Helping Youth on the Path to Employment (HYPE): Creating Economic Self-Sufficiency
Dates: 9/30/2018-9/29/2023
Funder: National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)
Funding: $2,374,954
PI(s): Michelle G. Mullen, PhD, and Marsha Langer Ellison, PhD
Description: The goal of this project is to create a career development program, Helping Youth on the Path to Employment (HYPE), to improve the negative education and employment outcomes of young adults with mental health conditions (MHC). The HYPE program aims to minimize disruptions to post-secondary education and promote degree completion to drive competitive employment in meaningful careers and financial self-sufficiency.
Project activities include:
- Conduct a fully-powered randomized trial testing HYPE’s efficacy
- Establish implementation sites meeting HYPE fidelity standards
- Provide high-quality HYPE-coordinated postsecondary education and employment services
- Recruit and retain college students
- Collect and analyze data on HYPE recipients and an active control group of college students over two years related to academic progression and performance and employment in benefitted jobs
Project outcomes include developing HYPE data and products in preparation for wider implementation and scale-up testing and adoption. Dissemination products include a mobile application on accommodations; peer-reviewed publications, policy white paper, and cost-analysis; informational tip sheets, webinars, and presentations; and HYPE website.
Articles
Evaluating Educational and Employment Services for Young People with Psychiatric Conditions: A Systematic Review. Psychiatric Services. Thompson, J. L., Holloway, K., Karyczak, S., Serody, M., Lane, I. A., Ellison, M. L., Gill, K. J., Davis, M., & Mullen, M. G. (In press). Psychiatric Services Online, Volume 73 Number 7. 2021.
