
Applying Implementation Science Methods to Address Barriers to Employment Services Offered through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care for Homeless Veterans Program
References
- Aronson, K. R., Perkins, D. F., Morgan, N. R., Bleser, J. A., Vogt, D., Copeland, L., Finley, E., & Gilman, C. (2019). Post-9/11 Veteran transitions to civilian life: Predictors of the use of employment programs. Journal of Veterans Studies, 5(1), 14–22. DOI: 10.21061/jvs.v5i1.127
- Bonawitz, K., Wetmore, M., Heisler, M., Dalton, V. K., Damschroder, L. J., Forman, J., Allan, K. R., & Moniz, M. H. (2020). Champions in context: Which attributes matter for change efforts in healthcare? Implementation Science, 15(1), 1–10. DOI: 10.1186/s13012-020-01024-9
- Bond, G. R. (1998). Principles of the individual placement and support model: Empirical support. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 22(1), 11. DOI: 10.1037/h0095271
- Byrne, T., Fargo, J. D., Montgomery, A. E., Roberts, C. B., Culhane, D. P., & Kane, V. (2015). Screening for homelessness in the Veterans Health Administration: Monitoring housing stability through repeat screening. Public Health Reports, 130(6), 684–692. DOI: 10.1177/003335491513000618
- Caplan, R. D., Vinokur, A. D., Price, R. H., & Van Ryn, M. (1989). Job seeking, reemployment, and mental health: A randomized field experiment in coping with job loss. Journal of Applied Psychology, 74(5), 759. DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.74.5.759
- Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. (n.d.). CFIR guide.
https://cfirguide.org/guide/app/#/ - Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. (2021). Strategy design.
https://cfirguide.org/choosing-strategies/ - Cook, J. A., Burke-Miller, J. K., & Roessel, E. (2016). Long-term effects of evidence-based supported employment on earnings and on SSI and SSDI participation among individuals with psychiatric disabilities. American Journal of Psychiatry, 173(10), 1007–1014. DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.15101359
- Cusack, M., Montgomery, A. E., Sorrentino, A. E., Dichter, M. E., Chhabra, M., & True, G. (2020). Journey to home: development of a conceptual model to describe veterans’ experiences with resolving housing instability. Housing Studies, 35(2), 310–332. DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2019.1598551
- Fargo, J., Montgomery, A. E., Byrne, T., Brignone, E., Cusack, M., & Gundlapalli, A. V. (2017). Needles in a haystack: Screening and healthcare system evidence for homelessness. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 235, 574–578.
- Godbee, K., Gunn, J., Lautenschlager, N. T., Curran, E., & Palmer, V. J. (2019). Implementing dementia risk reduction in primary care: A preliminary conceptual model based on a scoping review of practitioners’ views. Primary Health Care Research & Development, 20. DOI: 10.1017/S1463423619000744
- Henry, M., deSours, T., Roddey, C., Gayen, S., & Bednar, T. J. (2021, January). The 2020 annual homeless assessment report (AHAR) to Congress. Abt Associates.
https://www.huduser.gov/portal/sites/default/files/pdf/2020-AHAR-Part-1.pdf - Juckett, L. A., Bunger, A. C., Jarrott, S. E., Dabelko-Schoeny, H. I., Krok-Schoen, J., Poling, R. M., Mion, L. C., & Tucker, S. (2020). Determinants of fall prevention guideline implementation in the home-and community-based service setting. The Gerontologist. DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnaa133
- Kashner, T. M., Rosenheck, R., Campinell, A. B., Suris, A., Crandall, R., Garfield, N. J., Lapuc, P., Pyrcz, K., Soyka, T., Wicker, A., & CWT Study Team. (2002). Impact of work therapy on health status among homeless, substance-dependent veterans: A randomized controlled trial. Archives of General Psychiatry, 59(10), 938–944. DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.59.10.938
- Kleykamp, M. (2013). Unemployment, earnings and enrollment among post 9/11 veterans. Social Science Research, 42(3), 836–851. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2012.12.017
- Kramarow, E. A., & Pastor, P. N. (2012, August). The health of male veterans and nonveterans aged 25-64, United States, 2007–2010 (No. 101). US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db101.pdf - Li, J., Smyth, S. S., Clouser, J. M., McMullen, C. A., Gupta, V., & Williams, M. V. (2021). Planning implementation success of syncope clinical practice guidelines in the emergency department using CFIR framework. Medicina, 57(6), 570. DOI: 10.3390/medicina57060570
- Lundmark, R., Hasson, H., Richter, A., Khachatryan, E., Åkesson, A., & Eriksson, L. (2021). Alignment in implementation of evidence-based interventions: A scoping review. Implementation Science, 16(1), 1–14. DOI: 10.1186/s13012-021-01160-w
- Montgomery, A. E., Byrne, T. H., Cusack, M. C., Chhabra, M., Sorrentino, A. E., Dichter, M. E., & True, G. (2020). Patients’ perspectives on elements of stable housing and threats to housing stability. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 11(4), 545–567. DOI: 10.1086/712238
- Montgomery, A. E., Fargo, J. D., Byrne, T. H., Kane, V. R., & Culhane, D. P. (2013). Universal screening for homelessness and risk for homelessness in the Veterans Health Administration. American Journal of Public Health, 103(S2), S210–S211. DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301398
- Nilsen, P. (2015). Making sense of implementation theories, models, and frameworks. Implementation Science, 10(53), 1–13. DOI: 10.1186/s13012-015-0242-0
- Patton, M. Q. (2015). Qualitative research and evaluation methods: Integrating theory and practice. SAGE.
- Payne, R. L., & Graham Jones, J. (1987). The effects of long-term unemployment on attitudes to employment. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 8(4), 351–358. DOI: 10.1002/job.4030080407
- Rosenheck, R. A., & Mares, A. S. (2007). Implementation of supported employment for homeless veterans with psychiatric or addiction disorders: Two-year outcomes. Psychiatric Services, 58(3), 325–333. DOI: 10.1176/ps.2007.58.3.325
- Shier, M. L., Jones, M. E., & Graham, J. R. (2012). Employment difficulties experienced by employed homeless people: Labor market factors that contribute to and maintain homelessness. Journal of Poverty, 16(1), 27–47. DOI: 10.1080/10875549.2012.640522
- Smith, I. (2005). Achieving readiness for organisational change. Library Management, 26(6/7), 408–412. DOI: 10.1108/01435120510623764
- Tessler, R., Rosenheck, R., & Gamache, G. (2005). Declining access to alcohol and drug abuse services among veterans in the general population. Military Medicine, 170(3), 234–238. DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.170.3.234
- United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. (2021, April). Secretaries of HUD, VA joint statement on ending veteran homelessness [Press release].
https://www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/HUD_No_21_059 - United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021, March). Table 2a. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and period of service, 2020 annual averages. Economic News Release.
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/Vet.t02A.htm - United States Department of Veterans Affairs. (2020, October). Homeless Veteran Community Employment Services (HVCES).
https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/docs/HVCES-Fact-Sheet-October-2020.pdf - United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. (2015, June). Opening doors: Federal strategic plan to prevent and end homelessness.
https://www.usich.gov/resources/uploads/asset_library/USICH_OpeningDoors_Amendment2015_FINAL.pdf - Vinokur, A. D., Van Ryn, M., Gramlich, E. M., & Price, R. H. (1991). Long-term follow-up and benefit-cost analysis of the Jobs Program: A preventive intervention for the unemployed. Journal of Applied Psychology, 76(2), 213. DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.76.2.213
- Waltz, T. J., Powell, B. J., Fernández, M. E., Abadie, B., & Damschroder, L. J. (2019). Choosing implementation strategies to address contextual barriers: Diversity in recommendations and future directions. Implementation Science, 14(1), 1–15. DOI: 10.1186/s13012-019-0892-4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v8i1.313 | Journal eISSN: 2470-4768
Language: English
Page range: 255 - 265
Submitted on: Oct 19, 2021
Accepted on: Apr 4, 2022
Published on: Jun 27, 2022
Published by: Virginia Tech Publishing
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
© 2022 Meagan Cusack, Allyson Varley, Ann Elizabeth Montgomery, published by Virginia Tech Publishing
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.