Mental Health & Psychosocial Support
Mental health conditions can be as disabling as physical ones, and the NDIS recognises this. Participants with a psychosocial disability (a disability arising from a mental health condition) can access NDIS supports to help them live independently, build resilience and participate in the community. First Priority Care provides consistent, compassionate mental health and psychosocial support across Queensland.
What our Mental Health & Psychosocial Support include
- Daily living support: helping participants maintain routines, self-care, meal preparation and household management
- Community access: supporting participants to attend mental health appointments, social activities and community programs
- Skill building: working towards goals like independent living, social connection and vocational participation
- Consistent, relationship-based support: the same worker building trust and rapport over time
- Crisis support and de-escalation: within a clear, documented plan developed with the participant and their mental health team
- Coordination with mental health clinicians: ensuring supports complement clinical treatment
- Medication support: prompting for self-administered medications under a documented protocol
- Hospital transition support: maintaining connection and routine during and after psychiatric admissions
Talk to our care team
We respond to all enquiries within 1 business hour. Free, no obligation.
How we deliver it
Mental health support works best when it is relationship-based, recovery-focused and consistent. We match participants with support workers who understand mental health and are trained in trauma-informed, recovery-oriented practice. We don't rotate new faces through. We build relationships and maintain them.
We work alongside your existing mental health team, not in competition with it. Your psychiatrist, psychologist and case manager remain central to your care. We are the day-to-day support that helps you maintain the life you're building.
Talk to our care team
We respond to all enquiries within 1 business hour. Free, no obligation.
NDIS funding
Psychosocial support is funded under Core Supports: Assistance with Daily Life or Assistance with Social, Economic and Community Participation, depending on the nature of supports. Support Coordination (including Specialist Support Coordination for complex presentations) is also often included in plans for participants with psychosocial disability.
Areas we serve
Frequently asked questions: Mental Health & Psychosocial Support
Can I access NDIS mental health support if I'm already seeing a psychiatrist?
What if my needs change or I experience a crisis?
Do you support participants with dual diagnoses, mental health and physical disability?
Support coordinator? Refer a participant directly. We respond within 1 business hour.
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Speak with our care team about your NDIS plan, your goals, and how we can help.