Justice-Involved Veterans: Improving Vocational Rehab to Boost Employment
Official title: Justice-Involved Veterans and Vocational Rehabilitation Services: Identifying Targets for Intervention
Funded at Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital · NIH-11344959 · Data updated 2026-11-12
What this grant is doing is studying how veterans who have run-ins with the justice system do in vocational rehabilitation programs, with an eye toward helping them find and keep jobs.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Bedford, United States) |
| Project start | November 1, 2026 |
| Project end | October 31, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2027 |
| NIH project number | 1IK1RD000352-01A1 |
| Project ID | NIH-11344959 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Justice-involved veterans who participate in or have used Vocational Rehabilitation services.
✕Less likely to help
Veterans who do not engage with VR services or do not experience barriers to employment may see little direct benefit.
What this research studies
This project will use national vocational rehabilitation data and interviews with veterans and VR providers to understand employment outcomes for justice-involved veterans. It aims to identify who is most at risk for not achieving employment after VR participation and what factors contribute to success or failure. The findings will guide the development of an intervention to improve VR services, possibly addressing issues like substance use and stigma. The work lays the groundwork for designing a targeted support program that could be tested in future efforts.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the study could lead to a tailored vocational intervention that helps justice-involved veterans gain and maintain employment.
How similar studies have gone: Prior work has shown that tailored employment supports can improve outcomes for veterans, but this project seeks to clarify risk factors and intervention targets for a specific subgroup.
Where this research is happening
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Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital
Bedford, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Falcon, Amanda K — Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital
- Study coordinator: Falcon, Amanda K
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.