“…These low rates of work activity may reflect multiple barriers to employment for this population: discrimination from employers (Brouwers et al, 2016; Thornicroft et al, 2009), lower levels of educational attainment (Leach & Butterworth, 2012; Mojtabai et al, 2015), concerns that employment may jeopardize eligibility for public benefits including disability (i.e., Social Security Disability Insurance [SSDI], Supplemental Security Income [SSI]) and health insurance (i.e., Medicaid, Medicare; O’Day, Kleinman, Fischer, Morris, & Blyler, 2017), or the limited ability of employers to accommodate persons with SMI (McDowell & Fossey, 2015). One additional barrier may be the influence of social supports including family members (Sommer, Ness, & Borg, 2018) or service providers (Abraham & Stein, 2009). The research conducted here adds to the body of research about possible barriers to employment among persons with SMI by providing new data from community mental health center clinical and administrative staff in one New England state about their views of employment as a recovery goal for persons with SMI.…”