Queen of the Jungle. She has also appeared on ‘Hughesy We Have A Problem’ (Network Ten), ‘Sunrise’ (Network 7), ‘Good News Week’ (Network Ten), ‘Spicks and Specks’ (ABC), ‘Dirty Laundry’ (ABC), ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ (Nine) as well as Network 10’s inaugural Melbourne International Comedy Festival All Stars Gala countless times.

In recent years Fiona has overcome a well-documented ‘battle with the bottle’. This, like the other aspects of her life, has become ‘material’ for her stand-up. And Fiona is even funnier sober. Most recently, the award-winning national documentary series Australian Story filmed an episode on Fiona, which rated over 1.3 million viewers.

Tickets are $85 a head and numbers are limited so get in quick.

Attendee Cancellation Policy

If you are unable to attend, a replacement delegate may be sent in your place at no extra charge. Notification must be made in writing and received prior to the event commencing.

Should you wish to cancel your registration, we will refund your registration fee less an administration fee of AU$22 (GST inclusive) per attendee.

Any cancellation must be made in writing and sent via email and received by Monday 2nd March 2020. There will be no refunds beyond this date due to expenses already accrued for your attendance.

If booking within 7 days of the event start date, full payment is required and due at time of booking.

Sharing of Passes

Shared registrations are not permitted for this event. Each registration allows admittance of one person only.

Change of Program Content

We will endeavour to ensure that conference programs are correct at the time of the event. With a Conference Event of this complexity there are inevitably changes in content as the program develops for various reasons. We may need to alter the program prior to or during the event and reserve the right to do so without notice. We also reserve the right to postpone or cancel this event (when full refunds will be issued).

Payment

For individual and group attendee bookings payment is required at the time of booking. No admittance will be granted where payment has not been received in full, unless a prior arrangement has been made in writing.

If booking within 7 days of the event start date, full payment is required and due at the time of booking.

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