Because of work’s contribution to recovery, governments have moved to improve employment rates of people with severe mental disorders (SMDs). Social enterprises (SEs) have been identified as a means to achieve employment. In Ontario, Canada, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) have provided SEs government subsidies. Public funding arrangements create a potential trade-off for governments that must decide how to distribute constrained budgets to meet a variety of public needs. In Ontario, the government is potentially faced with choosing between supporting employment versus healthcare services. This study addresses the question, are there significant differences in service use and costs from the MOHLTC’s perspective for people with SMDs working in SEs versus those who are not working and looking for work? Our results indicate there is a significant difference in healthcare use between the two groups suggesting there could be less healthcare use associated with SE employment.
Dewa, C.S., Hoch, J.S., Corbière, M., Villotti, P., Trojanowski, L., Sultan-Taïeb, H., et al. (2019). A comparison of healthcare use and costs for workers with psychiatric disabilities employed in social enterprises versus those who are not employed and seeking work. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH JOURNAL, 55(2), 202-210 [10.1007/s10597-018-0281-5].
A comparison of healthcare use and costs for workers with psychiatric disabilities employed in social enterprises versus those who are not employed and seeking work
Zaniboni, Sara;
2019
Abstract
Because of work’s contribution to recovery, governments have moved to improve employment rates of people with severe mental disorders (SMDs). Social enterprises (SEs) have been identified as a means to achieve employment. In Ontario, Canada, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) have provided SEs government subsidies. Public funding arrangements create a potential trade-off for governments that must decide how to distribute constrained budgets to meet a variety of public needs. In Ontario, the government is potentially faced with choosing between supporting employment versus healthcare services. This study addresses the question, are there significant differences in service use and costs from the MOHLTC’s perspective for people with SMDs working in SEs versus those who are not working and looking for work? Our results indicate there is a significant difference in healthcare use between the two groups suggesting there could be less healthcare use associated with SE employment.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
