Tens of thousands of people in NSW with intellectual disability experiencing mental illness will now be able to go to a 'one stop shop' to receive customised treatment | EstherHjHan
When people seek help for depression or anxiety, they'll usually get the treatment they need. But for Georgia Groom and her family, it hasn't been that easy.
"But in the ED it can be overwhelming for her, because she's shuffled from doctor to doctor, needing to see somebody else and needing another referral."But soon, Georgia and the 40 per cent of people with intellectual disability who also live with mental illness in NSW will be able to go to a "one stop shop" to receive customised treatment and support.
The "first-of-its-kind" hubs will be staffed by a wide range of specialists, including psychiatrists, psychologists, occupational therapists, social workers and speech pathologists. Associate Professor David Dossetor, head of psychological medicine at Westmead, said his typical patient is highly agitated, highly anxious, disruptive and repetitive.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
NSW government chases corrupt Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid for $7.9 millionNSW government chases corrupt Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid for $7.9 million spent in taxpayers’ money used to defend public integrity officials against him and his family's failed court actions | EstherHjHan
Read more »
Floodgates to open: victims set to sue the church for tens of millionsAbuse victims who received compensation through disgraced cardinal George Pell's Melbourne Response could be entitled tens of millions of dollars in additional payments from the church.
Read more »
'This was a battle': Cracks appear between Nationals, Liberals ahead of NSW electionA policy from the NSW Nationals offering $250 to seniors in regional areas for travel expenses triggers accusations of bribery ahead of the state election.
Read more »
NSW Labor deputy apologises over 'inappropriate' Premier witch tweetNSW deputy Labor leader Penny Sharpe deletes a tweet showing a protest placard depicting Premier Gladys Berejiklian as a witch during a rally over music festival regulation, admitting it was inappropriate.
Read more »
Former NSW Labor minister Ian Macdonald and union friend John Maitland's convictions thrown outThe NSW Court of Appeal has ordered a retrial over the granting of a lucrative mining licence while Mr Macdonald held the minerals portfolio in 2008.
Read more »