The IPS Employment Center<\/span><\/span><\/h1><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Research, Dissemination, Training, and Consultation<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span>News<\/h1><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/ipsworks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Unknown-300x148.png\")
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<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span>Events & Announcements<\/h1><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>7.2.2025<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nSAMHSA IPS Toolkit<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released an up-to-date toolkit about IPS. \u00a0It is a collection of educational tools and resources that are designed to assist a variety of stakeholder groups with IPS implementation and sustainment. IPS programs, agencies, family members, consumers, and state leaders will all be interested in the tools provided.<\/div>\nMore information, including how to download the toolkit can be found on the SAMHSA website<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n5.29.2025<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nCOMMUNITY BASED SERVICES<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nJoin the IPS Learning Community discussion on Community-based Services on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 from 12 PM – 1:30 PM EST<\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0 What makes IPS unique and effective when services are brought outside of the mental health agencies? Click on the picture below for more information, including Zoom link.<\/p>\n1.16.2025<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nEDI LEARNING COMMUNITY CALL<\/p>\n
Mission: Promoting ongoing learning and sharing that increases equity, diversity, and inclusion throughout the IPS Learning Community and across all IPS stakeholders.
\nThe EDI IPS Learning Community invites you to join quarterly interactive sessions. Mark your calendars! The<\/strong> first webinar is on January 28th.<\/strong><\/span> Visit the Equity page<\/a><\/span> <\/strong>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n11.13.2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nThe IPS Employment Center will be offering a new online course about mental illness and recovery<\/span><\/strong>. This course is for IPS specialists, case managers, VR counselors, family members or anyone else who wants to learn more about mental illnesses. Included in each unit are specific diagnosis, symptoms, treatment, and stories of how individuals live productive and meaningful lives! Click here for more details.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n9.6.2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nClick Here<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to read an article on The Effectiveness of Peer Support in Personal and Clinical Recovery.<\/p>\n8.15.2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nASPIRE Issue Brief<\/span><\/strong><\/a>: Implementing Individual Placement and Support in rural communities: Barriers and strategies.<\/i><\/p>\n7.24.2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nFunding Crosswalks: Coordinating and Leveraging Resources to Increase Competitive Integrated Employment<\/strong><\/p>\nPrepared for the U.S. Department of Labor\u2019s (DOL) Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) by Virginia Selleck, this guide includes funding strategies for IPS, and resources for acquiring further information for individual states. Click here<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to view the report.<\/p>\n3.15.2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/ipsworks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-15-at-9.56.38\u202fAM.png\")
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Employment provides many benefits to support recovery journeys, such as adding purpose and structure to one\u2019s day. Please join NAMI on April 18th for a conversation about how long-term employment can support mental health recovery.<\/p>\n
To view the recording, please visit:\u00a0NAMI Ask the Expert<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n6.29.22<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nA huge congratulations to the IPS Employment Center’s longtime director, Debbie Becker, who retires today. Thanks to Debbie for her years of dedication and fantastic leadership.\u00a0 We welcome Sarah Swanson as the new director of the IPS Learning Community and look forward to her guidance and continued commitment to this community.<\/p>\n
5.20.22<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nWe have a new course<\/a><\/strong>! The course is for non-employment practitioners, like counselors, therapists, housing specialists, peer specialists, and others. Follow the link to the course page to learn more and sign up.<\/p>\n4.5.22<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nWe have a new committee – the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee! Learn more about the committee here<\/a> and be sure to look for future updates from them in the document library under the new EDI Committee category.<\/p>\n4.1.22<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nThe IPS 25-item fidelity scale is now available in French. Click here to start using it<\/a> – or find it in the document library under fidelity tools.<\/p>\n3.30.22<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nLearn more about funding sources for IPS in this new article<\/a> by Debbie Becker, Sandy Reese, and Claire Courtney in the latest issue of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal.<\/p>\n3.1.22<\/b><\/p>\n
We’ve shared two new issue briefs in our document library. Go to the library or click these links to read about Measuring Access to IPS and Employment Outcomes for Historically Underserved Groups<\/a> and State-Level Barriers and Facilitators to IPS Implementation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span>IPS Newsletter<\/h1><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/ipsworks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-10.14.11\u202fAM-233x300.png\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Click on the picture above to view and download the current issue of the IPS Newsletter.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Facts & Figures<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span><\/div>First IPS Manual Published<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span><\/div>US States in the IPS Learning Community<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span><\/div>US Counties\/Jurisdictions in the IPS Learning Community<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span><\/div>Countries\/regions outside the US in the IPS Learning Community<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span><\/div>RCTs Demonstrate Effectiveness of IPS<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/div>What is IPS?<\/h2><\/a><\/div><\/div>\nIndividual Placement and Support (IPS) is an employment service that helps more people with mental illness obtain employment than any other type of vocational program.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/div>The IPS Learning Community<\/h2><\/a><\/div><\/div>\nA group of 26 US states, 4 US counties\/jurisdictions, and Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, New Zealand, England, Montreal, France, Australia, and Norway that work together, learn, and share strategies for implementing and sustaining high quality IPS programs.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Research, Dissemination, Training, and Consultation<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span>News<\/h1><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span>Events & Announcements<\/h1><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>7.2.2025<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nSAMHSA IPS Toolkit<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released an up-to-date toolkit about IPS. \u00a0It is a collection of educational tools and resources that are designed to assist a variety of stakeholder groups with IPS implementation and sustainment. IPS programs, agencies, family members, consumers, and state leaders will all be interested in the tools provided.<\/div>\nMore information, including how to download the toolkit can be found on the SAMHSA website<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n5.29.2025<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nCOMMUNITY BASED SERVICES<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nJoin the IPS Learning Community discussion on Community-based Services on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 from 12 PM – 1:30 PM EST<\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0 What makes IPS unique and effective when services are brought outside of the mental health agencies? Click on the picture below for more information, including Zoom link.<\/p>\n1.16.2025<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nEDI LEARNING COMMUNITY CALL<\/p>\n
Mission: Promoting ongoing learning and sharing that increases equity, diversity, and inclusion throughout the IPS Learning Community and across all IPS stakeholders.
\nThe EDI IPS Learning Community invites you to join quarterly interactive sessions. Mark your calendars! The<\/strong> first webinar is on January 28th.<\/strong><\/span> Visit the Equity page<\/a><\/span> <\/strong>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n11.13.2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nThe IPS Employment Center will be offering a new online course about mental illness and recovery<\/span><\/strong>. This course is for IPS specialists, case managers, VR counselors, family members or anyone else who wants to learn more about mental illnesses. Included in each unit are specific diagnosis, symptoms, treatment, and stories of how individuals live productive and meaningful lives! Click here for more details.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n9.6.2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nClick Here<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to read an article on The Effectiveness of Peer Support in Personal and Clinical Recovery.<\/p>\n8.15.2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nASPIRE Issue Brief<\/span><\/strong><\/a>: Implementing Individual Placement and Support in rural communities: Barriers and strategies.<\/i><\/p>\n7.24.2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nFunding Crosswalks: Coordinating and Leveraging Resources to Increase Competitive Integrated Employment<\/strong><\/p>\nPrepared for the U.S. Department of Labor\u2019s (DOL) Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) by Virginia Selleck, this guide includes funding strategies for IPS, and resources for acquiring further information for individual states. Click here<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to view the report.<\/p>\n3.15.2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Employment provides many benefits to support recovery journeys, such as adding purpose and structure to one\u2019s day. Please join NAMI on April 18th for a conversation about how long-term employment can support mental health recovery.<\/p>\n
To view the recording, please visit:\u00a0NAMI Ask the Expert<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n6.29.22<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nA huge congratulations to the IPS Employment Center’s longtime director, Debbie Becker, who retires today. Thanks to Debbie for her years of dedication and fantastic leadership.\u00a0 We welcome Sarah Swanson as the new director of the IPS Learning Community and look forward to her guidance and continued commitment to this community.<\/p>\n
5.20.22<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nWe have a new course<\/a><\/strong>! The course is for non-employment practitioners, like counselors, therapists, housing specialists, peer specialists, and others. Follow the link to the course page to learn more and sign up.<\/p>\n4.5.22<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nWe have a new committee – the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee! Learn more about the committee here<\/a> and be sure to look for future updates from them in the document library under the new EDI Committee category.<\/p>\n4.1.22<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nThe IPS 25-item fidelity scale is now available in French. Click here to start using it<\/a> – or find it in the document library under fidelity tools.<\/p>\n3.30.22<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nLearn more about funding sources for IPS in this new article<\/a> by Debbie Becker, Sandy Reese, and Claire Courtney in the latest issue of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal.<\/p>\n3.1.22<\/b><\/p>\n
We’ve shared two new issue briefs in our document library. Go to the library or click these links to read about Measuring Access to IPS and Employment Outcomes for Historically Underserved Groups<\/a> and State-Level Barriers and Facilitators to IPS Implementation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span>IPS Newsletter<\/h1><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Click on the picture above to view and download the current issue of the IPS Newsletter.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Facts & Figures<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span><\/div>First IPS Manual Published<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span><\/div>US States in the IPS Learning Community<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span><\/div>US Counties\/Jurisdictions in the IPS Learning Community<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span><\/div>Countries\/regions outside the US in the IPS Learning Community<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span><\/div>RCTs Demonstrate Effectiveness of IPS<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/div>What is IPS?<\/h2><\/a><\/div><\/div>\nIndividual Placement and Support (IPS) is an employment service that helps more people with mental illness obtain employment than any other type of vocational program.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/div>The IPS Learning Community<\/h2><\/a><\/div><\/div>\nA group of 26 US states, 4 US counties\/jurisdictions, and Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, New Zealand, England, Montreal, France, Australia, and Norway that work together, learn, and share strategies for implementing and sustaining high quality IPS programs.<\/p>\n<\/div>
News<\/h1><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span>Events & Announcements<\/h1><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>7.2.2025<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nSAMHSA IPS Toolkit<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released an up-to-date toolkit about IPS. \u00a0It is a collection of educational tools and resources that are designed to assist a variety of stakeholder groups with IPS implementation and sustainment. IPS programs, agencies, family members, consumers, and state leaders will all be interested in the tools provided.<\/div>\nMore information, including how to download the toolkit can be found on the SAMHSA website<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n5.29.2025<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nCOMMUNITY BASED SERVICES<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nJoin the IPS Learning Community discussion on Community-based Services on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 from 12 PM – 1:30 PM EST<\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0 What makes IPS unique and effective when services are brought outside of the mental health agencies? Click on the picture below for more information, including Zoom link.<\/p>\n1.16.2025<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nEDI LEARNING COMMUNITY CALL<\/p>\n
Mission: Promoting ongoing learning and sharing that increases equity, diversity, and inclusion throughout the IPS Learning Community and across all IPS stakeholders.
\nThe EDI IPS Learning Community invites you to join quarterly interactive sessions. Mark your calendars! The<\/strong> first webinar is on January 28th.<\/strong><\/span> Visit the Equity page<\/a><\/span> <\/strong>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n11.13.2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nThe IPS Employment Center will be offering a new online course about mental illness and recovery<\/span><\/strong>. This course is for IPS specialists, case managers, VR counselors, family members or anyone else who wants to learn more about mental illnesses. Included in each unit are specific diagnosis, symptoms, treatment, and stories of how individuals live productive and meaningful lives! Click here for more details.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n9.6.2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nClick Here<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to read an article on The Effectiveness of Peer Support in Personal and Clinical Recovery.<\/p>\n8.15.2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nASPIRE Issue Brief<\/span><\/strong><\/a>: Implementing Individual Placement and Support in rural communities: Barriers and strategies.<\/i><\/p>\n7.24.2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nFunding Crosswalks: Coordinating and Leveraging Resources to Increase Competitive Integrated Employment<\/strong><\/p>\nPrepared for the U.S. Department of Labor\u2019s (DOL) Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) by Virginia Selleck, this guide includes funding strategies for IPS, and resources for acquiring further information for individual states. Click here<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to view the report.<\/p>\n3.15.2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Employment provides many benefits to support recovery journeys, such as adding purpose and structure to one\u2019s day. Please join NAMI on April 18th for a conversation about how long-term employment can support mental health recovery.<\/p>\n
To view the recording, please visit:\u00a0NAMI Ask the Expert<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n6.29.22<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nA huge congratulations to the IPS Employment Center’s longtime director, Debbie Becker, who retires today. Thanks to Debbie for her years of dedication and fantastic leadership.\u00a0 We welcome Sarah Swanson as the new director of the IPS Learning Community and look forward to her guidance and continued commitment to this community.<\/p>\n
5.20.22<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nWe have a new course<\/a><\/strong>! The course is for non-employment practitioners, like counselors, therapists, housing specialists, peer specialists, and others. Follow the link to the course page to learn more and sign up.<\/p>\n4.5.22<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nWe have a new committee – the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee! Learn more about the committee here<\/a> and be sure to look for future updates from them in the document library under the new EDI Committee category.<\/p>\n4.1.22<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nThe IPS 25-item fidelity scale is now available in French. Click here to start using it<\/a> – or find it in the document library under fidelity tools.<\/p>\n3.30.22<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nLearn more about funding sources for IPS in this new article<\/a> by Debbie Becker, Sandy Reese, and Claire Courtney in the latest issue of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal.<\/p>\n3.1.22<\/b><\/p>\n
We’ve shared two new issue briefs in our document library. Go to the library or click these links to read about Measuring Access to IPS and Employment Outcomes for Historically Underserved Groups<\/a> and State-Level Barriers and Facilitators to IPS Implementation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span>IPS Newsletter<\/h1><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Click on the picture above to view and download the current issue of the IPS Newsletter.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Facts & Figures<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span><\/div>First IPS Manual Published<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span><\/div>US States in the IPS Learning Community<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span><\/div>US Counties\/Jurisdictions in the IPS Learning Community<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span><\/div>Countries\/regions outside the US in the IPS Learning Community<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span><\/div>RCTs Demonstrate Effectiveness of IPS<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/div>What is IPS?<\/h2><\/a><\/div><\/div>\nIndividual Placement and Support (IPS) is an employment service that helps more people with mental illness obtain employment than any other type of vocational program.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/div>The IPS Learning Community<\/h2><\/a><\/div><\/div>\nA group of 26 US states, 4 US counties\/jurisdictions, and Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, New Zealand, England, Montreal, France, Australia, and Norway that work together, learn, and share strategies for implementing and sustaining high quality IPS programs.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div>Events & Announcements<\/h1><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>7.2.2025<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nSAMHSA IPS Toolkit<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released an up-to-date toolkit about IPS. \u00a0It is a collection of educational tools and resources that are designed to assist a variety of stakeholder groups with IPS implementation and sustainment. IPS programs, agencies, family members, consumers, and state leaders will all be interested in the tools provided.<\/div>\nMore information, including how to download the toolkit can be found on the SAMHSA website<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n5.29.2025<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nCOMMUNITY BASED SERVICES<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nJoin the IPS Learning Community discussion on Community-based Services on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 from 12 PM – 1:30 PM EST<\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0 What makes IPS unique and effective when services are brought outside of the mental health agencies? Click on the picture below for more information, including Zoom link.<\/p>\n1.16.2025<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nEDI LEARNING COMMUNITY CALL<\/p>\n
Mission: Promoting ongoing learning and sharing that increases equity, diversity, and inclusion throughout the IPS Learning Community and across all IPS stakeholders.
\nThe EDI IPS Learning Community invites you to join quarterly interactive sessions. Mark your calendars! The<\/strong> first webinar is on January 28th.<\/strong><\/span> Visit the Equity page<\/a><\/span> <\/strong>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n11.13.2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nThe IPS Employment Center will be offering a new online course about mental illness and recovery<\/span><\/strong>. This course is for IPS specialists, case managers, VR counselors, family members or anyone else who wants to learn more about mental illnesses. Included in each unit are specific diagnosis, symptoms, treatment, and stories of how individuals live productive and meaningful lives! Click here for more details.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n9.6.2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nClick Here<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to read an article on The Effectiveness of Peer Support in Personal and Clinical Recovery.<\/p>\n8.15.2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nASPIRE Issue Brief<\/span><\/strong><\/a>: Implementing Individual Placement and Support in rural communities: Barriers and strategies.<\/i><\/p>\n7.24.2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nFunding Crosswalks: Coordinating and Leveraging Resources to Increase Competitive Integrated Employment<\/strong><\/p>\nPrepared for the U.S. Department of Labor\u2019s (DOL) Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) by Virginia Selleck, this guide includes funding strategies for IPS, and resources for acquiring further information for individual states. Click here<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to view the report.<\/p>\n3.15.2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Employment provides many benefits to support recovery journeys, such as adding purpose and structure to one\u2019s day. Please join NAMI on April 18th for a conversation about how long-term employment can support mental health recovery.<\/p>\n
To view the recording, please visit:\u00a0NAMI Ask the Expert<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n6.29.22<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nA huge congratulations to the IPS Employment Center’s longtime director, Debbie Becker, who retires today. Thanks to Debbie for her years of dedication and fantastic leadership.\u00a0 We welcome Sarah Swanson as the new director of the IPS Learning Community and look forward to her guidance and continued commitment to this community.<\/p>\n
5.20.22<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nWe have a new course<\/a><\/strong>! The course is for non-employment practitioners, like counselors, therapists, housing specialists, peer specialists, and others. Follow the link to the course page to learn more and sign up.<\/p>\n4.5.22<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nWe have a new committee – the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee! Learn more about the committee here<\/a> and be sure to look for future updates from them in the document library under the new EDI Committee category.<\/p>\n4.1.22<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nThe IPS 25-item fidelity scale is now available in French. Click here to start using it<\/a> – or find it in the document library under fidelity tools.<\/p>\n3.30.22<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nLearn more about funding sources for IPS in this new article<\/a> by Debbie Becker, Sandy Reese, and Claire Courtney in the latest issue of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal.<\/p>\n3.1.22<\/b><\/p>\n
We’ve shared two new issue briefs in our document library. Go to the library or click these links to read about Measuring Access to IPS and Employment Outcomes for Historically Underserved Groups<\/a> and State-Level Barriers and Facilitators to IPS Implementation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span>IPS Newsletter<\/h1><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Click on the picture above to view and download the current issue of the IPS Newsletter.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Facts & Figures<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span><\/div>First IPS Manual Published<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span><\/div>US States in the IPS Learning Community<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span><\/div>US Counties\/Jurisdictions in the IPS Learning Community<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span><\/div>Countries\/regions outside the US in the IPS Learning Community<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span><\/div>RCTs Demonstrate Effectiveness of IPS<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/div>What is IPS?<\/h2><\/a><\/div><\/div>\nIndividual Placement and Support (IPS) is an employment service that helps more people with mental illness obtain employment than any other type of vocational program.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/div>The IPS Learning Community<\/h2><\/a><\/div><\/div>\nA group of 26 US states, 4 US counties\/jurisdictions, and Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, New Zealand, England, Montreal, France, Australia, and Norway that work together, learn, and share strategies for implementing and sustaining high quality IPS programs.<\/p>\n<\/div>
7.2.2025<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n SAMHSA IPS Toolkit<\/p>\n More information, including how to download the toolkit can be found on the SAMHSA website<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n 5.29.2025<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES<\/p>\n Join the IPS Learning Community discussion on Community-based Services on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 from 12 PM – 1:30 PM EST<\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0 What makes IPS unique and effective when services are brought outside of the mental health agencies? Click on the picture below for more information, including Zoom link.<\/p>\n 1.16.2025<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n EDI LEARNING COMMUNITY CALL<\/p>\n Mission: Promoting ongoing learning and sharing that increases equity, diversity, and inclusion throughout the IPS Learning Community and across all IPS stakeholders. 11.13.2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n The IPS Employment Center will be offering a new online course about mental illness and recovery<\/span><\/strong>. This course is for IPS specialists, case managers, VR counselors, family members or anyone else who wants to learn more about mental illnesses. Included in each unit are specific diagnosis, symptoms, treatment, and stories of how individuals live productive and meaningful lives! Click here for more details.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 9.6.2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to read an article on The Effectiveness of Peer Support in Personal and Clinical Recovery.<\/p>\n 8.15.2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n ASPIRE Issue Brief<\/span><\/strong><\/a>: Implementing Individual Placement and Support in rural communities: Barriers and strategies.<\/i><\/p>\n 7.24.2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Funding Crosswalks: Coordinating and Leveraging Resources to Increase Competitive Integrated Employment<\/strong><\/p>\n Prepared for the U.S. Department of Labor\u2019s (DOL) Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) by Virginia Selleck, this guide includes funding strategies for IPS, and resources for acquiring further information for individual states. Click here<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to view the report.<\/p>\n 3.15.2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Employment provides many benefits to support recovery journeys, such as adding purpose and structure to one\u2019s day. Please join NAMI on April 18th for a conversation about how long-term employment can support mental health recovery.<\/p>\n To view the recording, please visit:\u00a0NAMI Ask the Expert<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 6.29.22<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n A huge congratulations to the IPS Employment Center’s longtime director, Debbie Becker, who retires today. Thanks to Debbie for her years of dedication and fantastic leadership.\u00a0 We welcome Sarah Swanson as the new director of the IPS Learning Community and look forward to her guidance and continued commitment to this community.<\/p>\n 5.20.22<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n We have a new course<\/a><\/strong>! The course is for non-employment practitioners, like counselors, therapists, housing specialists, peer specialists, and others. Follow the link to the course page to learn more and sign up.<\/p>\n 4.5.22<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n We have a new committee – the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee! Learn more about the committee here<\/a> and be sure to look for future updates from them in the document library under the new EDI Committee category.<\/p>\n 4.1.22<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n The IPS 25-item fidelity scale is now available in French. Click here to start using it<\/a> – or find it in the document library under fidelity tools.<\/p>\n 3.30.22<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Learn more about funding sources for IPS in this new article<\/a> by Debbie Becker, Sandy Reese, and Claire Courtney in the latest issue of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal.<\/p>\n 3.1.22<\/b><\/p>\n We’ve shared two new issue briefs in our document library. Go to the library or click these links to read about Measuring Access to IPS and Employment Outcomes for Historically Underserved Groups<\/a> and State-Level Barriers and Facilitators to IPS Implementation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div> Click on the picture above to view and download the current issue of the IPS Newsletter.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div> Facts & Figures<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/h1><\/div> Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is an employment service that helps more people with mental illness obtain employment than any other type of vocational program.<\/p>\n<\/div> A group of 26 US states, 4 US counties\/jurisdictions, and Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, New Zealand, England, Montreal, France, Australia, and Norway that work together, learn, and share strategies for implementing and sustaining high quality IPS programs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nThe EDI IPS Learning Community invites you to join quarterly interactive sessions. Mark your calendars! The<\/strong> first webinar is on January 28th.<\/strong><\/span> Visit the Equity page<\/a><\/span> <\/strong>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n<\/p>\nIPS Newsletter<\/h1><\/span>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>What is IPS?<\/h2><\/a><\/div>
The IPS Learning Community<\/h2><\/a><\/div>