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The 1% Problem: The Case of the Missing Clients
Sidney L. Gardner, Nancy K. Young and Jeffrey Merrill, January 2000
As caseloads decline and states increase efforts for remaining TANF recipients to participate in the workforce, it is time to re-examine efforts to address substance abuse among welfare recipients. Many states included services for substance abuse in state plans and some states invested TANF funding in substance abuse services. This article updates the field on what happened in those states and leads to future directions for this "hard to serve" population.

Shaping the Effects of Welfare Reform for Parents and Children
A presentation on increasing employability and protecting the children of parents with alcohol and other drug problems. Includes Implementing Welfare Reform and Policy Choices in Welfare Reform.