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August 2002	State Strategies for Working with Hard-to-Employ TANF Recipients (US DHHS Office of Inspector General)
January 2002	Life Sentences: Denying Welfare Benefits to Women Convicted of Drug Offenses (Sentencing Project)
March 2001	Depression and Low-Income Women: Challenges for TANF and Welfare-to-Work Policies and Programs (Mary Clare Lennon, Juliana Blome, and Kevin English. This report highlights findings from a review of the literature on the prevalence, treatment, and consequences of depression in low-income women, especially the relationship of depression to welfare and employment. Includes consequences for children, access to treatment, screening and assessment, and implications for research and policy. Full report. Executive summary.) (Research Forum)
February 2001	HHS Guidance Explains How Federal Laws Barring Discrimination Against People With Disabilities Apply in State and County TANF Programs (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
August 2000	Providing Mental Health Services to TANF Recipients: Program Design Choices and Implementation (Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.)
	Barriers to Employment and the "Hard to Serve": Implications for Services, Sanctions, and Time Limits (Institute for Research on Poverty)
	Beyond Welfare and Work First: Building Services and Systems to Support California's Working Poor and Hard-to-Place, Summary Paper (MDRC)
	Beyond Work First: How to Help Hard-to-Employ Individuals Get Jobs and Succeed in the Workforce (MDRC)
	Disadvantage among Families Remaining on Welfare (Joint Center for Poverty Research)
	Families in Transition: Serving Families with Multiple Barriers to Self-Sufficiency (Berkeley Policy Associates)
	Helping Low-Income Mothers with Criminal Records Achieve Self-Sufficiency (Welfare Information Network of the Finance Project)
	Improving TANF Program Outcomes for Families With Barriers to Employment (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
	Low-Income and Low-Skilled Workers’ Involvement in Nonstandard Employment (Urban Institute)
	Moving Hard to Employ Recipients into the Workforce (US Government Accountability Office)
	Protecting the Rights of TANF Applicants and Recipients with Disabilities: New Tools, Resources and Litigation (Welfare Law Center)
	A Report on the Worst Case Needs in 1999: New Opportunity Amid Continuing Challenges (US Department of Housing and Urban Development)
	Social Purpose Businesses: Supported Work and Training Settings for Hard-to-Place Welfare Recipients (Welfare Information Network of the Finance Project)
	State TANF Programs Targeted at People Experiencing Homelessness (National Coalition for the Homeless)
	Symptoms of Depression Among Welfare Recipients: A Concern for Two Generations (Child Trends, Inc.)
	TANF Recipients as Caregivers for Family Members with Disabilities (Welfare Information Network of the Finance Project)
	Welfare Reform and the Vulnerability of Mothers With Intellectual Disabilities (mild mental retardation) (Institute for Research on Poverty)
	Welfare Reform in Indian Country: Current Trends and Future Directions (Welfare Information Network of the Finance Project)
	Work-Based Strategies for Hard-to-Employ TANF Recipients: A Preliminary Assessment of Program Models and Dimensions (Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.)

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