Together in Recovery With Veterans Through Employment

Description

The purpose of this study is to help Veterans who have opioid use problems with gaining and maintaining meaningful employment. The investigators also want to know employment helps with other aspects of the Veteran's life including starting and staying on necessary medications, mental health needs, and feeling a part of society.

Conditions

Veterans With Opioid Use Disorder

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Study overview

The purpose of this study is to help Veterans who have opioid use problems with gaining and maintaining meaningful employment. The investigators also want to know employment helps with other aspects of the Veteran's life including starting and staying on necessary medications, mental health needs, and feeling a part of society.

Individual Placement and Support for Veterans With Opioid Use Disorder: A Mixed Methods Study

Together in Recovery With Veterans Through Employment

Condition
Veterans With Opioid Use Disorder
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Birmingham

Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233-1927

Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, AL, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, 35404-5015

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

  • * age 19\* (\<19 year of age in the state of AL is defined minor)
  • * DSM-5 Axis I diagnosis of OUD
  • * currently unemployed or underemployed, defined as working \<20hrs/week in a meaningful competitive job for a wage, salary, or commission
  • * expression of interest in competitive employment; and willing and able to give informed consent
  • * current diagnosis of psychotic disorders since these Veterans already can receive IPS in usual care at TVAMC and BVAMC
  • * diagnosis of dementia (evidenced in the medical record)
  • * presence of current severe and unstable medical condition or terminal illness, that would contraindicate study participation or expose them to an undue risk
  • * unlikely that participant can complete the study
  • * e.g., expected deployment, incarceration, long-term hospitalization, or relocation from the vicinity
  • * active suicidal or homicidal ideation making it unsafe for Veteran to be included
  • * current participation in another vocational interventional trial

Ages Eligible for Study

19 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

VA Office of Research and Development,

Mercy N Mumba, RN, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, AL

Study Record Dates

2026-09-30