... to employment and social exclusion. Discussions were documented through participant-generated flipcharts, Post-it notes and a plenary feedback session, before being analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Findings Analysis generated three interconnected themes: reintegration as a fragile transition...

...Dara Mojtahedi; Rosie Allen; Ellie Jess; Maria Ioannou; John Synnott Purpose Employability skills training programmes are an effective means for reducing unemployment rates. Such programmes also have the potential to improve the general well-being (e.g. self-efficacy) of disadvantaged individuals...

... of their employment and professional relationships. Participants self-identified from two NHS trusts and participated in semi-structured interviews. Findings A total of seven interviews contributed to the final analysis. A total of four themes emerged: social environment (relationships), physical environment...

... Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Employment Music Relationships Recovery Hearing voices Standing at six foot four inches tall, Shaun is not someone you are likely to miss easily. I met him the first time at the Hearing Voices Group Christmas...

... Mental health services Employment Sick leave Peer support Personal recovery Today is the day I have been simultaneously working toward and dreading for the past few weeks. I am returning to work. I was signed off by my GP some weeks ago now and the time has come for me to return. I know...

.../approach – A literature review was conducted and data collected from supported employment programmes in four localities. An econometric analysis was performed to evaluate likely savings for local commissioners and return on investment for the Treasury. Findings – Integration of employment support...

... by current volunteers evidence the social and emotional benefits of volunteering. Of the 237 people who have engaged as volunteers, 27 are now in paid employment. Originality/value – A case study of one innovative project which has the capacity to grow and to be transferred to other organisations...

...Naomi Boycott; Justine Schneider; Michael Osborne Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to draw out the lessons learned from the implementation of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach to supported employment in two contrasting adult mental health teams; one “standard” CMHT...

... reports a new analysis of a trial of specialist employment and education support in an early intervention service. It used a statistical method called logistic regression to test whether only employment support predicted 41 participants’ success in getting into employment and education, or whether things...

... and employment aspirations of people with mental health problems. Originality/value The paper updates and discusses knowledge on recent and forthcoming welfare reform and cites recent evidence from Government. A rethink of the whole system is urgently needed. But first the government must reconsider...

...Alex Williams Purpose This article aims to explore what are likely to be key factors in a successful journey to employment for someone who has experienced long‐term mental distress. Design/methodology/approach The article is a personal account of entering and sustaining employment by someone...

...Sue Holttum Purpose This Research Watch aims to summarise two recent research papers relating to employment and mental health, one relating to all sectors of the working‐age population and the other to women who had recently had a child. Design/methodology/approach A search was undertaken...

...Sue Holttum Purpose This Research Watch seeks to summarise two recent research papers. The first evaluates a scheme that trains people in managing their mental health or physical condition to increase their chances of gaining employment. The second examines the social causes of psychosis...

...Martin Dominy; Toby Hayward‐Butcher Purpose This paper seeks to examine whether paid employment produces positive social capital returns for people with severe and enduring mental health needs. Design/methodology/approach A sample of 96 users of mental health services in Sussex, who had been...

...Sue Holttum Purpose This paper provides a quarterly reflection on recent research in mental health and social inclusion. Design/methodology/approach This edition reviews recent research on supporting people with mental health conditions into employment and education, and the related issue...

...Sue Atkinson; Vicky Reynolds This article explores some of the meanings and implications of learning for both the learner and the learning adviser in a mental health setting. It discusses the relationship of learning and employment, aspects of the lived reality of learning while experiencing...

.... However if New Horizons continues to receive political backing, it does offer a framework to underpin a radical programme of change. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Policy Strategy Well‐being Promotion Prevention Employment New Horizons POLICY Simon Lawton-Smith Head of Policy...

... Employment Sheltered employment Day services MODERNISATION Reluctant conscripts? Service users experiences of vocational service modernisation Helen Bird, Ursula Huxley and Chris Ring Helen Bird and colleagues report on a small-scale research project completed in west Yorkshire that examined...

...Sally Reynolds Sally Reynolds, Chief Executive of Social Firms UK, outlines the latest developments in the social firm sector's mission to provide real jobs for people with severe disadvantages. Social firms Discrimination Empowerment Employment Mental health SOCIAL FIRMS Enterprise...

...Jenni Bacon; Helen Lockett; Miles Rinaldi What does it mean to say there's an evidence base for supported employment? One approach, known as Individual placement and support or IPS for short, has been extensively evaluated and proven to help high numbers of people with severe mental health problems...