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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Devine, Alexandra; * | Vaughan, Cathy | Kavanagh, Anne
Affiliations: Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Alexandra Devine, c/o Centre for Health Equity, MSPGH, The University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia. Tel.: +61 415570109; E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: BACKGROUND:Continual reforms of the Australian Disability Employment Services (DES) program aim to improve employment outcomes for people with disabilities, including people with a psychosocial disability who experience high levels of unemployment. OBJECTIVE:To understand contextual factors in the lives of DES participants with a psychosocial disability that influence their engagement with and potential benefits from the DES program in the context of the 2018 reforms. METHODS:Thematic analysis of 30 qualitative interviews with DES participants with a psychosocial disability was conducted as part of the Improving Disability Employment Study between November 2017 to October 2018. RESULTS:Findings highlight diverse life challenges experienced by DES participants including disrupted education, inadequate access to mental and general health services, and financial and housing insecurity. CONCLUSIONS:The life circumstances of DES participants with a psychosocial disability are often complex and undermine their engagement with employment services and access to labour markets. Despite considerable investment in ongoing reforms, these circumstances continue to undermine the effectiveness of the DES program.
Keywords: Psychosocial disability, employment services, work, social inequities
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-203130
Journal: Work, vol. 65, no. 4, pp. 775-787, 2020
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