Substance Abuse, Employment, and Welfare Tenure
2004; University of Chicago Press; Volume: 78; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1086/424547
ISSN1537-5404
AutoresDaniel Chandler, Joan Meisel, Pat Jordan, Beth Menees Rienzi, Sandra Naylor Goodwin,
Tópico(s)Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
ResumoA random sample of 632 female head of household welfare recipients in two California counties was interviewed three times in the period between 1999 and 2001 to assess the correlates of substance abuse. Results suggest that a need for substance abuse services is associated with going on and off welfare more than once, leaving welfare for negative reasons, failing to find employment, and a low trajectory of earned income. These findings suggest that welfare administrators might usefully work with substance abuse providers to identify and serve welfare recipients with substance abuse problems.
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