Know your rights
Around one in five adult Australians have some form of mental health issue.
- 27% of people between 16 and 24 have a mental health issue.
- 55% of UTS’s student population is under 25, which suggests that a large number of our students are dealing with mental health issues.
These issues are varied and impact differently on each individual experiencing them. UTS Community Law Centre has created this website for staff and students of UTS who may have mental health issues or know someone who does. This site aims to outline ways people with mental health issues can cope with study and work as well as answering some questions you may have in relation to discrimination, privacy and legal rights. We would like to thank the Equity and Diversity Unit for their support and assistance.
This website aims to provide you with information and to make you aware of your rights and the assistance available to you. It is not intended in anyway to be taken as legal advice.
If you do wish to take action in relation to your rights, you should seek legal advice from a solicitor. You may wish to come and see us at the UTS Community Law Centre or to contact one of the legal centres or agencies listed in our Contacts page.
Acknowledgments
The UTS Community Law Centre would like to thank the following for their contribution to the completion of the Website:
- Coordinators:
Vicki Sentas, Peter Alexander, Judith Burgess - Principle Researcher, Project Worker and Website Design Coordinator:
Sophie Clarke - Design Team:
Special thanks to Brad Cohen for facilitating the design,layout and data entry of the Website and all of the Students from "Design Differences: 'Other' Identities" 85509 Semester 2, 2005. Tutorial Group of Bronwyn Clarke Cooee, Lecturer, UTS Design School, Dr Vicki Karaminas, and Elisabeth Howson - Reference Group:
Lawrence Vidoni, Brett Smout, Cathy Murphy, Ben Fogharty, Nigel Waters, and Joanne Moffitt - Funding
Disability Project Fund, University of Technology, Sydney
