Public Welfare articles from January 1 1998

Public Welfare archives from January 1 1998

Children at the crossroads. (need for welfare services to collaborate to ensure the well-being of children from welfare-dependent homes with chemical-dependent parents)
January 1, 1998... Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, child welfare, and alcohol and other drug treatment agencies must collaborate to meet the goals of welfare reform and to ensure the well-being of children standing at the intersection of the three systems....

The voices of welfare reform. (female welfare recipients present views concerning substance abuse and its effect on employment) (includes related articles on the use of art therapy as treatment for substance abusers)
January 1, 1998... Welfare recipients give their input on ways that human service departments can help substance-abusing clients reach self-sufficiency and sobriety. The authors performed this study under a contract with the Office of Policy and Planning in the...

FamilyWorks: substance abuse treatment and welfare reform. (National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse's new research demonstration project for low-income and drug-dependent mothers)
January 1, 1998... The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University is developing an intervention strategy tailored to meet the needs of substance-abusing mothers receiving cash assistance. The author would like to acknowledge several...

A look at life after welfare. (results of study on welfare recipients' departure from Maryland's Family Investment Program)
January 1, 1998... A new study in Maryland gives preliminary data on why families leave the welfare rolls and the types of employment they are likely to find when they do. The often rancorous debate on the pros and cons of welfare reform is now just a footnote...

......Minnesota....... (Willmar Regional Treatment Center's Medallion Program for chemical-dependent and mentally-ill patients)(State Dispatches)
January 1, 1998... An estimated 60 to 75 percent of people who are chemically dependent are also mentally ill. Left untreated, mental illness can sabotage individuals' attempts to stop using drugs and alcohol - a critical fact that is often overlooked in efforts to...

......Washington State....... (Casey Family Program's Ansell-Casey Life Skills Assessment tool)(State Dispatches)
January 1, 1998... How ready are Dick and Jane to face the world? Are they on schedule? A new test that captures the views of youth and their caregivers regarding the young people's self-sufficiency is now available to educators and child welfare organizations....