TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - One-year outcomes from the CASAWORKS for Families intervention for substance-abusing women on welfare
JO  - Evaluation review
A1  - McLellan, A. Thomas
A1  - Gutman, Marjorie
A1  - Lynch, Kevin
A1  - McKay, James R.
A1  - Ketterlinus, Robert
A1  - Morgenstern, Jon
A1  - Woolis, Diana
SP  - 656
EP  - 680
VL  - 27
IS  - 6
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0193-841X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0193841X03259029
ID  - ref1
ER  -