Recommendation 12

What the Royal Commission said

The Royal Commission recommended that the Victorian Government:

• Implement a new whole-of-system rehabilitation pathway for people living with mental illness who require ongoing intensive treatment, care and support. This would include two new bed-based rehabilitation models of care.

1. Co-design a new community rehabilitation model of care with consumers, clinicians and relevant non-governmental organisations. The site would pilot at an existing community care unit.
2. Develop a new intensive rehabilitation model of care and pilot it at an existing secure extended care unit.

• Subject to the evaluation and required adaptation of the new rehabilitation models of care, apply these models to existing community care and secure extended care units and enhance and expand infrastructure accordingly.

What's next

• Five years on from the Royal Commission, we are now in the second phase of reform. The Next Phase of Reform plan, released in December 2024 sets out the key priorities and direction for this next stage of work.
• Recommendation 12 is planned to begin in the third phase of the reform.
• The Victorian Government has committed to implementing all recommendations of the Royal Commission. Rebuilding Victoria's mental health system is a long-term effort, with implementation being done in a staged and planned way over 10 years.
• All work is focused on ensuring Victorians get the mental health treatment, care, and support they deserve.