'I'm proud of how far I've come. I'm just ready to work': mental health recovery narratives within the context of Australia's Disability Employment Services.

Alexandra Devine; Cathy Vaughan; Anne Kavanagh; Helen Dickinson; Sean Byars; Stefanie Dimov; Bill Gye; Lisa Brophy

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'I'm proud of how far I've come. I'm just ready to work': mental health recovery narratives within the context of Australia's Disability Employment Services.

Alexandra Devine, Cathy Vaughan, Anne Kavanagh, Helen Dickinson, Sean Byars, Stefanie Dimov, Bill Gye, Lisa Brophy

BMC Public Health | BMC | Published : 2020

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-8452-z

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Employment is recognised as facilitating the personal and clinical recovery of people with psychosocial disability. Yet this group continue to experience considerable barriers to work, and, constitute a significant proportion of individuals engaged with Disability Employment Services (DES). Recognition of the role of recovery-oriented practice within DES remains limited, despite these approaches being widely promoted as best-practice within the field of mental health. METHODS: The Improving Disability Employment Study (IDES) aims to gather evidence on factors influencing employment outcomes for Australians with disability. Descriptive analysis and linear regression of IDES surv..

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Stefanie Dimov Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Cathy Vaughan Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Helen Dickinson Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Lisa Brophy Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Alexandra Devine Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

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This research was funded through an Australian Research Council Linkages Project under grant LP 150100077. The funding body was not involved in the design, implementation, analysis or writing of this paper. The findings are therefore not representative of the views presented.