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Program Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated
Program requirements
- Work requirement
- Enrollment in substance abuse program
- Drug testing
Social/Support services
- Health benefits
- Multiple services in single location
- Substance abuse/dependence treatment
Administration/Implementation
- Changes in welfare office environment/culture
- Administration/Implementation - misc.
Financial disincentives/Sanctions
- Denial of benefits to persons convicted of felonies
- Reduction/termination of benefits for substance abuse
Employment activities
- Employment policies linked to treatment
Time limits
Family caps
Eligibility
| Variation in program components across sites? |
Yes
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| Notes on program components |
Employment activities: Integration of substance dependence problems in employment programs will be studied.
Financial disincentives/sanctions: Denial, reduction or termination of benefits for substance abuse will be studied.
Program operations: Differences in operations of welfare program with regards to substance abuse will be studied.
Program requirements: Drug testing, enrollment in a substance abuse treatment program, and work are required of all participants.
Social/Support services: Existence, availability, and structure of substance abuse treatment will be studied.
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