Explaining variation in the effects of welfare-to-work programs

Article Abstract:

California's Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN) program and the National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Welfare strategies (NEWWS) are evaluated. The findings indicate that tempting generalizations about GAIN and NEWWS effects might help to identify the determinants of program effects in future demonstrations with some changes in evaluation strategy.

Powers and duties, Evaluation research (Social action programs), Welfare economics, California. Department of Social Services. Greater Avenues for Independence Program

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Outpatient marijuana treatment for adolescents: economic evaluation of a multisite field experiment

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An economic evaluation of outpatient adolescent treatment approaches is conducted and the economic cost of each of the 12 site-specific treatment conditions are determined. The findings indicate that some types of substance-abuse intervention for adolescents can reduce social costs immediately after treatment.

Drugs and youth, Juvenile drug abuse

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Civil remedies and drug control: a randomized field trial in Oakland, California

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Research is presented on the drug intervention program Beat Health, which was launched in Oakland, California, in 1988. Findings include a reduction in drug-related problems and patrol calls, but a displacement effect was discovered around both experimental and control sites in commercial areas.

Statistical Data Included, Social policy, Drug abuse treatment, Medical policy, Health policy, Oakland, California

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