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Joshua P. Taylor; Holly N. Whittenburg; Lauren Avellone; Yazmin Castruita Rios; Sara Park; Marcus Poppen; Tim Tansey – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2025
Despite increased attention by policymakers to improve postsecondary employment outcomes, rates of entry into the competitive workforce for transition-age youth with disabilities continue to lag behind those of their peers without disabilities. The passing of the U.S. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 provided increased…
Descriptors: Vocational Rehabilitation, Individualized Programs, Disabilities, Youth Employment
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Dawnyéa D. Jackson; Dana E. Wagner; Penny Norman; Gray Abarca; Kim Zambole – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
Similar to national trends, in Illinois, fatal opioid overdoses have risen. Black men (35+) outrank all other racial subgroups for the highest rate of fatal opioid overdoses in the state. To address this, Prevention First and the Illinois Department of Human Services developed a public health education campaign to support increasing enrollment in…
Descriptors: Adults, Males, Blacks, Drug Addiction
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Uta Czyrnick-Leber; Kiara Kuhrs; Christian Kraft; Pamela Wicker; Bernd Groben – Journal of Prison Education Research, 2025
A cognitive prerequisite for education and (re)entry into the labor market is the ability to concentrate for a long period. Conducted with 39 participants, the present study examines the effect of a six-week dance-like martial arts program on prisoners' concentration ability in an open prison in Germany (n=15), and compares their concentration…
Descriptors: Attention, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Program Effectiveness
Megan Schwartz – MDRC, 2025
For decades, most states have made a practice of giving citizens returning from prison or jail a small amount of money, called "gate money," to cover the cost of transportation and other immediate needs. Many legislatures have considered increasing the dollar amount of their cash assistance and offering this kind of support more widely.…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Recidivism, Financial Support, Pilot Projects
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Seren Düzenli-Öztürk; Gülbin Ergin; Ayhan Çaglayan; Didem Çevik – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Purpose: This study aimed to assess final-year students in speech and language therapy (SLT), physiotherapy and rehabilitation (PT), and occupational therapy (OT) programs on their perceptions of teamwork in neurological rehabilitation, specifically focusing on the role of speech and language therapists (SLTs) in the team. Materials and Methods:…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Occupations Education, Student Attitudes
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Sarah K. Howorth; Joo Young Lee; Libby Stone-Sterling – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2025
Previous research has shown that conversational language predicts vocational independence and friendship development. This study investigated the efficacy of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®) for School-Based Professionals delivered via Zoom as a pre-employment transition service on the social competence of…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Skill Development, Interpersonal Competence, Young Adults