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

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Employment
• Interventions: Other: Group vocational intervention; Other: Supported Employment Condition

• Registration Number: NCT01629953
• Lead Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development

Brief 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.

Detailed Description

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Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-10-31
• Study First Submitted: 2012-06-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-06-26
• Study First Posted: 2012-06-28
• Primary Completion: 2016-10-31
• Results First Submitted: 2017-09-06
• Results First Submitted QC: 2017-09-06
• Results First Posted: 2018-05-22
• Study Completion: 2019-05-01
• Status Verified: 2019-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-06-04
• Last Update Posted: 2019-06-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 140

Inclusion Criteria

• history of at least one felony conviction
• diagnosis of a mental illness including substance use disorders

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Exclusion Criteria

• dementia
• active psychosis

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group Based Vocational Rehabilitation	Group vocational intervention	Group vocational intervention
Supported Employment Condition	Supported Employment Condition	Group vocational intervention + supported employment

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Total Employment	1 years	Total amount employed over 1 year follow-up period
Employment	within 6 months	Number of veterans finding work within 6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

VA North Texas Health Care System Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX; 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States