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More than mental illness. How the NDIS review could help people with psychosocial disability

Written by Jennifer Smith-Merry, Director, Centre for Disability Research and Policy, University of Sydney

The review into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has been released and it recommends some big changes. This is not a report that just moves the deck chairs – it changes the whole layout of the ship, including its approach to psychosocial disability.

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