Support
System Navigation
Navigating support systems can be overwhelming and no one should have to do it alone.
We walk alongside young people and families to map out services, programs, funding options and supports that fit their needs and goals.
We help with:
- Understanding available services and eligibility
- Connecting with disability, youth, employment, wellbeing and training supports
- Coordinating conversations between school, NDIS, providers and employers
- Planning clear next steps and realistic timelines
Key service links
Find out more
Youth Allowance
Eligibility, payment rates and how to apply for Youth Allowance while you study or look for work.
NDIS eligibility & SLES
Understand NDIS access requirements and how School Leaver Employment Supports (SLES) can assist your transition.
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Mental health, counselling and vocational support for young people aged 12-25 across Australia.
National Disability Advocacy and Youth Advocacy Providers
Find advocacy providers by state
StateOrganisationAdvocacy typesPhoneNDAP
StateACT
Advocacy typesDisability rights, NDIS, Education, Health & mental health, Housing, Complaints, Restrictive practices, Advocacy support & decision-making
Phone(02) 6242 5060
NDAPYes
StateACT
OrganisationAdvocacy for Inclusion Inc.
Advocacy typesIntellectual disability advocacy, Education, NDIS, Housing, Service access & complaints, Disability rights, Advocacy support & decision-making, Restrictive practices
Phone(02) 6257 4005
NDAPYes
StateNSW
Advocacy typesDisability rights, NDIS, Education, Housing, Health & mental health, Complaints, Service access & complaints
Phone1300 365 085
NDAPYes
StateNSW
OrganisationIllawarra Advocacy Inc.
Advocacy typesDisability rights, NDIS, Education, Housing, Health & mental health, Complaints
Phone(02) 4221 7266
NDAPYes
StateNSW
OrganisationIntellectual Disability Rights Service Inc.
Advocacy typesIntellectual disability advocacy, Education, NDIS, Advocacy support & decision-making, Restrictive practices, Disability rights, Legal & justice
Phone(02) 9318 0144
NDAPYes
StateNSW
Advocacy typesDisability advocacy for culturally and linguistically diverse communities, NDIS, Education, Housing, Health & mental health, Disability rights
Phone(02) 9891 6400
NDAPYes
StateNSW
OrganisationNewell Advocacy Inc.
Advocacy typesDisability rights, NDIS, Education, Housing, Health & mental health, Service access & complaints
Phone(02) 6622 6199
NDAPYes
StateNSW
OrganisationPeople With Disability Australia Inc.
Advocacy typesIndividual and systemic disability advocacy, NDIS, Education, Disability rights, Systemic reform
Phone1800 422 015
NDAPYes
StateNSW
OrganisationRegional Disability Advocacy Service Ltd
Advocacy typesDisability rights, NDIS, Education, Housing, Health & mental health, Complaints
Phone(02) 6622 6030
NDAPYes
StateNSW
OrganisationSelf Advocacy Sydney
Advocacy typesAdvocacy support & decision-making, Education, Service access & complaints, Intellectual disability advocacy
Phone(02) 9573 2229
NDAPYes
StateNSW
OrganisationSide By Side Advocacy Inc.
Advocacy typesDisability rights, NDIS, Education, Housing, Complaints
Phone(02) 6651 3711
NDAPYes
StateNSW
OrganisationSpinal Cord Injuries Australia
Advocacy typesAdvocacy for people with spinal cord injury, NDIS, Health & mental health, Housing, Equipment access, Disability rights
Phone(02) 9662 1771
NDAPYes
StateNSW
OrganisationSydney Region Aboriginal Corporation
Advocacy typesAboriginal advocacy, NDIS, Housing, Health & mental health, Legal & justice, Disability rights
Phone(02) 9319 0288
NDAPYes
StateNSW
OrganisationSynapse
Advocacy typesBrain injury advocacy, NDIS, Education, Legal & justice, Housing, Disability rights
Phone1800 673 074
NDAPYes
StateNSW
OrganisationFamily Advocacy (The Institute for Family Advocacy & Leadership Development Association Inc.)
Advocacy typesIntellectual disability advocacy, Education, NDIS, Child protection, Restrictive practices
Phone(02) 9869 7755
NDAPYes
StateNT
OrganisationDarwin Community Legal Service Inc.
Advocacy typesLegal & justice, Disability rights, Housing, Family & community safety, NDIS
Phone(08) 8982 1111
NDAPYes
StateNT
OrganisationDisability Advocacy Service Inc.
Advocacy typesDisability rights, NDIS, Education, Housing, Health & mental health
Phone(08) 8982 1111
NDAPYes
StateNT
Advocacy typesAboriginal advocacy, NDIS, Housing, Health & mental health, Family & community safety
Phone(08) 8950 6255
NDAPYes
StateQLD
OrganisationAged and Disability Advocacy Australia
Advocacy typesDisability and aged-care advocacy, NDIS, Health & mental health, Housing, Restrictive practices, Complaints
Phone1800 818 338
NDAPYes
StateQLD
OrganisationMackay Advocacy Inc.
Advocacy typesDisability rights, NDIS, Education, Housing, Service access & complaints
Phone(07) 4951 2111
NDAPYes
StateQLD
OrganisationPeople With Disability Australia Inc.
Advocacy typesIndividual and systemic disability advocacy, NDIS, Education, Disability rights, Systemic reform
Phone1800 422 015
NDAPYes
StateQLD
OrganisationQueensland Advocacy Inc.
Advocacy typesDisability rights, NDIS, Education, Housing, Legal & justice
Phone(07) 3844 4200
NDAPYes
StateQLD
OrganisationRights In Action Inc.
Advocacy typesDisability rights, NDIS, Education, Housing, Restrictive practices
Phone(07) 3354 6000
NDAPYes
StateQLD
OrganisationSpeaking Up For You Inc.
Advocacy typesDisability rights, NDIS, Education, Housing, Health & mental health, Complaints
Phone(07) 3255 1244
NDAPYes
StateQLD
OrganisationSunshine Coast Citizen Advocacy
Advocacy typesAdvocacy support & decision-making
Phone(07) 5441 1311
NDAPYes
StateQLD
OrganisationTASC National Ltd
Advocacy typesDisability rights, NDIS, Education, Housing, Health & mental health
Phone1800 643 787
NDAPYes
StateSA
Advocacy typesDisability rights, NDIS, Education, Housing, Complaints
Phone(08) 8340 4450
NDAPYes
StateSA
OrganisationBrain Injury Network of South Australia Inc.
Advocacy typesBrain injury advocacy, NDIS, Health & mental health, Housing, Legal & justice
Phone(08) 8212 2255
NDAPYes
StateSA
OrganisationCitizen Advocacy South Australia Inc.
Advocacy typesAdvocacy support & decision-making
Phone(08) 8212 8750
NDAPYes
StateSA
Advocacy typesDisability rights, NDIS, Education, Housing, Health & mental health, Complaints
Phone(08) 7122 6030
NDAPYes
StateSA
OrganisationIndependent Advocacy SA Inc.
Advocacy typesDisability rights, NDIS, Education, Housing
Phone(08) 8232 6200
NDAPYes
StateTAS
OrganisationAdvocacy Tasmania Inc.
Advocacy typesDisability rights, NDIS, Education, Housing, Complaints
Phone(03) 6231 1727
NDAPYes
StateTAS
OrganisationCitizen Advocacy Launceston Region Inc.
Advocacy typesAdvocacy support & decision-making
Phone(03) 6331 2266
NDAPYes
StateTAS
OrganisationSpeak Out Association of Tasmania Inc.
Advocacy typesAdvocacy support & decision-making, Disability rights, NDIS, Education, Service access & complaints
Phone(03) 6224 2240
NDAPYes
StateVIC
Advocacy typesHousing, NDIS, Disability rights
Phone(03) 9274 9800
NDAPYes
StateVIC
Advocacy typesDisability advocacy for culturally and linguistically diverse communities, NDIS, Education, Housing, Disability rights
Phone(03) 9383 4000
NDAPYes
StateVIC
OrganisationAssociation of Employees with Disability Inc.
Advocacy typesEmployment, Disability rights
Phone(03) 9699 7022
NDAPYes
StateVIC
OrganisationCitizen Advocacy Sunbury and Districts Inc.
Advocacy typesAdvocacy support & decision-making
Phone(03) 9744 1116
NDAPYes
StateVIC
OrganisationColac Otway Region Advocacy Service
Advocacy typesDisability rights, NDIS, Education, Housing
Phone(03) 5232 0700
NDAPYes
StateVIC
OrganisationDisability Justice Australia Inc.
Advocacy typesLegal & justice, Restrictive practices, Disability rights
Phone(03) 8319 0190
NDAPYes
StateVIC
OrganisationGippsland Disability Advocacy Inc.
Advocacy typesDisability rights, NDIS, Education, Housing
Phone(03) 5133 6666
NDAPYes
StateVIC
OrganisationGrampians disAbility Advocacy Association Inc.
Advocacy typesDisability rights, NDIS, Education, Housing, Service access & complaints
Phone(03) 5382 3933
NDAPYes
StateVIC
OrganisationLeadership Plus Inc.
Advocacy typesAdvocacy support & decision-making, Education
Phone(03) 9489 2999
NDAPYes
StateVIC
OrganisationMelbourne East Disability Advocacy Inc.
Advocacy typesDisability rights, NDIS, Education, Housing
Phone(03) 9877 5516
NDAPYes
StateVIC
OrganisationNorth East Citizen Advocacy Inc.
Advocacy typesAdvocacy support & decision-making
Phone(02) 6024 7000
NDAPYes
StateVIC
OrganisationRegional Disability Advocacy Service Ltd
Advocacy typesDisability rights, NDIS, Education, Housing, Health & mental health, Complaints
Phone(02) 6622 6030
NDAPYes
StateVIC
OrganisationRights Information and Advocacy Centre Inc.
Advocacy typesDisability rights, NDIS, Education, Housing
Phone(03) 5222 5499
NDAPYes
StateVIC
OrganisationSouthern Disability Advocacy Inc.
Advocacy typesDisability rights, NDIS, Education, Housing, Complaints
Phone(03) 9555 8555
NDAPYes
StateVIC
OrganisationSouthwest Advocacy Association Inc.
Advocacy typesDisability rights, NDIS, Education, Housing
Phone(03) 5561 4584
NDAPYes
StateVIC
OrganisationVictorian Mental Illness Awareness Council Inc.
Advocacy typesHealth & mental health, NDIS, Disability rights, Systemic reform
Phone(03) 9380 3900
NDAPYes
StateVIC
OrganisationVillamanta Disability Rights Legal Service Inc.
Advocacy typesLegal & justice, Disability rights, Restrictive practices
Phone(03) 8329 1680
NDAPYes
StateWA
OrganisationAdvocacy WA
Advocacy typesDisability rights, NDIS, Education, Housing
Phone(08) 9420 7279
NDAPYes
StateWA
Advocacy typesAdvocacy support & decision-making, Disability rights
Phone(08) 9325 6644
NDAPYes
StateWA
OrganisationCitizen Advocacy Perth West Inc.
Advocacy typesAdvocacy support & decision-making
Phone(08) 9381 0600
NDAPYes
StateWA
OrganisationKin Advocacy
Advocacy typesAdvocacy support & decision-making, Disability rights
Phone(08) 9328 1751
NDAPYes
StateWA
OrganisationMidlas
Advocacy typesLegal & justice, Housing, Disability rights, Service access & complaints
Phone(08) 9328 1751
NDAPYes
StateWA
OrganisationPeople with Disabilities (WA) Inc.
Advocacy typesDisability rights, NDIS, Education, Housing
Phone(08) 9420 7279
NDAPYes
StateWA
OrganisationSussex Street Community Law Service Inc.
Advocacy typesLegal & justice, Disability rights, Housing
Phone(08) 6253 9500
NDAPYes
StateWA
OrganisationUnitingCare West
Advocacy typesDisability advocacy, Housing, Family support, Service access & complaints
Phone(08) 9220 1288
NDAPYes
StateVIC
OrganisationYouth Disability Advocacy Service (YDAS)
Advocacy typesAdvocacy types to be confirmed
Phone0455 621 849
NDAP—
StateNational
Advocacy typesAdvocacy types to be confirmed
Phone(03) 9417 1025
NDAP—