Supported Employment programs for people with severe mental illness have also expanded. In FY18, there were four Supported Employment sites, located in Regions 2, 7, 10, and 12. These sites provided Supported Employment through an Individual Placement and Support (IPS) program. To help expand the programs, DMH provided funding in the second quarter of FY19 to Community Mental Health Centers to add seven more Supported Employment programs at Regions 3, 4, 8, 9, 11, 14, and 15. This Supported Employment Expansion program is taking place through a partnership and memorandum of understanding with the Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services. Through the collaboration, CMHCs have hired or designated Supported Employment Specialists to work alongside vocational rehabilitation counselors to coordinate employment services and monitor the health of the employees. There were 280 people employed through these Supported Employment programs in FY20. In the first half of FY21, Supported Employment expanded to the remaining CMHC regions that did not have a program. All CMHCs now provide Supported Employment through the IPS program or the Supported Employment Expansion partnership. At the end of FY21, there were 177 people employed through Supported Employment services, including those through the IPS and MDRS collaboration. In FY22, 219 people began new employment through Supported Employment services.