Open AccessImproving 24-Month Abstinence and Employment Outcomes for Substance-Dependent Women Receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families With Intensive Case Management
Author(s) -
Jon Morgenstern,
Charles J. Neighbors,
Alexis Kuerbis,
Annette Riordan,
Kimberly A. Blanchard,
Katharine H. McVeigh,
Thomas J. Morgan,
Barbara S. McCrady
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2007.133553
Subject(s) - abstinence , confidence interval , odds ratio , medicine , demography , odds , population , substance abuse , psychiatry , logistic regression , environmental health , sociology
We examined abstinence rates among substance-dependent women receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) in intensive case management (ICM) over 24 months and whether ICM yielded significantly better employment outcomes compared with a screen-and-refer program (i.e., usual care).