Improving Mental Health and Wellbeing Outcomes for People with Intellectual Disability Position Statement

Summary

The Improving Mental Health and Wellbeing Outcomes for People with Intellectual Disability Position Statement looks at the barriers people with ID face getting mental health support. It also views how they interact with other services.

People with Intellectual Disability (ID) face a lot of social challenges. These difficulties mean they are more likely to have mental health issues.

The statement gives ideas to improve things for people with ID. This includes:

• reducing the impact of mental health issues
• access to effective and timely mental health support
• offering mental health information that is easy to understand.

These ideas guide future steps to support the mental health and wellbeing of people with ID.