Read about the latest news in evidence-based employment support.
Honouring employment aspirations
As we transform Aotearoa’s mental health and addiction system, we need to honour people’s employment aspirations. Integrating employment support in mental health and addiction services is key.
Calls for action to increase access to integrated employment support
Platform | Atamira and the Mental Health Foundation have released their briefings to the incoming Parliament, calling for to increase access to integrated employment support in New Zealand.
Australian Productivity Commission recommends national expansion of IPS employment support programmes
The Australian Productivity Commission has released its final report on mental health, recognising that mental health is a key driver of economic participation and productivity in Australia.
Employment support in mental health and addiction care and treatment
In the run-up to the election, Platform Trust hosted a pre-election mental health and addiction forum. Work Counts submitted a briefing paper with the message, “We know what works. It is now time to rapidly scale up access to employment support in GP clinics and mental health centres.”
What makes an effective employment consultant?
Webinar recap: Work Counts strategic advisor, Dr Helen Lockett provides an overview of the findings from her review of the literature.
Increasing access to employment support is central to a transformed mental health and addiction system
Recent reports point to the integration of health and employment support
What works to support people with long-term conditions into work
Webinar recap: research and insights from our webinar with Dr Jo Fadyl and Associate Professor Dr Matire Harwood on what works to support people with long-term conditions into employment.
