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These resources are for mainstream Mental health is about how you feel inside and how you handle your thoughts, feelings, and emotions. workers. There is a:
- manual that explains the skills you need to support mental health in people with intellectual disability
- toolkit with practical tips, tools and links to helpful resources.
The manual and toolkit can help you:
- offer good quality mental health care
- understand the needs of people with an intellectual disability
- make changes to your services to meet patient needs
- find out what you know and don't know about the topic
- plan training and professional development.
The resources were made by Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry at UNSW (3DN). 3DN is part of the National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health.
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National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health
The National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health (the Centre) works to improve health services and the health system so people with intellectual disability can live their best, healthiest lives.
The Centre was funded by the Australian Government. It is part of the National Roadmap for Improving the Health of People with Intellectual Disability.
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