by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 13, 2023
This is the only existing randomized controlled trial on money management for serious mental illness. It indicates that encouraging patients with long-term severe mental illness to voluntarily enter an agency representative payee program can have positive effects on...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 13, 2023
One goal of the 1996 welfare law was to reduce the number of families receiving cash assistance. Another goal was to promote employment among poor parents. In addition, for many, another goal of welfare policy is to reduce poverty among families with children and...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 13, 2023
In this paper, the author takes an in-depth look at Assertive Community Treatment (ACT). The effectiveness, negative outcomes, clinical guidelines, and target population are discussed, and implementation strategies and sample programs are examined.
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 13, 2023
The following report documents a history of unintended pregnancy, premature motherhood and failure to plan for the future. What becomes evident is that, for many young women, these factors are a clear formula for long-term welfare dependence and homelessness....
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 13, 2023
On October 21, 1998, President Clinton signed the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (QHWRA). Four years in the making, the Act devolves authority over many areas of housing policy that affect low-income families and individuals to the approximately...