A Therapeutic Workplace to Address Poverty and Substance Use

Participants are offered abstinence-contingent wage supplements if they obtain and maintain competitive employment. The wage supplements are designed to promote employment while reinforcing drug abstinence. To help participants obtain and maintain competitive employment, participants will receive Individual Placement and Support (IPS) supported employment. IPS is a supported employment intervention that has been proven effective in promoting employment in adults with severe mental illness. To promote employment and prevent relapse to drug use, participants will receive IPS Plus Abstinence-Contingent Wage Supplements.