Policy & Practice articles from December 1998

Policy & Practice archives from December 1998

The Unfinished Agenda: Two Years after TANF.
December 1, 1998... For more than six decades, the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program was the entryway poor families walked through to gain access to a concatenation of federal benefit programs. Under the AFDC program, families were eligible...

TEXAS.
December 1, 1998... Reducing benefits fraud is one of Texas' major goals. When the Texas legislature passed a comprehensive welfare reform bill three years ago, the bill required the Texas Department of Human Services (TDHS) to develop a system using electronic...

Faces & Places.
December 1, 1998... Current and former APHSA board presidents, state and local council chairs, and a former executive director at a reception in honor of APHSA's new executive director, William Waldman, during his first council meeting. From the left: Bruce...

What Policymakers Need to Know About FATHERS.
December 1, 1998... Fathers have captured the nation's attention, and for good reason. High rates of divorce and out-of-wedlock childbearing have contributed to a substantial decline in the proportion of children living with their fathers. The public,...

SAVING MEDICARE: Why Medicaid Must Be Part of the Solution.
December 1, 1998... At age 77, Vivian [*] was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. For the next four years, she was cared for at home by her husband and children. At age 81, however, Vivian fell and was taken by ambulance to the hospital. This seemingly minor fall...

A Conversation with GARTH L. SPLINTER.
December 1, 1998... With the recent discussions, about Medicaid coverage for lifestyle-enhancement drugs, POLICY & PRACTICE talked with Garth L. Splinter, M.D. Dr. Splinter is chief executive officer of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. With a masters in...

BEYOND OUTREACH & INFORMING.
December 1, 1998... Getting Serious About Covering Uninsured Children in Immigrant Families There are an estimated 10 million to 11 million uninsured children in the United States, and between 3 million and 4 million of these are eligible for, but not...

BENCHMARKING FOR BEST PRACTICES IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR.
December 1, 1998... By Patricia Keehley, Steven Medlin, Sue MacBride, and Laura Longmire For leading companies in the private sector, benchmarking has become a major catalyst for change: a key tool for gathering information from competitors and process...

Ghosts from the Nursery: Tracing the Roots of Violence.
December 1, 1998... By Robin Karr-Morse and Meredith S. Wiley Demonstrates the poisonous effect neglect, abuse, trauma, injury, and toxicity have in the first 33 months of life and makes a convincing case for a revolution in our beliefs about the care of...

Welfare in America: How Social Science Fails the Poor.
December 1, 1998... by William M. Epstein Presents a scathing attack on the social scientists, policymakers, and politicians responsible for programs meant to help our nation's poorest citizens. University of Wisconsin Press, 2537 Daniels Street, Madison,...

Multiple Victimization of Children.
December 1, 1998... edited by B.B. Robbie Rossman and Mindy S. Rosenberg Helps to lay the groundwork for a holistic approach to understanding and healing the victims of multiple trauma. This book fills a gap in the literature by bringing together theorists,...

Try! A Survival Guide to Unemployment.
December 1, 1998... by Karen Okulicz Offers a step-by-step process for coping with unemployment and finding work. This book is both motivational and inspirational to the unemployed. K-Slaw, Inc., P.O. Box 375, Belmar, NJ 07719; $10.00 paper.

The Dual Agenda: The African-American Struggle for Civil and Economic Equality.
December 1, 1998... by Dona Cooper Hamilton and Charles V. Hamilton Provides an eloquent testimony to the African-American struggle for civil rights and social welfare for Americans of all races. Columbia University Press, 562 West 13th Street, New York,...

Our Do'ers Profile.
December 1, 1998... In "Our Do'ers Profile," we highlight some of the hard working and talented individuals in the public human services field. This issue features Cornelius D. Hogan of the Vermont Agency of Human Services, as we approach the end of his term as...

Letter from the Executive Director.
December 1, 1998... William Waldman Much has been written about the actual and projected impact of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 and related legislation and policy--about its devolution of more authority and...

Inside Story.
December 1, 1998... Only a few experiences in life can compare to a happy childhood spent with a loving, committed, and responsible father. I certainly have fond memories of my childhood and my father. I remember him attending my school events; spending...