OFA Webinar: Improving Employment Outcomes for TANF Recipients with Substance Use Disorders

Record Description

The Office of Family Assistance hosted a webinar on Wednesday, February 26 entitled Improving Employment Outcomes for TANF Recipients with Substance Use Disorders. The webinar outlined employment-focused strategies that can contribute to, rather than inhibit, substance use treatment and featured experts with backgrounds in research and practice on working with TANF recipients who have substance use disorders. Speakers discussed national trends in substance use disorders and strategies to move those with substance use disorders towards treatment, employment, and economic stability.

Speakers included:

• Dennis Romero, Regional Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

• Dr. Christine Cauffield, Chief Executive Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Managing Entity, Lutheran Services Florida

• Kim Griswold Releford, University of Kentucky, Opioid Use Disorder Project, Targeted Assessment Program

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2020-02-26T08:00:00
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https://youtu.be/d5VaBrnvl_4
Publication Date
2020-02-26
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PeerTA Resources (OFA Initiatives)
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Improving Employment Outcomes for TANF Recipients Webinar PPT 2.29 MB
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Incidence and Failure to Appear at Scheduled In-Person Interviews

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North Dakota is interested in learning if there are any studies showing success in reducing the incidence of TANF and/or public assistance applicants who fail to appear at their scheduled in-person interviews.

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January 2020
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Cass County Social Services
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North Dakota
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Mobility Mentoring

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A representative from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is interested in learning what states and counties are currently implementing or have in the past implemented Mobility Mentoring.

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North Carolina
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Employment
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