Disparities in program enrollment and employment outcomes for veterans with psychiatric and co-occurring substance use disorders referred or enrolled for VHA …

ME Sprong, H Hollender, YS Lee… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The purpose of the study was to investigate factors that influence vocational
rehabilitation program enrollment and employment at discharge of veterans with psychiatric …

The Road to Reintegration: Evaluating the Effectiveness of VA Healthcare in Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Retention for Veterans with Mental Health and …

ME Sprong, H Hollender, B Blankenberger… - Substance Abuse and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Veterans diagnosed with mental health and/or substance use disorders (SUD)
often face significant barriers to employment and reintegration into civilian society. In the …

Effects of VHA policy directive 1163 on acceptance and employment rates for Veterans with substance use disorders referred to VHA vocational rehabilitation

ME Sprong, H Hollender, AA Pechek… - Substance Abuse …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: Research has shown that Veterans with Substance/Alcohol Use Disorders
(SUDs/AUDs) are at a greater risk for employment-related issues (eg, lower labor force …

Impact of substance use disorders on employment for veterans.

ME Sprong, H Hollender, E Paul, J Gilbert… - Psychological …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Approximately 1.1 million veterans meet criteria for substance use disorders (SUDs) with 1
in 4 struggling with illicit drugs, 4 in 5 struggling with alcohol use, and 1 in 13 struggling with …

Employment status of veterans receiving substance abuse treatment from the US Department of Veterans Affairs

JL Humensky, N Jordan, KT Stroupe… - Psychiatric …, 2013 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective This study examined employment outcomes of veterans with substance use
disorders and comorbid general medical and psychiatric disorders following substance …

Employment after vocational rehabilitation predicts decreased health care utilization in veterans with mental health diagnoses

KM Abraham, MUM Chang, T Van, SG Resnick… - Military …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Although the benefits of employment for veterans with mental health conditions
are well-known, the effect of veterans' employment on a health system has not been …

Veterans Health Administration Transitional work experience vs. job placement in veterans with co-morbid substance use and non-psychotic psychiatric disorders.

W Penk, CE Drebing, RA Rosenheck… - Psychiatric …, 2010 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: This study seeks to compare the effectiveness of Veterans Health Administration's
(VHA) transitional work experience (TWE) services and a minimal but common intervention …

[PDF][PDF] Receipt of employment services among Veterans Health Administration users with psychiatric diagnoses

KM Abraham, D Ganoczy, M Yosef… - Journal of …, 2014 - rehab.research.va.gov
This study examined the population-based reach of Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
employment services to VHA patients with psychiatric diagnoses. Reach of services includes …

Experiences of VA vocational and education training and assistance services: Facilitators and barriers reported by veterans with disabilities.

M Shepherd-Banigan, TK Pogoda… - Psychiatric …, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: To understand the experiences of veterans with disabilities and caregiving needs
who use Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) vocational and education services, including …

Disparities between individuals with and without psychiatric disabilities: State vocational rehabilitation services and employment outcomes.

S Peterson, M Olney - Journal of Rehabilitation, 2021 - search.ebscohost.com
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) services and outcomes for individuals with and without
psychiatric disabilities served in the State VR service-delivery system have been researched …