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Trial reportJournal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine2016

Persisting Barriers to Employment for Recently Housed Adults with Mental Illness Who Were Homeless.

Daniel Poremski, Julia Woodhall-Melnik, Ashley J Lemieux, Vicky Stergiopoulos

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  4. Housing Instability and Depression among US Mothers Following a Nonmarital Birth.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Daniel PoremskiCentre for Research on Inner City Health, the Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada. Daniel.poremski@mail.mcgill.ca.
Julia Woodhall-MelnikCentre for Research on Inner City Health, the Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
Ashley J LemieuxDepartment of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Vicky StergiopoulosCentre for Research on Inner City Health, the Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adults with mental illness who are homeless experience multiple barriers to employment, contributing to difficulties securing and maintaining housing. Housing First programs provide quick, low-barrier access to housing and support services for this population, but their success in improving employment outcomes has been limited. Supported employment interventions may augment Housing First programs and address barriers to employment for homeless adults with mental illness. The present paper presents data from qualitative interviews to shed light on the persisting barriers to employment among people formerly homeless. Once housed, barriers to employment persisted, including the following: (1) worries about disclosing sensitive information, (2) fluctuating motivation, (3) continued substance use, and (4) fears about re-experiencing homelessness-related trauma. Nevertheless, participants reported that their experiences of homelessness helped them develop interpersonal strength and resilience. Discussing barriers with an employment specialist helps participants develop strategies to overcome them, but employment specialists must be sensitive to specific homelessness-related experiences that may not be immediately evident. Supported housing was insufficient to help people return to employment. Supported employment may help people return to work by addressing persisting barriers.

Indexed as

AdultAgedDisclosureEducational StatusEmploymentFemaleHousingHumansIll-Housed PersonsInterviews as TopicMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedMotivationQualitative ResearchResilience, PsychologicalHomelessnessMental illnessSupported employmentSupported housing

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PMID26666250
PMCPMC4794459

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