Helping people in alcohol and drug treatment services into work
Summary of effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and qualitative findings from the Individual Placement and Support - Alcohol and Drug (IPS-AD) study.
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Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is an intervention that helps people with health conditions to get paid employment.
Between 2018 and 2021, there was the first multi-centre randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of IPS for adults with alcohol and drug dependence. The Individual Placement and Support - Alcohol and Drug (IPS-AD) study took place in 7 local authority areas in England. It involved adults in alcohol or drug treatment who were unemployed or economically inactive.
This report summarises the IPS-AD study. It outlines:
- the main findings
- the methodology used
- how we implemented the study
- how we’re expanding IPS for people with alcohol and drug dependence
You can find more detailed results from the study in the Lancet journal article on IPS for alcohol and drug dependence.
The RAND Corporation has published a qualitative evaluation of the IPS-AD study.
Updates to this page
Last updated 26 January 2024 + show all updates
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Updated summary to include a reference to the journal article, removed detailed results of the secondary outcomes measures and added link to an external IPS-AD evaluation.
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First published.