This is an electronic version of an article published in Journal of Commonwealth Law and Legal Education, 2(2), pp.73-88. The Journal of Commonwealth Law and Legal Education is available online at: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t744347544. ~ This work was a development of Home's…

Evidence accumulated over many years illustrates the benefits of work for mental
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effectiveness of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach in enabling this
group to find…

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