Objective/Rationale: With welfare reform the causal relationships between substance abuse, patterns of welfare dependency, unemployment and long-term poverty have become more important. Existing studies show that there is an association between substance abuse and unstable patterns of employment and welfare use, but provide little insight into why this association exists. This session presents findings and methodologies from extensive longitudinal research on substance abuse in the welfare population and on the correlates and predictors of welfare success. The session focuses on how the insights taken from epidemiological research on the welfare population can inform current welfare reform policies.
Agenda: · Introduction Moderator: Laura Schmidt 5 minutes · "Understanding the relationship between aid receipt and substance abuse problems: Evidence from the Welfare Client Longitudinal Study" Dan Dohan 10 minutes · "Event history methods: Untangling the web of substance abuse and welfare dependency" Jim Wiley 10 minutes · "The course of alcohol and drug problems in the welfare population: Competing hypotheses and policy consequences" Laura Schmidt 10 minutes · "Patterns of welfare receipt among women: The role of depression and substance abuse" Denise Zabkiewicz 10 minutes · "Leaving welfare: An assessment of competing needs and service supports" Nina Mulia 10 minutes · Discussion Connie Weisner 15 minutes · Questions Panel 15 minutes
Individual Abstracts: Yes, please have abstracts considered separately if proposed session is not accepted.
Contact: Laura Schmidt, PhD Alcohol Research Group 510.642.5208 lschmidt@arg.org
Learning Objectives: N/A
Keywords: Welfare,
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.