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Assessing Supported Employment With Veterans With Felony Convictions and Mental Illness or Substance Abuse

NCT01629953 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 140

Last updated 2019-06-17

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Summary

This study continues to develop and refine best practices in the delivery of vocational services to veterans with histories of felony convictions and mental health/substance abuse difficulties. There are currently over 225,000 incarcerated veterans and it is estimated 64,000 veterans are released from prisons annually. These veterans encounter significant difficulties in finding employment due to stigma, intrapersonal difficulties, and out-dated work skills. Additionally these veterans are more likely to be homeless than other population., Previous work has found that manual based, vocational groups led by trained vocational staff led to quicker employment compared to traditional vocational services and manual based self studies. To attempt to improve on previous results, this study adds principles and components of supported employment including ongoing follow-up, treatment team coordination, and community based assistance.

Conditions

  • Employment

Interventions

OTHER

Group vocational intervention

Group based manualized vocational rehabilitation

OTHER

Supported Employment Condition

Veterans in this condition will receive a proven group based manualized vocational rehabilitation intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • North Texas Veterans Healthcare System

    collaborator FED

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • James P. LePage, PhD · VA North Texas Health Care System Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-10-31
Primary Completion
2016-10-31
Completion
2019-05-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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