Who benefits from supported employment: a meta-analytic study.

The economic benefits of supported employment for persons with mental illness.

BACKGROUND: Policies and programs that emphasize employment for persons with mental illness are often promoted with the goals of improving economic self-sufficiency and reducing dependence on public welfare programs. At present, there is little empirical evidence about the actual effect of vocational interventions on economic self-sufficiency or on use of public benefits by persons with mental ...

Information Needs of People with Disability participating in supported employment program

  Abstract Background and Aim: Promotion of the life of people with disabilities depends on the provision of their information needs. Employment plays a key role in the lives of these people and is considered as a way to improve their lives. The present study is aimed at assessing the information needs of people with disabilities who participated in the supportive employment program. Methods: A...

Improving the Quality of Life for Veterans with Psychosis

Finding and maintaining competitive employment is a cornerstone of the recovery of many persons with severe psychiatric illnesses. Participation in supported employment programs, in which vocational and mental health services are fully integrated in the mental health service setting, has been found to significantly increase the likelihood that persons with severe psychiatric illnesses can obtai...

Abstract Background: There is further evidence of breast feeding benefits for mother and infant health. In some regions of the world the rate of exclusive breastfeeding during the first 6 months of infant’s life has been decreased. The most important factors associated with the problem are socio-economic variables such as maternal age, mother’s employment status, level of education, and infant...

Quality of life and supported employment: a case study of three women with developmental disabilities.

This paper presents the findings of a qualitative case study of the quality of life of three women with developmental disabilities. In-depth interview data were collected from the women who had previously worked in a sheltered workshop environment and were, at the time of study, working in supported employment in the community. Interviews were also conducted with each woman's job coach and a fa...