abstract: 'Purpose The current study was undertaken to understand and describe the

  meaning of work as well as the barriers and facilitators perceived by

  young people with mental health conditions for gaining and maintaining

  employment. Materials and Methods Employing a purposive and maximum

  variation sampling, 30 young people were recruited and interviewed. The

  respondents were Singapore residents with a mean age of 26.8 years (SD =

  4.5, range 20-34 years); the majority were males (56.7\%), of Chinese

  ethnicity (63.3\%), and employed (73.3\%), at the time of the interview.

  Verbatim transcripts were analysed using inductive thematic analysis.

  Results Three global themes emerged from the analyses of the narratives,

  which included (i) the meaning of employment, (ii) barriers to

  employment comprising individual, interpersonal and systemic

  difficulties and challenges participants faced while seeking and

  sustaining employment and (iii) facilitators of employment that

  consisted of individual and interpersonal factors that had helped the

  young persons to gain and maintain employment. Conclusions Stigma and

  discrimination emerged as one of the most frequently mentioned

  employment barriers. These barriers are not insurmountable and can be

  overcome both through legislation as well as through the training and

  support of young people with mental health conditions.'
affiliation: 'Subramaniam, M (Corresponding Author), Inst Mental Hlth, Res Div, Buangkok
  Green Med Pk,10, Singapore 539747, Singapore.

  Subramaniam, Mythily; Zhang, Yunjue; Shahwan, Shazana; Vaingankar, Janhavi Ajit;
  Satghare, Pratika; Teh, Wen Lin; Roystonn, Kumarasan; Goh, Chong Min Janrius; Chong,
  Siow Ann, Inst Mental Hlth, Res Div, Buangkok Green Med Pk,10, Singapore 539747,
  Singapore.

  Subramaniam, Mythily, Natl Univ Singapore, Saw Swee Hock Sch Publ Hlth, Singapore,
  Singapore.

  Maniam, Yogeswary; Verma, Swapna, Inst Mental Hlth, Dept Early Psychosis Intervent,
  Singapore, Singapore.

  Tan, Zhuan Liang; Tay, Benjamin, Natl Council Social Serv, Sect Strategy Grp, Singapore,
  Singapore.'
author: Subramaniam, Mythily and Zhang, Yunjue and Shahwan, Shazana and Vaingankar,
  Janhavi Ajit and Satghare, Pratika and Teh, Wen Lin and Roystonn, Kumarasan and
  Goh, Chong Min Janrius and Maniam, Yogeswary and Tan, Zhuan Liang and Tay, Benjamin
  and Verma, Swapna and Chong, Siow Ann
author-email: Mythily@imh.com.sg
author_list:
- family: Subramaniam
  given: Mythily
- family: Zhang
  given: Yunjue
- family: Shahwan
  given: Shazana
- family: Vaingankar
  given: Janhavi Ajit
- family: Satghare
  given: Pratika
- family: Teh
  given: Wen Lin
- family: Roystonn
  given: Kumarasan
- family: Goh
  given: Chong Min Janrius
- family: Maniam
  given: Yogeswary
- family: Tan
  given: Zhuan Liang
- family: Tay
  given: Benjamin
- family: Verma
  given: Swapna
- family: Chong
  given: Siow Ann
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1080/09638288.2020.1822932
earlyaccessdate: SEP 2020
eissn: 1464-5165
files: []
issn: 0963-8288
journal: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
keywords: Barriers; discrimination; employment; mental disorder; stigma; support
keywords-plus: 'SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT; STRUCTURAL STIGMA; SCHIZOPHRENIA; EXPERIENCES;

  PSYCHOSIS; INCOME; PARTICIPATION; PRODUCTIVITY; INTERVENTION;

  PERSPECTIVES'
language: English
month: MAY 8
number: '10'
number-of-cited-references: '65'
orcid-numbers: 'Tay, Benjamin/0000-0003-4544-1224

  Roystonn, Kumarasan/0000-0001-9100-0353'
pages: 2033-2043
papis_id: 9026744e2466a3a068133f703a216cd1
ref: Subramaniam2022employmentyoung
times-cited: '8'
title: 'Employment of young people with mental health conditions: making it work'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000573369200001
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '13'
volume: '44'
web-of-science-categories: Rehabilitation
year: '2022'