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Project Description

State programs regarding substance abuse differ on several key issues: 1)how they integrate client substance dependence problems into the welfare intake process and the employment program; 2) Medicaid and other funding streams for substance dependence problems; and 3) structures for dealing with substance dependence problems. The study analyzed all states along these dimensions and developed case studies of selected sites.

Project duration: May 1997 - Aug 1999

Sites studied include All 50 states and territories.

Sample Characteristics and Sites Studied

50 state governments and territories.

Selected states for study in greater detail were selected.

Recent Findings in Brief

08/01/99: Building Bridges: States Respond to Substance Abuse and Welfare Reform

Final descriptive/analytical findings:

Substance use among TANF participants is a significant concern to state administrators.

A variety of state structures for meeting the employment and treatment needs of participants are in place.

Policies and practices to identify and track substance abuse are undeveloped.

Substance abuse counselors are rarely available to welfare or employment staff.

Specialized employment and treatment services for substance abusing TANF participants are just beginning to be instituted.

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