A Legacy of Failure: The Inability of the Federal-State Vocational Rehabilitation System to Serve People with Sevre Mental IllnessesThis report is the culmination of an extensive study conducted by NAMI of vocational rehabilitation services for people with severe mental illnesses throughout the country. Sections include: the federal-state vocational rehabilitation system and people with severe mental illnesses: history, purpose and efficacy; the role of public mental health systems and psychiatric rehabilitation programs in providing vocational rehabilitation services to people with severe mental illnesses; the role of state advocacy programs in assisting people with severe mental illnesses to access appropriate vocational services and supports; recommendations; and appendices. |
