Abstract
Over the past two decades, there has been a shift of focus in mental health support, from a medical perspective of symptom management to supporting consumer autonomy, recovery and reintegration into community life (Ramon, Healy and Renouf, 2007; Roe, Joseph & Middleton, 2010). Recovery has been conceptualised as a process rather than an outcome, consistent with the changing circumstances over time typical of mental illness (Brennaman and Lobo, 2011).
NSW Health has commissioned the Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC) at UNSW Sydney to evaluate HASI Plus. The evaluation commenced in August 2018 and runs until June 2020. This evaluation plan has been developed in consultation with NSW Health. It outlines the planned approach, methodology and governance for the evaluation.