Looking after your mental health and safety with disability

Your mental health if you have disability

If you’re having a hard time, talking to others is important for your mental health and wellbeing. There are services you can contact to speak with a trained counsellor. Find services you can contact to get mental health support.

You can also use Services Australia’s free social workers to help if you’re going through a difficult time. Find out more about social workers on the Services Australia website.

Your safety

Violence, abuse and neglect can happen inside the home, in the community or in institutions such as schools, religious settings or care homes.

It can come from your partner, family member or carer. If you’re living in an institution, it could be by someone who’s not related to you, such as a health worker.

You can learn about family and domestic violence on the 1800RESPECT website.

Reporting abuse

If you’re experiencing abuse, you can speak to someone you trust and report it to:

• 1800RESPECT
• National Disability Abuse and Neglect Hotline on the Job Access website.

Find out more about the abuse and neglect hotline for people with disability on the Department of Social Services website.