TANF Recipients with Barriers to Employment

Bloom, Dan; Loprest, Pamela; Zedlewski, Sheila R.

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“…State governments have significant control of aspects of TANF including, for example, work requirements, work waivers for survivors of domestic violence, eligibility criteria, and time limits (Bloom, Loprest, & Zedlewski, 2011; Huber, Cohen, Briggs, & Kassabian, 2015). There is variation even within states; Colorado and California allow policies to vary between counties.…”

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“…For a family of three, the maximum cash benefit ranges from $204 in Arkansas to $1628 in Virginia (Huber et al, 2015). TANF recipients, especially those considered “hard to employ,” (e.g., individuals with disabilities, criminal backgrounds, limited education, or experience with domestic violence) also have varying access to employment, case management, and training programs depending on their location (Bloom et al, 2011). …”

Section: State Level Variations In Economic Security Policiesmentioning

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Family Economic Security Policies and Child and Family Health

Spencer

Komro

2017

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

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In this review we examine the effects of family economic security policies (i.e., minimum wage, Earned Income Tax Credit, unemployment insurance, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) on child and family health outcomes, summarize policy generosity across states in the U.S., and discuss directions and possibilities for future research. This manuscript is an update to a review article that was published in 2014. Millions of Americans are affected by family economic security policies each year, many of whom are the most vulnerable in society. There is increasing evidence that these policies impact health outcomes and behaviors of adults and children. Further, research indicates that, overall, policies which are more restrictive are associated with poorer health behaviors and outcomes; however, the strength of the evidence differs across each of the four policies. There is significant diversity in state-level policies and it is plausible that these policy variations are contributing to health disparities across and within states. Despite increasing evidence of the relationship between economic policies and health, there continues to be limited attention to this issue. State policy variations offer a valuable opportunity for scientists to conduct natural experiments and contribute to evidence linking social policy effects to family and child wellbeing. The mounting evidence will help to guide future research and policy making for evolving toward a more nurturing society for family and child health and wellbeing.

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Family Economic Security Policies and Child and Family Health

Spencer

Komro

2017

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

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“…Researchers have suggested that childhood abuse is an important factor for future education and earnings potential because of its strong relationship to decreased mental health that, in turn, translates into reduced educational attainment, weaker workforce attachment, lower wages, and increased work difficulties (Robst, 2010;Robst & Smith, 2008). Among low-income populations, studies have found that mental health issues consistently rank among the top barriers to employment (Bloom, Loprest, & Zedlewski, 2012), women accessing public assistance are significantly more likely to be depressed as compared to the general population (Jayakody, Danziger, & Pollack, 2000), and women with any type of mental illness experience a 25% reduced likelihood of obtaining employment (Jayakody & Stauffer, 2000).…”

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Adverse Childhood Experiences, Depression and Mental Health Barriers to Work among Low-Income Women

Cambron

Gringeri

Vogel-Ferguson

2015

Social Work in Public Health

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Recent research has connected childhood abuse to decreased physical and mental health for low-income women in Utah. Further, mental health has established a link to employment problems. This study conducted a secondary analysis of data collected from individuals accessing public assistance to investigate the relationships among retrospective self-reports of childhood emotional, physical and sexual abuse and prospective indicators of mental health and mental health barriers to work. Logistic regression models found strong relationships between childhood abuse and increased odds of depression and mental health barriers to work. Path models highlight the relative importance of depression for those reporting mental health as the biggest barrier to work. Recommendations for social workers, public health professionals, and program administrators are provided.

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“…Families program [TANF] program (Aratani et al, 2014;Banerjee & Damman, 2013;Bitler et al, 2014;Bloom, Loprest, & Zedlewski, 2011;Rodgers & Tedin, 2006;Sheely, 2012;Siegel, Green, Abbott, Mogul, & Patacsil, 2004). A similar trend is followed with studies related to the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and…”

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“…Chamlin et al's (2007) findings can also be interpreted in light of potential barriers to employment faced by TANF recipients. These include disabilities, low education, age, physical and mental illness, lack of transportation, lack of affordable childcare (Banerjee & Damman, 2013;Bloom et al, 2011;Danziger & Seefeldt, 2003;Dworsky & Courtney, 2007;Pavetti, 2002;Sandstrom, Seefeldt, Huerta, & Loprest, 2014;Siegel et al, 2004). Finally, the small sample involved in the Wisconsin experiment does not allow generalization of findings to the entire U. S. population.…”

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Concurrent Participation in Federally-Funded Welfare Programs and Empowerment toward Economic Self-Sufficiency

Joseph¹

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All rights reserved.iv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I hereby thank the members of my committee for their support, patience, and guidance, all of which were essential to achieving this work. I have been appreciative of their gentle but firm direction throughout the realization of the comprehensive papers, the dissertation proposal, and the dissertation itself. Dr. Barbara Thomlison contributed significantly to the development of this dissertation, mainly in terms of the research rationale, selection of relevant theories and critical analysis of the literature. Dr. Paul H.Stuart was instrumental in identifying poverty as a social problem and tracing the historical development of relevant U.S. social welfare policies put forth to address the problem. Dr. Chris Girard brought a critical perspective in the refinement of the theoretical perspectives, the hypotheses, and the methodology used in this project. although eligible for these benefits-did not receive them. Based on the premises of the theory of policy design and social construction, the culture of poverty theory, the racial classification model, and the social control thesis, the following two hypotheses were formulated: (1) Low-income households who receive one or more lower-tier federal means-tested benefits will be less likely to attain and maintain economic self-sufficiency vii than their counterparts who do not participate in federal welfare programs and (2) Lowincome households that enroll in more welfare programs will have worse self-sufficiency outcomes than their counterparts that participate in fewer programs. The survey respondents were measured repeatedly over a 56-month period to assess whether welfare receipt impacts their household income steadily beyond 150 percent of the federal poverty level, after controlling for known predictors. Findings from binomial logistic regression displayed medium effect sizes indicating that participation in public assistance did decrease the likelihood of attainment and maintenance of economic self-sufficiency among low-income American households. These findings were interpreted within the context of pre-existing differences that may have existed between the intervention group and the comparison group which were not accounted for in the multivariate analysis.

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TANF Recipients with Barriers to Employment

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Family Economic Security Policies and Child and Family Health

Family Economic Security Policies and Child and Family Health

Adverse Childhood Experiences, Depression and Mental Health Barriers to Work among Low-Income Women

Concurrent Participation in Federally-Funded Welfare Programs and Empowerment toward Economic Self-Sufficiency

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