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This chapter presents findings on the relationships between employment status, health, and wellbeing, focusing on the protective role of active labor market programs (ALMPs). Conceptual frameworks from work psychology and social epidemiology are used to understand how employment status and participation in ALMPs affect health and wellbeing. Economic insecurity and involuntary unemployment pose significant risks to health and wellbeing. It is found that participating in ALMPs helps improve resilience to the health risks of unemployment and increases the likelihood of job reintegration. ALMPs are most successful when programs combine personal development, as well as skills training and employment recovery. In the context of austerity policies, investment in ALMPs offers economic and social value through helping to protect public health while readying the economy for recovery. |
