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dc.contributor.authorWaghorn, Geoff
dc.contributor.authorLloyd, Chris
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T14:55:22Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T14:55:22Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.date.modified2013-12-17T21:43:48Z
dc.identifier.issn14467984
dc.identifier.doi10.5172/jamh.4.2.129
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/55035
dc.description.abstractPeople with a mental illness are among the most socially and economically marginalised members of the community. They experience high levels of unemployment and nonparticipation in the labour force. Unemployment has a number of negative effects including the loss of purpose, structure, roles and status and a sense of identity which employment brings. Employment enables social inclusion in the wider community and is an important way that people with a mental illness can meaningfully participate in the wider community. Australia has a mental health strategy, which guides the ongoing reform of mental health services. However, specific strategies to address the social and economic marginalisation of people with a mental illness have not been addressed. A recovery-oriented approach is recommended, which integrates the key sectors involved. To date there has been little intersectoral collaboration between the various sectors such as mental health services, housing, and vocational services. People require more role-specific assistance to enable them to participate in socially valued roles implicit with citizenship. There is a need to formulate improved pathways to assistance and more evidence-based forms of assistance to re-establish career pathways. This report aims to: 1. collect relevant overseas and Australian evidence about the employment of people with mental illness 2. identify the potential benefits of employment 3. describe patterns of labour force participation in Australia among people with mental illness 4. identify how mental illness can cause barriers to employment 5. outline the type of employment restrictions reported by people with mental illness 6. identify the evidence-based ingredients of employment assistance 7. identify relevant policy implications; and 8. suggest strategies to improve employment outcomes and career prospects for people with mental illness.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.format.extent253386 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAustralian Network for Promotion, Prevention and Early Intervention for Mental Health
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom129
dc.relation.ispartofpageto171
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAustralian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health
dc.relation.ispartofvolume4
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic Health and Health Services
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode111799
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1103
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1117
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1701
dc.titleThe employment of people with mental illness
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.date.issued2005
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gro.griffith.authorLloyd, Chris A.


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