Name of Project: Impact of Welfare Reform on
Access to Medical Care, Mental Health Services
and Substance Abuse Treatment for CalWORKs Participants with Alcohol and Other Drug Use Problems
Principal Investigator: Deborah Podus, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator: M. Douglas Anglin
Project Director: None
Funding Agency: California Program on Access to Care-California
Policy
Research Center
Funding Period: March 2004-August 200
Scope of Project: The project
will further analyze data from a study of the
intersection of substance abuse and welfare reform originally
funded by the
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-Substance Abuse Policy Research
Program. Findings will contribute to a better
understanding of the scope of substance abuse
in a large and complex California county; will help evaluate
existing CalWORKs policies regarding substance
abuse; will provide insight into the interface
between welfare and healthcare in the CalWORKs system; and will provide
a basis for policy recommendatons.
For more information, contact Deborah Podus.
Last updated - 04/02/2004