Psychological Wellbeing and Work

Improving service provision and outcomes

Christian Van Stolk, Joanna Hofman, Marco Hafner, Barbara Janta

ResearchPublished Jan 30, 2014

This report explores proposals to improve employment and health outcomes for people with common mental health problems and makes a number of recommendations. These include: using evidence-based models to provide services that combine employment and mental health support; increasing integration between existing treatment and employment services to improve outcomes in both areas; applying evidence-based models in new ways or a using combination of approaches; and providing timely access to coordinated treatment and employment support for a greater number of people with common mental health problems.

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  • Copyright: Department for Work and Pensions, the Department of Health, and the UK Cabinet Office
  • Availability: Web-Only
  • Year: 2014
  • Pages: 109
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/RR407
  • Document Number: RR-407-DWP

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