The Pathways to Community Living Initiative, or PCLI is a ‘major system change’ in the approach to caring for people who have severe and persistent mental illness who have long hospital stays or are at risk of long stays.
This is the final report of an independent evaluation conducted between January 2017 and October 2021 by the Centre for Health Service Development, University of Wollongong.
The report, endorsed by the PCLI Steering Committee in December 2021, presents the summative findings of the mixed methods evaluation activities and formative information to guide continuing reform within mental health services. The report concludes that the PCLI is successfully transitioning consumers with complex care needs to the community.