Potential barriers to work for substance-abusing women on welfare: Findings from the CASAWORKS for families pilot demonstration

Evaluation Review

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 681-706

  Gutman, Marjorie A ^a,c   McKay, James ^a,c   Ketterlinus, Robert D ^b   Mclellan, A Thomas ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Philadelphia Health Management Corporation   (United States)

^c Treatment Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Substance abuse; Treatment; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PILOT PROJECTS; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; SOCIAL WELFARE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 1542438922     PISSN: 0193841X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X03259030     Document Type: Article

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