Collaboration between Mental Health and Vocational Rehabilitation programs is increasingly sought by staff o f both kinds o f programs as a way to promote vocational opportunities for persons with psychiatric dis abilities. This article presents six examples o f collaboration, focusing on how local program administrators and service providers initiated and implemented collaboration that directly enhances services to consumers.After reviewing the system-wide context o f barriers to and support for col laboration, we address the program-level impetus for collaboration and describe two main areas o f collaboration: funding and service design.
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