Domestic Violence

Five Years Later: Final Implementation Lessons from the Evaluation of Responsible Fatherhood, Marriage and Family Strengthening Grants for Incarcerated and Reentering Fathers and Their Partners

The Responsible Fatherhood, Marriage and Family Strengthening Grants for Incarcerated and Reentering Fathers and Their Partners Initiative (MFS-IP) represented a groundbreaking effort to recognize and respond to the impact of incarceration on families and the crucial role of family support in reentry success. No one program model was required for

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Welfare Indicators and Risk Factors: Thirteenth Report to Congress. Data Issues Relating to the TANF Program and the AFDC-TANF Transition

States had the option of beginning their TANF programs as soon as PRWORA was enacted in August 1996, and a few states began TANF programs as early as September 1996. All states were required to implement TANF by July 1, 1997. Because states implemented TANF at different times, the FY 1997 data reflect a combination of the AFDC and TANF programs.

Community Resilience and Recovery Initiative: Final Evaluation Report. Fall River

Project ASSIST did not conduct a community-level survey. The project also provided the evaluators with some very limited community-level indicators.

Community Resilience and Recovery Initiative: Final Evaluation Report. Lorain

Lorain's PRIDE provided several community-level indicators in their final project report, as indicated in Table 4-9. Several of these indicators came from their community surveys, which were conducted with 300 households in both 2011 and 2012. TABLE 4-9 Community Variables for Lorain 2010-2012

Community Resilience and Recovery Initiative: Final Evaluation Report. Union City

Union City ensured that a youth survey and a community-level survey were conducted each of the first 2 years of the grant. Youth surveys were conducted in the High School and Freshman Academy (9th grade) during physical education class 1 day each year in 2011 and 2012. Response rates were reportedly greater than 50 percent each year, thus these da

Community Resilience and Recovery Initiative: Final Evaluation Report. 2. Overview of the Study

The RFA for the CRRI was released in the spring of 2010 with the following stated objective: The purpose of this place-based initiative is to improve behavioral health outcomes through enhanced coordination and evidence-based health promotion, illness prevention, treatment, and recovery support services in communities affected by the recent eco

Community Resilience and Recovery Initiative: Final Evaluation Report. Executive Summary

In the fall of 2010, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) launched the Community Resilience and Recovery Initiative (CRRI). CRRI was a multi-level, place-based demonstration project aimed at helping grantee communities cope with the ongoing behavioral health effects of the Great Recession. SAMHSA funded three gran

Families on TANF in South Carolina: Employment Assets and Liabilities. Appendix D. Additional Tables

Appendix D Table II-a Mother’s Relationship with the Father of Her Youngest Child at the Time of the Child’s Birth – by Ethnicity Relationship Percent Black White

Families on TANF in South Carolina: Employment Assets and Liabilities. Table H.2. Domestic Violence (a)

Percentage Unless Stated Otherwise Time Limited with No Exemptions/Extensions Time Limited with Temporary Work Exemptions Time Limited with Extensions Granted Total Experienced Physical Violence from Partner

Families on TANF in South Carolina: Employment Assets and Liabilities. Employment Liabilities

This section examines the prevalence of specific employment liabilities among the survey respondents who had been granted work exemptions or time limit extensions. About three-fifths of the respondents with work exemptions reported health problems.

Families on TANF in South Carolina: Employment Assets and Liabilities. Presence of Multiple Potential Barriers to Employment

This section examines the prevalence of multiple potential employment barriers among TANF recipients and how multiple barriers are related to employment status and work history. Appendix D Table V-a shows that about 62% of the survey respondents had three or more employment liabilities (including 18% who had three, 15% who had four, and 29% who ha

Families on TANF in South Carolina: Employment Assets and Liabilities. Relationship Between Employment Liabilities and Employment Situation

Personal barriers were more important than situational barriers in terms of current employment status. The personal liabilities of respondents who were working at the time of interview looked quite different from respondents who were not working, as shown in Table V-1. Mental health and physical health problems, family members with health

Families on TANF in South Carolina: Employment Assets and Liabilities. Domestic Violence

Female survey respondents were asked a series of questions about whether they had experienced physical abuse or threats in their romantic relationships. 20 Nearly half of female respondents had experienced physical domestic violence in their lifetimes. Combining both severe and moderate physical domestic violence, 47% of the female

Families on TANF in South Carolina: Employment Assets and Liabilities. Chapter IV. Employment Assets and Liabilities

This chapter presents findings on employment assets and liabilities among the 1,120 survey respondents. In terms of assets, the chapter presents findings on the skills that respondents used in their current or previous jobs, such as using computers, supervising other people, and communicating with people in person or by telephone. In addition, inf

Families on TANF in South Carolina: Employment Assets and Liabilities. Objectives of the Telephone Survey Interviews

The primary goal of the telephone interviews was to examine the characteristics and employment barriers of welfare families in South Carolina. A major objective of the interviews was to identify personal barriers that are often difficult to observe, including mental and physical health problems, substance dependence, domestic violence, learning di

Families on TANF in South Carolina: Employment Assets and Liabilities. Findings on the Relative Importance of Specific Barriers

Personal barriers were generally found to be more important than situational barriers in terms of current employment status.

Families on TANF in South Carolina: Employment Assets and Liabilities. Findings on the Prevalence of Specific Barriers

Health problems and educational deficits were common among respondents. Approximately one-third of respondents could be categorized as having a mental health problem, and nearly a quarter reported a physical health problem (Table ES-1). In addition, one in seven reported that they were caring for a child or other family member who had a heal

Overlapping Eligibility and Enrollment: Human Services and Health Programs Under the Affordable Care Act. Notes

1 If the Affordable Care Act increases the number of consumers who seek health coverage in local social services offices that also take applications for capped human services programs, the latter may need to devise approaches to prioritizing benefit receipt within a larger applicant pool. On the other hand, the ACA may shift some current Medicai

Performance Improvement 2013-2014. How Effective are Non-residential Domestic Violence Services at Meeting the Needs of Victims?

The study examined the experiences of recipients of domestic violence program support services. Little research has been done with survivors of domestic violence who use non-residential services and supports. This study provided information about the types of services desired by survivors; the extent to which they obtain those services; and their

Performance Improvement 2013-2014. How Are Healthy Marriage Programs Being Implemented in Order to Provide Services for Hispanic Families?

This study examined the ways in which healthy marriage grantees are developing, adapting and implementing culturally relevant and appropriate healthy marriage programs for Hispanic populations.

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