Personal, family, and multiple barriers of long-term welfare recipients

Social Work

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 175-183

  Taylor, Mary Jane ^a   Barusch, Amanda Smith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment; TANF time limits; Welfare recipients; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 2542613707     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/49.2.175     Document Type: Article

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