Psychosocial disability among First Nations people has increased substantially, rising from 6.6% to 10.3% of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population between 2015 and 2022. This increase reflects the ongoing structural effects of colonisation, intergenerational trauma, systemic racism, and dispossession. While prevalence is increasing, support is falling. Since 2020- 21, access to support through the NDIS for psychosocial disability has narrowed significantly, with the access rate falling from 69% to 25%.
