TANF Recipients' Barriers to Employability: Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence |
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| Authors: | Melinda Pilkinton |
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| Affiliation: | Social Work Program , Mississippi State University , Mississippi, Mississippi, USA |
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| Abstract: | Recipients of temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) encounter a variety of expectations and sanctions. Recipients face work requirements, limited resources, and barriers to employability, including the barrier of substance use. This article addresses the sanctions that are applied to clients who do not meet expectations of the policy, barriers to employability, disparities in resources, and factors influencing referrals for substance abuse treatment for TANF clients. |
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| Keywords: | TANF welfare substance abuse employment women domestic violence |
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