@article{ref1,
title="One-year outcomes from the CASAWORKS for Families intervention for substance-abusing women on welfare",
journal="Evaluation review",
year="2003",
author="McLellan, A. Thomas and Gutman, Marjorie and Lynch, Kevin and McKay, James R. and Ketterlinus, Robert and Morgenstern, Jon and Woolis, Diana",
volume="27",
number="6",
pages="656-680",
abstract="AIM: To evaluate the effectiveness of a multiservice intervention designed to move substance-abusing women on welfare to sobriety and self-sufficiency by addressing their substance abuse, domestic violence, employment, and basic needs. DESIGN: A field evaluation with repeated measures at 6 and 12 months on an intent-to-treat sample of 529 women conducted in 11 selected sites across the country. There were significant improvements shown in substance use and family and social functioning by the 6-month point, and additional improvements in employment by the 12-month point. By 12 months, more than 46% were abstinent from alcohol and other drugs, and 30% were employed at least part-time. There were only modest improvements shown in the medical and psychiatric status of these women. These preliminary findings suggest that site-level interagency coordination and program-level case management were associated with improvements in the targeted areas as predicted by the model. Future work will require a more closely specified, manual-guided form of the intervention plus the inclusion of control groups and cost measures to fully evaluate the cost benefits from the final form of the intervention.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0193-841X",
doi="10.1177/0193841X03259029",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0193841X03259029"
}