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Description/Abstract
This study compares attitudes towards employment and service-connected disabilities among substance using and non-using veterans. In practice, veterans place a high value on being employed, regardless of whether they use substances; however, veterans who used substances were more likely to express fear of losing disability benefits if they became employed. In policy, state-level agencies and programs might work with counseling centers to determine the most productive ways to address the specific employment needs of veterans with disabilities and/or substance use issues. Suggestions for future study include sampling larger populations on a randomized basis to ensure that the results found here are geographically and demographically generalizable, as well as including more diverse racial populations.
Original Citation
Meshberg-Cohen, S., Reid-Quiñones, K., Black, A. C., & Rosen, M. I. (2014). Veterans' attitudes toward work and disability compensation: Associations with substance abuse. Addictive Behaviors, 39(2), 445–448. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.09.005
Document Type
Brief
Disciplines
Benefits and Compensation | Disability Studies | Military and Veterans Studies | Psychiatric and Mental Health | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Social and Behavioral Sciences | Substance Abuse and Addiction
Extent
2 pages
DCMI Type
Text
Keywords
Employment, Disability, Substance abuse, Veterans, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Benefits, Research brief
Publisher
Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University
Date
Fall 10-24-2014
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University, "Research Brief: "Veterans’ Attitudes Toward Work and Disability Compensation: Associations with Substance Abuse"" (2014). Institute for Veterans and Military Families. 331.
https://surface.syr.edu/ivmf/331
Creative Commons License
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