Crime and Parenthood: Factors Affecting the Outcomes of Adolescents With and Without Disabilities

Despite increased prevalence among youth with disabilities, parenthood and crime did not appear to affect education or employment outcomes any more than these factors affected the outcomes of youth without disabilities.

Learning from State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies on the Eve of WIOA: State Differences in Service Receipt and Employment Outcomes by Applicant Employment Status

This study examines state variation in outcomes for Vocational Rehabilitation applicants with different employment statuses at application and identifies state agencies with consistently strong outcomes.

Effectiveness of Alternative Ways of Implementing Care Coordination Components in Medicare D-SNPs

Implementing a Whole Health Model in a Community Mental Health Center: Impact on Service Utilization and Expenditures

This study examined whether implementing a whole health care model in a community mental health center reduced the use of acute care services and total Medicare expenditures.

Do Older SSDI Applicants Denied Benefits on the Basis of their Work Capacity Return to Work After Denial?

In this brief, we document the post-denial employment and benefit experiences of older applicants who are initially denied Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) for “work capacity” reasons.

Using the Health and Retirement Study for Disability Policy Research: A Review

This article highlights key information collected from Health and Retirement Study (HRS) respondents that benefits disability policy research and the body of knowledge that has resulted from this information.

Economic Self-Sufficiency and Life Stability One Year After Starting a Social Enterprise Job

In 2011, REDF placed social enterprise (SE) employment at the heart of its five-year strategy to transform how people with many employment barriers transition into the workforce. SEs are mission-driven businesses focused on hiring and assisting people who face barriers to work. In support of its strategy...

Medicaid-Financed Institutional Services: Characteristics of Nursing Home and ICF/IID Residents and Their Patterns of Care

To better understand the population of Medicaid enrollees living in nursing homes or intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICFs/IID), researchers analyzed data from the Medicaid Analytic eXtract (MAX) from 2006 and 2007 to determine the characteristics of enrollees...

Work-Oriented Social Security Disability Beneficiaries: Characteristics and Employment-Related Activities

This brief discusses the characteristics of working-age individuals receiving Social Security disability benefits and describes their employment success.

Social Security Administration Payments to State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies for Beneficiaries Who Work: Evidence from Linked Administrative Data

This paper examines the extent to which Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries who receive vocational rehabilitation (VR) services from a State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (SVRA) go on to earn at a level high enough to forgo cash disability...