Needs Assessment for a Comprehensive Reemployment Program Among Residents of a Work Rehabilitation Program for Individuals with Unstable or Lack of Housing

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• Personal Author:
  Cambron JA ; Conroy LM ; Forst L ; Friedman LS ; Johnson TP ; Madigan D ; Patil CL ; Zanoni J
• Description:
  Objective: Individuals in transitional housing programs often have a goal of reaching stable employment, but the unique needs and barriers for achieving this warrants further study. Methods: A structured interview guide was administered orally and descriptive data analysis was done for this exploratory mixed-methods study. Results: Commonly reported reemployment challenges included legal barriers and unmet transportation, housing, and financial needs. More than two-thirds of residents reported no place to live after the program regardless of if they had previous precarious housing. Emerging themes included challenges regarding sufficient time for the transition to being employed, fear of relapse, and lack of long-term goals and planning. Conclusions: Findings suggest that residential rehabilitation programs are an important resource. While these programs tend to focus on reemployment, their services could be enhanced by assessing individual needs and allowing for variation in reemployment preparation. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Race Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Homelessness Mental Health Needs Assessment Psychological Effects Psychology Racial Factors Reemployment Sociological Factors
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant ; Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  163-170
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058556
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2020 Feb; 62(2):163-170
• Contact Point Address:
  Dana Madigan, DC, MPH, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1603 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612
• Email:
  dmadig2@uic.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois at Chicago
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d85f61174eb8c0b4761e1ddde1e16c67c10a97d14552aee663c4986808653cb2c33a3d0f22eb2e0e8c70d71597ca116cb41219907111cf5022a5a8a1fc8b9859
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/221621/cdc_221621_DS1.pdf
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