Labor force reentry
Subtitle: issues for injured service members and veterans
By: Karen Chan Osilla and Kristin R. Van Busum
Contributors: Rand Corporation; National Defense Research Institute (U.S.); Van Busum, Kristin R., author; United States. Department of Defense
Series: Rand Corporation Occasional paper series -- OP-374-OSD; Occasional paper (Rand Corporation) -- OP-374
Publisher: Rand Corp.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 16
ISBN-13: 9780833078438
Subjects: Veterans; Employment; Disabled veterans; Vocational rehabilitation; People with disabilities
Description: "As large numbers of service members and veterans, many with serious injuries, return from Iraq and Afghanistan, it is critical to examine the types of return-to-work resources available to help wounded warriors obtain and retain gainful employment and to understand the effectiveness of these programs. RAND researchers examined existing return-to-work policies and programs for military men and women with service-related injuries and conducted an initial review of the available literature on return-to-work resources, focusing when possible on policies and programs specifically available for service members and veterans with physical injuries. The Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs should seek to build the evidence base concerning return-to-work programs, in order to understand which programs are most effective, which provide a return on investment, and what strategies are needed to encourage service members and veterans to utilize them (e.g., coordination). The DoD and the VA have been and will continue to be held accountable for the successful reintegration of service members and veterans who have been injured while serving."--Web page.
Notes: Title from cover.

"National Defense Research Institute."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 13-16).
Table of contents: title: The scope of the problem : injuries among military personnel returning from OEF/OIF and the challenge of returning to work; title: Policies to help service members and veterans return to work; title: Future directions; title: Conclusions.