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abstract: 'Background
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Employment improves mental health and well-being by providing financial
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security, daily structure, a sense of identity and purpose, and social
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engagement. However, securing and sustaining employment is exceptionally
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challenging for vulnerable populations who experience persistent and
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multiple barriers, such as mental illness, homelessness, food and
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housing insecurity, and marginalization. Evidence-based supported
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employment programs, most notably individual placement and support (IPS)
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are becoming a more common approach for addressing the needs of these
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high-risk individuals. The aim of this paper is to outline the protocol
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for evaluating an IPS program in Vancouver''s downtown and Downtown
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Eastside (DTES).
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Methods and design
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This prospective quasi-experimental study of persons with persistent and
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multiple barriers to employment will use a mixed-methods approach for
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evaluating a novel IPS program. The evaluation will consist of survey
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packages and interviews that will capture outcomes related to employment
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and well-being, as well as the experiential process of receiving
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individualized and integrated supports through the IPS program. A
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mixed-methods approach is appropriate for this study as quantitative
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data will provide an objective assessment of program impacts on
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employment and well-being outcomes over time, while qualitative data
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will provide an in-depth understanding of continued barriers and
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experiences.
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Discussion
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The results from this evaluation will contribute evidence within a local
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British Columbian (BC) context that may increase access to meaningful
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employment for those with long-term experience of complex barriers to
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employment. Further, the findings will support continued improvements,
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and guide decision-making around practices and policy for future
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implementation of IPS and employment supports across BC.'
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affiliation: 'Kwan, A (Corresponding Author), Univ British Columbia, Fac Med, Dept
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Occupat Sci \& Occupat Therapy, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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Kwan, Amanda; Barbic, Skye P., Univ British Columbia, Fac Med, Dept Occupat Sci
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\& Occupat Therapy, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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Morris, Jonny, Canadian Mental Hlth Assoc BC Div, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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Barbic, Skye P., Providence Hlth Care Res Inst, Vancouver, BC, Canada.'
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article-number: e0261415
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author: Kwan, Amanda and Morris, Jonny and Barbic, Skye P.
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author-email: amanda.kwan@ubc.ca
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author_list:
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- family: Kwan
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given: Amanda
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- family: Morris
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given: Jonny
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- family: Barbic
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given: Skye P.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261415
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files: []
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issn: 1932-6203
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journal: PLOS ONE
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keywords-plus: 'TRANSITION-AGE YOUTH; SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT; INDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT;
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VETERANS; SERVICES; OUTCOMES; QUALITY; TRIAL; WORK; CARE'
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language: English
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month: DEC 16
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number: '12'
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number-of-cited-references: '36'
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orcid-numbers: Kwan, Amanda/0000-0001-7367-9438
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papis_id: 2057818569f79e48a9d572d33afb73b6
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ref: Kwan2021protocolmixed
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times-cited: '0'
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title: 'Protocol: A mixed methods evaluation of an IPS program to increase employment
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and well-being for people with long-term experience of complex barriers in Vancouver''s
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downtown and DTES'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000755091500095
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usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
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usage-count-since-2013: '5'
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volume: '16'
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web-of-science-categories: Multidisciplinary Sciences
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year: '2021'
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