Individualized Placement and Support Supported Employment for Justice-involved Homeless and Unemployed Veterans

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ID9099129
AutoresJames P Lepage (0000-0003-4061-0121, VA North Texas Health Care System, autor correspondente), William B Martin (0000-0001-9069-8358, Southwestern Medical Center), April M Crawford (Dallas VA Research Corporation, Dallas, TX), Avery Rock (VA North Texas Health Care System, autor correspondente), Julie A Parish Johnson (Dallas VA Research Corporation, Dallas, TX), Edward L Washington (Dallas VA Research Corporation, Dallas, TX)
Ano2021
Volume59
FascículoSuppl 2
PáginasS195-S198
Data de publicação2021-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoMedical Care (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0025-7079 • E-ISSN: 1537-1948
EditoraOvid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1097/mlr.0000000000001445
PMID33710095
OpenAlexW3135902395
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas14

BACKGROUND: Homelessness is a significant issue affecting the general US population. Two subsets of the population overrepresented in the US homeless population are justice involved individuals and Veterans. However, relatively little research has addressed alleviating homelessness in justice-involved Veterans (JIV). One direction for addressing homelessness in this population is facilitating employment. OBJECTIVE: This study examined differences in housing and employment outcomes between homeless JIV enrolled in 2 different vocational rehabilitation conditions. METHODS: This study evaluates vocational outcomes of Veterans experiencing homelessness enrolled in a larger US Department of Veterans Affairs-funded study. Participants were randomized into 2 groups: those who participated in a job search group, the About Face Vocational Program (AFVP) and those who received AFVP plus Individualized Placement and Support, Supported Employment (AFVP+IPS-SE). RESULTS: Participants who received supported employment plus group were significantly more likely to secure employment compared with group alone. This significant difference was also found in individuals who identified as chronically homeless. Furthermore, participants who secured employment were significantly more likely to exit homelessness and secure housing, suggesting group membership had an indirect effect on housing status though improved employment outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: Vocational rehabilitation groups combined with supported employment is appropriate and effective for homeless, JIV seeking employment and may also improve downstream housing outcomes

Economic growth · Economic Justice · Environmental health · Housing First · Mental health · Mental illness · Physical therapy · Political science · Population · Psychiatry · Recidivism · Supported employment · Unemployment · Veterans Affairs · Vocational education · Vocational rehabilitation · Employment and Welfare Studies · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Psychology · Rehabilitation · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes · Gerontology