Key messages
- Financial support is available to assist eligible consumers of area mental health and wellbeing services.
- Financial support is also available to families, carers and supporters, both through area mental health services and Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect centres.
- This support can help strengthen wellbeing, recovery, social inclusion, and participation in community life.
- Financial support is available through:
- the Carer Support Fund (CSF) for eligible carers
- the Psychiatric Illness and Intellectual Disability Donations Trust Fund (PIIDDTF) for eligible consumers of Victorian public clinical mental health services.
Financial support for carers
The Carer Support Fund aims to meet the needs of carers of people experiencing mental health challenges by providing funding to assist carers in their role, promoting and sustaining the caring relationship and improving the wellbeing of carers. The fund is administered by Tandem, the peak body for carers of people experiencing mental health challenges.
Mental health carers of any age and with any form of caring relationship may be eligible for funding. This includes young carers, family members, friends, kin, supporters, and other forms of caring relationships, including those who may be accessing alternative formal support for themselves.
All applications must be made through the person they support's local clinical area mental health and wellbeing service or a Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect centre.
Financial support for consumers
The Psychiatric Illness and Intellectual Disability Donations Trust Fund (PIIDDTF) provides financial assistance to eligible consumers of Victorian public clinical mental health services. Established through donations and bequests, the fund supports people to access items that contribute to their treatment, recovery, wellbeing and quality of life.
PIIDDTF can help support consumers to strengthen their independence, participate in their community, and achieve personal recovery goals. Funding may be available for a range of needs that promote health, wellbeing and social inclusion. To find out more about eligibility and available supports, consumers are encouraged to contact their treating clinician or case manager.
Applications are submitted via the PIIDDTF Online Application Form by a representative of an Area Mental Health Service. Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Services can contact PIIDDTF at MentalHealth.PIIDDTF@health.vic.gov.au for further information.
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