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RETAIN Kentucky Impact Evaluation
Sponsor: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Summary
The Retaining Employment and Talent after Injury/Illness Network (RETAIN) demonstration is a collaborative effort between the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to improve employment outcomes for individuals who experience injuries or illnesses that put them at risk of exiting the labor force and relying on disability programs and other public supports in the long term. RETAIN projects include a combination of medical provider services, stay-at-work/return-to-work (SAW/RTW) coordination services, and other SAW/RTW services. This evaluation will focus on The Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet's implementation of "RETAIN KY" statewide. The evaluation will document how the project is implemented, describe enrollees, estimate the project's impacts on enrollees' outcomes, and assess whether the benefits outweigh the costs.
Official title: One-Year Impact Evaluation of Retaining Employment and Talent After Injury/Illness Network (RETAIN) Kentucky
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
3153
Start Date
2021-10-18
Completion Date
2026-02-28
Last Updated
2026-08-12
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
RETAIN KY
The experimental group receives a combination of medical provider services, stay-at-work (SAW)/return-to-work (RTW) coordination services, and other SAW/RTW services. Services offered by the project include individualized intensive vocational services from RETAIN RTW Coordinators, with an emphasis on assistive technology, universal design, and peer support. The project provides training on SAW/RTW best practices and RETAIN, as well as financial incentives to health care professionals. The treatment group is eligible to receive the full set of RETAIN intervention activities.
Active Comparator
Those in the active comparator arm continue to receive medical services. A RTW coordinator creates a RTW plan with the enrollee and refers them to existing resources. The RTW coordinator works with enrollees for 2.5 hours total.
Locations (1)
Human Development Institute, University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, United States