Impact Bond: The Veterans Coordinated Approach to Recovery and Employment (Veterans CARE)
Stage of development: Implementation
Policy sector: Employment and training
Intervention: The intervention involves local VA medical centers to deliver Individual Placement and Support (IPS), a highly personalized evidence-based approach to supported employment, to people with mental health needs. The IPS model is based on eight distinct principles of practice, namely focus on competitive employment, eligibility based on client choice, integration of rehabilitation and mental health services, attention to worker preferences, personalized benefits counselling, rapid job search, systematic job development, and time-unlimited, individualized support.
Start of service provision: 2018-10
Total investment commitment currency: USD
Total investment commitment: 5100000
Total investment commitment (USD): 5100000
Target population: Unemployed or underemployed veterans with service-connected PTSD. 
Targeted number of service users or beneficiaries: 480