Employment Support Services in Japan

Although some people with psychiatric disabilities have a desire to gain employment in Japan, the employment situation is not conducive for people with such disabilities. Nonetheless some efforts have been made to improve the situation within the country through the introduction of new employment me...

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Published in:International journal of mental health 2012-07, Vol.41 (2), p.48-60
Main Authors: Aizawa, Kinichi, Hisanaga, Fumie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Developmental disabilities
Disabilities
Disability law
Disabled people
Disabled persons
Employment
Employment rates
Hope
Intellectual disability
Japan
Mentally ill people
Psychiatry
Psychosocial rehabilitation
Support services
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Summary:Although some people with psychiatric disabilities have a desire to gain employment in Japan, the employment situation is not conducive for people with such disabilities. Nonetheless some efforts have been made to improve the situation within the country through the introduction of new employment measures and enhancement of employment supports for people with psychiatric disabilities. This article provides an overview of policies, employment support services, and actual employment situation for people with psychiatric disabilities in Japan. It also indicates some of the progress within each area. Even though the process to promote employment for people with psychiatric disabilities has been slow, the number of people with psychiatric disabilities calculated in the actual employment rate has grown at a faster rate than before. This progress brings a sense of hope to people with psychiatric disabilities who want to work.
ISSN:0020-7411
1557-9328
DOI:10.2753/IMH0020-7411410205