RHY Employment Interventions Supports by Integrated Clinical Services

A recent study of 72 young people ages 16-24 experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles, CA compared outcomes from an employment program using a social enterprise approach to one with a more traditional ‘placement and support’ approach. In both, young people employed at baseline were eight times more likely than their peers to be employed at the 20-month follow up, highlighting the importance of getting RHY into the workforce. Researchers also noted that engagement rates for employment programming were significantly higher than those for medical, mental health or substance abuse services, suggesting employment programs have elements that youth prefer.

Read the study here: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/696372