Supported Employment

Employment is a primary goal of most people with serious mental illness. "Work is the most direct step to recovery, and Individual Placement and Support (IPS)-also called supported employment- is the only evidenced-based practice for helping people get work." The President's New Freedon Commission Report (2003)

NAMI of DuPage is participating with three other Illinois counties in an effort known as The Illinois Family Project to expand family involvement in IPS. The project's goal is to educate families of individuals with mental illness to advocate for, create, and expand high quality IPS programs that result in an increased number of people in sustained competitive employment.

Individual Placement and Support Brochure

NAMI 2009 National Convention Presentation on ISP-Supported Employment (hit "open", then "F5", and then "spacebar" to advance through the presentation)

NAMI 2009 National Convention Presentation on ISP-Supported Employment Timed Slide Show (hit "save" to save the file to the hard drive, do not hit "open"--it will open directly in browser--you can see the presentation but will not be able to stop it without closing the browser tab)

To learn more from NAMI National

Dartmouth Supported Employment Center http://dms.dartmouth.edu/dsec/