Earlier this month, PDA presented a webinar on “The Impact of Disability on Mental Health”.
The webinar took place on Wednesday October 1st 2025 and marked the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Month.
Highlighting the intersectionality between disability and mental health issues, this presentation also provided advice and support and brought together Australians living with disability and their support networks to better understand and combat mental health challenges.
We are very excited to now share that this recording has now gone up on our YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FcSESU48ks&t=4086s
The line up of speakers contributed to the conversation, sharing their respective knowledge, experiences and expertise and addressing areas of concern.
Speakers:
- * Chithrani Palipana – Rehabilitation Counsellor/Disability Advocate
- * Kerry Hawkins – CEO, Community Mental Health Australia (CMHA)
- * Zoe Aitken – Senior Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne
- * Liel Bridgford – Proud disabled Psychologist, Writer and Educator
Hosted by PDA CEO Jeremy Muir, the webinar tackled issues surrounding the impact of disability on mental health, featuring lived experiences, statistical knowledge, and professional advice and support for Australia’s disability community.
We hope that you find the information and discussion around mental health issues for people with disability in this webinar useful, informative and interesting.
We will shortly announce our next webinar topic and encourage you to keep an eye out on our socials.
PDA Members will be notified when registration opens. If you’re not already a member, we encourage you to sign up for free membership (pda.org.au/membership/) so that you are kept in the loop.
