Submission to the consultation on mandatory registration of supported independent living (SIL) and support coordination

This submission focuses on the experiences of our participants with disability who have contact with the criminal justice system. The discrimination our participants face occurs in the context of their engagement with government systems and institutions. This often leads to compounding harms and entrenchment in the criminal justice system. We therefore argue that reform to…

Jesuit Social Services welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to inform the NSW Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy. Our submission is informed by the lived and living experience of Jesuit Social Services staff in Western Sydney – and their reflections on their community’s experience – of mental health and wellbeing, and of the mental…

Jesuit Social Services welcomes the opportunity to make a submission in response to the interim report of the Productivity Commission’s review of the National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement. We agree with the Commission’s view that the Agreement has not delivered significant progress towards an integrated, accessible and person-centred mental health and suicide prevention…

Jesuit Social Services’ 2025 Federal Election Platform calls for a commitment from all parties and candidates to delivering research, strategies and programs that support children, young people and their families to live safe and healthy lives.

We welcome the introduction of Foundational Supports, and believe well-designed additional supports for people with disability, including information, advice and capacity building, can improve the accessibility and inclusivity of all services for a person with disability, regardless of the existence of an NDIS plan.

Jesuit Social Services welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the draft advice on the National Suicide Prevention Strategy. Our response welcomes a broad approach to suicide prevention that accounts for diverse health needs, addresses socio-economic factors and recognises the disproportionate ways that suicide and suicide distress impacts different population groups.

Jesuit Social Services was pleased to contribute a submission to the NDIS Review, which examined the design, operations and sustainability of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.