ESCC-DR - Individual Placement and Support (IPS) employment support approach for people receiving community treatment for drug and alcohol dependence

Descriptions

The Project concerns the delivery of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) employment support approach for people receiving community treatment for drug and alcohol dependence who are unemployed, conducted throughout East Sussex. IPS is intensive employment support delivered by trained employment specialists and provided as part of multi-disciplinary clinical services, rather than separately through mainstream employment support services. The IPS Project is managed by the Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco Division at Public Health England (PHE), funded by the Department for Work and Pensions and backed by the Department of Health and Social Care. This Contract is for the period of August 2021 until 31st March 2023. The Contract value is up to £234,537.67.