Improving Employment Outcomes for Probationers With Mental Illnesses

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Employment is a key protective factor against recidivism; however, the lack of job opportunities keeps justice-involved mentally ill individuals, especially young adults of color, unemployed and at risk for future justice involvement. To address these issues and grow the evidence for evidence-based practices for justice-involved adults with mental illnesses, the investigators will study the implementation and outcomes of individual placement support-supported employment (IPS-SE) combined with specialty mental health probation (SMHP) for probationers with mental illnesses.

Clinical Trial Description

The large and growing number of individuals with mental illnesses who are on probation have a difficult time accessing housing, employment, and health and mental health care, which is especially concerning for young adults aged 19-25 who make up just 10% of the population but 26% of those on probation. Employment is a key protective factor against recidivism; however, the lack of job opportunities keeps justice-involved mentally ill individuals, especially young adults of color, unemployed and at risk for future justice involvement. Without access to evidence-based supported employment interventions, economic inequality and poverty among justice-involved young adults with mental illnesses will remain unchanged. To this end, an experienced multidisciplinary team will study the implementation and outcomes of individual placement support-supported employment (IPS-SE) combined with specialty mental health probation (SMHP) for probationers with mental illnesses. The investigators' long-term goal is to develop the evidence for interventions designed to improve employment outcomes among justice-involved individuals who have mental illnesses and conduct translational research with broad application to justice-involved individuals living with mental illnesses. The investigators will pursue the following specific aims: Aim 1: Examine the barriers and facilitators to implementing IPS-SE in a probation setting. The investigators will use qualitative methods and semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders involved in the implementation of SMHP+IPS-SE to understand how IPS-SE can be embedded successfully in a probation setting. Aim 2: Conduct a randomized trial to examine the impact of the SMHP+IPS-SE on employment and annual income for probationers with mental illnesses. The investigators will randomly assign 120 individuals to receive SMHP + treatment as usual (TAU) or SMHP+IPS-SE. The research team will test the following hypothesis - H1: SMHP+IPS-SE recipients will be more likely to obtain and sustain employment compared to SMHP+TAU recipients. The expected outcomes include: (1) an understanding of the implementation barriers and facilitators associated with providing IPS-SE in a probation setting; (2) an understanding of how IPS-SE needs to be adapted for probationers with mental illnesses; and (3) evidence that SMHP+IPS-SE can improve employment outcomes among justice-involved probationers with mental illnesses. This research has the potential to promote the adoption and dissemination of best practices at the interface of the mental health and criminal justice systems and promises to grow the evidence for interventions that improve employment and reduce economic inequalities among a vulnerable population. ;

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT04948853
Study type	Interventional
Source	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase	N/A
Start date	August 1, 2021
Completion date	July 31, 2023

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