Day Programs & Community Participation for Schizophrenia

How the NDIS funds day programs, community access and social participation for people with Schizophrenia, and how to find the right one.

Getting out, staying connected and doing things you enjoy matters — and the NDIS funds it. For people with Schizophrenia, day programs and community participation supports build skills, friendships and routine. This guide explains what's funded and how to find the right program.

Community participation and Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a severe, chronic and complex mental illness characterised by disturbances in thinking, perception, emotion, sense of self, and behaviour. Core symptoms are classified as positive symptoms (psychotic…

What's funded

Depending on your goals, a plan for Schizophrenia might fund:

Group vs one-to-one

Both have their place for Schizophrenia:

Getting it into a plan for Schizophrenia

Set goals around connection, community and independence, and describe the support you need to take part safely. The clearer the goal, the easier it is to fund the right community supports.

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