Labor market integration of adolescents with mental disorders

Baumann, Isabel; Altwicker-Hámori, Szilvia; Juvalta, Sibylle; Baer, Niklas; Frick, Ulrich; Rüesch, Peter

Publication type:	Conference paper
Type of review:	Peer review (abstract)
Title:	Labor market integration of adolescents with mental disorders
Authors:	Baumann, Isabel Altwicker-Hámori, Szilvia Juvalta, Sibylle Baer, Niklas Frick, Ulrich Rüesch, Peter
Conference details:	LacOSA International Conference on Sequence Analysis and Related Method,s Lausanne, 8-10 June 2016
Issue Date:	2016
Language:	English
Subject (DDC):	305: Groups (age, origine, gender, income) 331: Labor economics
Abstract:	Earlier research has shown that mental health problems at early stages of life negatively affect the individuals’ long-term employment prospects and occupational attainments. Accordingly, the chances of individuals with mental disabilities of becoming economically independent are often constraint and their social integration is hampered. This situation impairs their well-being which in turn is likely to exacerbate their mental health. One of the reasons for the limited occupational achievements of individuals with mental disorders is their lack of educational degrees. They may have dropped out of school, have achieved only low levels of education or have graduated from schools for children with special needs. Their educational attainments thus often do not allow them to take up standard jobs. Our paper addresses the question how mental health interventions in children with mental disabilities are linked to their labor market outcomes. We analyze whether there are educational and vocational programs or psychiatric interventions that mitigate the negative impact of mental disorders on educational and occupational outcomes. Moreover, we examine which consecution of educational and psychotherapeutic measures enhances young adults’ chances to be in employment at age 21. We analyze a dataset on 500 young adults in Switzerland who have either received a disability pension or rehabilitation measures between 2010 and 2013. We define disability according to the Swiss Federal Social Insurance Law where disability is a full or partial inability of taking up a job due to impaired health that persists in the longer-term and despite of treatment and rehabilitation. Disability also refers to the in-capacity to carry out day-to-day activities such as housework or child rearing.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/14311
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	Licence according to publishing contract
Departement:	School of Health Sciences
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Public Health (IPH)
Published as part of the ZHAW project:	Profile von jungen IV-Neurentenbeziehenden mit psychischen Krankheiten
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Gesundheit

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Baumann, I., Altwicker-Hámori, S., Juvalta, S., Baer, N., Frick, U., & Rüesch, P. (2016). Labor market integration of adolescents with mental disorders. LacOSA International Conference on Sequence Analysis and Related Method,S Lausanne, 8-10 June 2016.

Baumann, I. et al. (2016) ‘Labor market integration of adolescents with mental disorders’, in LacOSA International Conference on Sequence Analysis and Related Method,s Lausanne, 8-10 June 2016.

I. Baumann, S. Altwicker-Hámori, S. Juvalta, N. Baer, U. Frick, and P. Rüesch, “Labor market integration of adolescents with mental disorders,” in LacOSA International Conference on Sequence Analysis and Related Method,s Lausanne, 8-10 June 2016, 2016.

BAUMANN, Isabel, Szilvia ALTWICKER-HÁMORI, Sibylle JUVALTA, Niklas BAER, Ulrich FRICK und Peter RÜESCH, 2016. Labor market integration of adolescents with mental disorders. In: LacOSA International Conference on Sequence Analysis and Related Method,s Lausanne, 8-10 June 2016. Conference paper. 2016

Baumann, Isabel, Szilvia Altwicker-Hámori, Sibylle Juvalta, Niklas Baer, Ulrich Frick, and Peter Rüesch. 2016. “Labor Market Integration of Adolescents with Mental Disorders.” Conference paper. In LacOSA International Conference on Sequence Analysis and Related Method,S Lausanne, 8-10 June 2016.

Baumann, Isabel, et al. “Labor Market Integration of Adolescents with Mental Disorders.” LacOSA International Conference on Sequence Analysis and Related Method,S Lausanne, 8-10 June 2016, 2016.