Mental health website for people with intellectual disability created with help of those with lived experience
ABCFiona McKenzie has spent much of her life proving people wrong. Key points: Figures show almost 470,000 Australians live with an intellectual disability About half of them will experience mental health conditions The Black Dog Institute has launched a website designed to better meet their needs The Sydney woman, who lives with an intellectual disability, has at times felt excluded, but she's always figured out how to take the power back. Making mental health easier to understand Ms McKenzie has been working with the Black Dog Institute and experts from the University of New South Wales to develop an accessible website called Healthy Mind, to support people living with intellectual disability manage their mental wellbeing. "Research tells us that people with an intellectual disability are more likely to suffer common mental health issues, such as anxiety and depression, than the general population," she said. "Some clinicians don't feel like they've got the training to be able to provide the mental health services that people with intellectual disability really deserve," he said.
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