Employment-based interventions for vulnerably housed persons

Employment-based interventions (including substance use and vocational skills interventions (7 studies), supported employment (6 studies), and integrated supports including an employment component (6 studies)) were found to have mixed results in:

• improving community reintegration
• improving well-being outcomes
• reducing substance use

Specifically:

• Employment participation: only two out of the 12 studies reported a statistically significant increase in employment participation. The statistically significant studies involved interventions for individuals with substance use and/or concurrent disorders. Thus, interventions targeting substance use disorder or mental illnesses and housing interventions might lead to larger benefits.
• Improvement of housing: Four studies in this review reported improved housing after the intervention. Determining the interventions’ impact on housing was complicated due to only half of the studies measuring housing outcomes.