Audio Version – 3-Minute Listen Research SummaryAt-a-GlanceVocational rehabilitation counselors who present factual information to employers serve as advocates for job seekers with mental health disabilities. The employment of people …
Vocational Rehabilitation Strategies to Enhance Early Career Development for Young People with Disabilities
Audio Version – 5-Minute Listen Research SummaryAt-a-GlanceThe choices young people make in their late teens and early twenties impact their earning potential and work opportunities for the rest of their …
SSDI and SSI Beneficiaries with Mental Illness Benefit from Evidence-Based Supported Employment
Audio Version – 4-Minute Listen Research SummaryAt-a-GlanceThe goal of this study was to learn if Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries with mental illness benefited …
Family Views on Integrated Employment
Audio Version – 3-Minute Listen Research SummaryAt-a-GlanceWhile recent legislation has called for the expansion of integrated employment of people with disabilities, a large number of adults with severe disabilities still …
Job Quality for Americans with Disabilities
Audio Version – 3-Minute Listen Research SummaryAt-a-GlanceIn recent decades — and particularly since the Great Recession — research shows that the number of low-quality, wage stagnant jobs are on the …
Early Intervention: Services for Young Children and Families in Poverty
Audio Version – 4-Minute Listen Research SummaryAt-a-GlanceThe Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) mandates that very young children with disabilities receive early intervention services to lessen developmental delays. The purpose …
Youth with Disabilities at the Crossroads: Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Disability Benefits
Audio Version – 4-Minute Listen Research SummaryAt-a-GlanceVocational rehabilitation agencies have the opportunity to help youth with disabilities gain the skills they need to get jobs, rather than rely on benefits, …
Psychological Practice in Rural Settings: At the Cutting Edge
Audio Version – 3-Minute Listen Research SummaryAt-a-GlanceA combination of factors – close-knit relationships, mental health stigma, and privacy concerns – make getting and providing mental health care more challenging in …
Preventing & Treating Substance Abuse in Rural Areas: A Toolkit
The Rural Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse Toolkit provides evidence-based examples, promising models, program best practices, and resources for implementing substance abuse prevention and treatment programs in rural communities. …