About the Individualised Community Living Strategy
The Individualised Community Living Strategy (ICLS) supports people aged 18 - 65 years with a severe mental illness to live well and recover in the community.
The ICLS consists of two streams: Standalone Packages of Support and Supports Linked to Transitional Housing.
The ICLS is for two years (An additional 12 months of supports may be provided if required on a case-by-case basis. A maximum of three years of ICLS support is available) or less if the participant reaches the age of 65 before they have been in the program for three years.
As part of the ICLS, participants will work with clinical case management through a public mental health team and a Service Provider who will help them to identify goals and provide recovery focussed support in areas such as:
• Daily living skills such as how to manage finances, prepare meals or use public transport.
• Accessing mental and physical health services.
• Participating in social, leisure or sporting activities.
• Establishing, building and maintaining relationships with family, friends, and the local communities.
• Learning new skills, accessing education or help gain meaningful work.
• Finding accommodation.
• Accessing other supports such as the NDIS.
Participants will be provided with varying levels of support each week depending on their individual needs. These packages will assist participants living in the community to increasingly participate in and contribute to community, social, and economic life.
Referrals for the ICLS must be submitted by a public or private mental health service.
When there are vacancies in the program a call for nominations will be sent out to a distribution list. Public and private mental health staff are encouraged to contact the ICLS team at iclsreferrals@mhc.wa.gov.au should they chose to be a part of the distribution list.
Additional information about the ICLS including roles and responsibilities is available in the ICLS Program Guidelines. A downloadable one-page flyer that provides a summary of the ICLS Program is available for download here.