RANZCP Commitment to People With Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Aims To provide an overview of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College Psychiatrists’ (RANZCP) work to improve support for those with intellectual or developmental disability. Methods People disability experience significantly higher rates physical mental health conditions in comparison general population. However, there can be multiple barriers effective care including, but not limited to, stigma discrimination, training professionals a failure consider specific needs people policy leading deficits funding generic services develop specialist service models. In Australia, Disability Commission was established 2019 response community concern about reports violence against, neglect, abuse exploitation of, The RANZCP has provided information appeared at public hearing focused on education relation cognitive 2022, published new position statements autism address unmet faced by foundation future advocacy improving resourcing these groups. Results make number systemic recommendations autistic including: • providing adequate ensure appropriate implementation educating providers including voices more inclusive approach development design collecting data who are living better planning outcomes. from Commission, is also revising its syllabus include additional requirements reviewed CPD program determine whether provision should enhanced. Conclusion committed addressing significant challenges advocating