title: A Randomised Controlled Trial of Evidence Based Supported Employment for People Who have Recently been Homeless and have a Mental Illness.
abstract: Individual placement and support (IPS) has not been tested experimentally among people recently housed with a scattered-site Housing First program. Ninety recently housed people were randomized to IPS or usual services. Regression models estimated via GEE were used to compare employment outcomes. Over 8 months of follow-up with good fidelity, fifteen (34 %) people in the IPS group versus nine (22 %) in the control group found competitive employment (p = 0.16). Adjusted odds of obtaining competitive employment were greater in the IPS group (OR 2.42, 95 %CI 1.13-5.16). Other employment outcomes were not significantly different between groups. Satisfaction with services was greater in the group receiving IPS. In this study, IPS was a modestly useful adjunct to scattered-site Housing First for people with mental illness who have been homeless.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. daniel.poremski@mail.mcgill.ca.|Douglas Mental Health University Institute, 6875 Boul. LaSalle, Perry 3C, Montreal, QC, H4H 1R3, Canada. daniel.poremski@mail.mcgill.ca.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Poremski
authors.affiliation: Douglas Mental Health University Institute, 6875 Boul. LaSalle, Perry 3C, Montreal, QC, H4H 1R3, Canada.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rabouin
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.|Douglas Mental Health University Institute, 6875 Boul. LaSalle, Perry 3C, Montreal, QC, H4H 1R3, Canada.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Latimer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002170:Canada; D016832:Employment, Supported / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Evidence-based supported employment; Homelessness; Mental health