Vermont RETAIN Impact Evaluation

Description

The Retaining Employment and Talent after Injury/Illness Network (RETAIN) demonstration is a collaborative effort between the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to improve employment outcomes for individuals who experience injuries or illnesses that put them at risk of exiting the labor force and relying on disability programs and other public supports in the long term. RETAIN projects include a combination of medical provider services, stay-at-work/return-to-work (SAW/RTW) coordination services, and other SAW/RTW services. This evaluation will focus on the Vermont Department of Labor's implementation of "Vermont RETAIN" statewide. The evaluation will document how the project is implemented, describe enrollees, estimate the project's impacts on enrollees' outcomes, and assess whether the benefits outweigh the costs.

Conditions

Disability

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Study overview

The Retaining Employment and Talent after Injury/Illness Network (RETAIN) demonstration is a collaborative effort between the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to improve employment outcomes for individuals who experience injuries or illnesses that put them at risk of exiting the labor force and relying on disability programs and other public supports in the long term. RETAIN projects include a combination of medical provider services, stay-at-work/return-to-work (SAW/RTW) coordination services, and other SAW/RTW services. This evaluation will focus on the Vermont Department of Labor's implementation of "Vermont RETAIN" statewide. The evaluation will document how the project is implemented, describe enrollees, estimate the project's impacts on enrollees' outcomes, and assess whether the benefits outweigh the costs.

One-Year Impact Evaluation of Vermont Retaining Employment and Talent After Injury/Illness Network (RETAIN)

Vermont RETAIN Impact Evaluation

Condition
Disability
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Lebanon

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03756

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * 18 years or older
  • * Live or work in Vermont (or if out of work, lives in a border state and plan to work in Vermont)
  • * Currently employed or actively looking for a job
  • * Have an injury or illness that is limiting or could limit ability to stay at or return to work
  • * The injury or illness occurred, flared, or worsened within the past 6 months
  • * Has received care of coordination services from RETAIN before
  • * Has an active SUD that is currently untreated
  • * Has been out of work for more than 12 weeks due to injury, illness, or flare
  • * Currently applying for or receiving disability benefits from Social Security Administration

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.,

Jill Berk, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Study Record Dates

2026-02-28