The American Psychological Association (APA) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) are pleased to announce a two-part series titled Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Unemployed Individuals. This series will focus on the mental health needs of unemployed individuals.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought increased awareness to the significant impact job loss and unemployment can have on mental health. This series is designed to highlight emerging evidence-based approaches that can be implemented to mitigate the negative effects of unemployment on mental health and substance use.
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Scope of the Problem and Testing Evidence-Based Strategies - Part 1
This webinar will characterize the epidemiology of mental health symptoms in relation to economic stressors and describe an intervention to address mental health concerns among job-seeking individuals. Presenters will describe the complex relationship between unemployment and mental health concerns in the context of both past economic downturns and the current COVID-19 pandemic. The webinar will also provide information on a treatment protocol tailored to address mental health concerns in individuals seeking services in employment and training settings. The presenters will describe the underlying theory guiding their intervention strategies, as well as key individual and setting level characteristics that inform the use of a technology-assisted approach to increase intervention acceptability and reach. Original webinar date: April 28, 2021
Host: Leslie Hammer, PhD
Presenters:
Rajeev Ramchand, PhD
Joseph Himle, PhD
Michelle Craske, PhD
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Scalable Approaches to Address Mental Health Barriers to Employment - Part 2
This webinar will begin with an overview of how workforce boards partner with employment and training centers throughout the United States to provide programs tailored for specific groups (e.g., unemployed youth, justice-involved, dislocated workers). The presentation will include a description of strategies currently used to address mental health concerns, as well as identified areas of unmet need. Next, presenters will describe an innovative, task-shifting approach that equips front-line staff in employment and training settings to address mental health concerns as part of the Connections to Care program delivered to over 40,000 clients in 15 community based organizations in New York City. Original webinar date: April 30, 2021
Host: Leslie Hammer, PhD
Presenters:
Melanie Anderson
Lynsay Ayer, PhD
Lakythia Ferby, MPH
Tina Yerry, MA