Supported Employment Resource Hub

Where Behavioral Health Meets Competitive Employment

A modern resource hub helping supported employment staff, case managers, social workers, and behavioral health professionals connect clients to jobs, career tools, and evidence-based employment supports.

Built for employment specialists, case managers, peer specialists, vocational coordinators, and the agencies that support them.

An employment specialist meets with a job seeker while colleagues review a resume in a bright office.

The Problem

The Employment Gap Is Real

Many people living with behavioral health challenges want to work, yet too many remain disconnected from competitive employment. The challenge is not motivation. It is access, support, benefits concerns, job readiness, employer engagement, transportation, confidence, and coordinated care.

60–70%

of people with serious mental illness want to work

Source: NAMI; Case Western CEBP

<2%

receive state-provided supported employment opportunities

Source: NAMI

55% vs 25%

competitive employment in IPS vs. control groups across RCTs

Source: IPS Employment Center

~80%

of people in the public mental health system are unemployed

Source: NAMI

Who This Site Serves

Built for the people doing the work

Supported Employment Staff

Tools for employment specialists, vocational coordinators, job developers, peer specialists, and program managers.

Behavioral Health Professionals

Resources for case managers, therapists, social workers, resource coordinators, recovery specialists, and outpatient programs.

Agencies and Programs

Training, templates, referral systems, data tools, and implementation resources for organizations strengthening employment services.

What We Provide

Practical resources for every stage of the employment journey

Work is more than a job. It is recovery in motion.

Helping behavioral health professionals connect people with mental health challenges to competitive employment, practical supports, and recovery-focused career opportunities.