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Social Welfare Policy and the Psychological Needs of Low Income Women
Author(s) -
Markward Martha J.,
Yegidis Bonnie L.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
poverty and public policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.206
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 1944-2858
DOI - 10.2202/1944-2858.1198
Subject(s) - mental health , social policy , welfare , context (archaeology) , service delivery framework , social welfare , public economics , low income , income support , service (business) , economics , psychology , demographic economics , political science , psychiatry , market economy , paleontology , law , biology , economy , macroeconomics
This manuscript analyzes policy that addresses the psychological needs of low income women, especially those on welfare. The sociopolitical model of policy analysis was used to examine the social, political, and economic context for addressing the psychological needs of low income women. Within the context of progressive physical and mental health enactments, the analysis examines the causes of psychological needs among poor women, the approaches that have been used to address the needs of poor women, and the need for policy that can result in service delivery systems and service provision to meet the psychological needs of low income women. The results of the analysis suggest the need for policy that allows for an umbrella approach to screening women on welfare for mental health issues and providing services that are not attached to financial eligibility or child welfare involvement.