OFA Webinar: Strengthening Success through Coordinated Mental Health and Substance Use Services for TANF Participants

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An interactive webinar Strengthening Success through Coordinated Mental Health and Substance Use Services for TANF Participants was held on May 30, 2017 from 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EST; during the webinar, TANF programs shared how they support participants in addressing mental health and substance use challenges. This webinar included an in-depth look into how the featured programs have developed partnerships with mental health and substance use providers and how they ensure continuous support of TANF participants through ongoing collaboration.

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2017-05-30T09:00:00
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MH & SU Srvcs for TANF Parts Webinar YouTube Video
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2017-05-30
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Substance Use and Mental Health Webinar PPT 6.98 MB
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A representative from the Tuolumne Me-Wuk Tribal TANF program is interested in trainings or ideas for training new Tribal TANF Case Managers on how to use the information from intake assessments in building a Family Self-Sufficiency Plan.

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Date
May 2017
Source
OFA Peer TA
Agency/Organization
Tuolumne Me-Wuk Tribal TANF
State
California
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Employment
Assessment
TANF Program Administration
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Integrating Trauma-Responsive Services Into Programs for Youth

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The Annie E. Casey Foundation hosted this webinar in October 2016; the webinar recording is available online. The webinar is part of a series discussing lessons learned from the Foundation’s Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential (LEAP) initiative, which is working with youth, especially those who have been justice system involved, homeless, or in the child welfare system, to address the challenges that make it difficult for them to achieve degrees or maintain jobs. LEAP sites have aimed to make their services responsive to youth who have experienced trauma, since research shows that suffering extreme stress and adverse experiences in childhood can impair physical development in ways that have long-term consequences. On the webinar, three LEAP sites discussed how they have made their services trauma-responsive.
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Combined Date
2016-09-30T20:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
SFS Category
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City/County
URL
http://www.aecf.org/blog/integrating-trauma-responsive-services-into-programs-f…
Publication Date
2016-10-01
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Economic Stability after Leaving Welfare

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This research brief from the University of Maryland School of Social Work attempts to characterize former clients of Maryland’s Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA) program who have left TCA and been able to make gains toward self-sufficiency. In acknowledgement that sustaining self-sufficiency is hard for many TCA leavers, the brief compares the characteristics of more and less self-sufficient families, both demographic and regional, and also compares the TCA involvement histories of successful leavers versus the histories of clients that are struggling with economic stability. Researchers also study the work histories of economically stable leavers and the industries in which they work. The goal of this brief is to provide information that may lead to strategies for improving family self-sufficiency after leaving the welfare system.
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2016-11-30T19:00:00
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City/County
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http://www.familywelfare.umaryland.edu/reports1/economic_stability.pdf
Publication Date
2016-12-01
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Portfolio of Research in Welfare and Family Self-Sufficiency 2016

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In this portfolio, the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) summarizes the work funded by their Division of Economic Independence in the field of welfare and family self-sufficiency in fiscal year (FY) 2016. OPRE funds both research and evaluation efforts, as well as efforts to circulate recent research, across five areas within this topic: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Employment and the Labor Market, Education and Training, Behavioral Science, and Cross-Cutting and Other Safety Net Research. In addition to reviewing FY 2016 work, the portfolio identifies key findings from several of these OPRE efforts.
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2017-01-31T19:00:00
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Region
City/County
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https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/portfolio-of-research-in-welfare-and-fami…
Publication Date
2017-02-01
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Rescheduled OFA Webinar: TANF and LIHEAP Coordination

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The Office of Family Assistance will host a webinar on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) coordination. In this facilitated webinar, presenters will provide an overview of the structure of the LIHEAP block grant and the flexibility afforded to states in its administration and opportunities for coordination with TANF. Presenters from the states of Michigan and Pennsylvania will also discuss examples of different approaches to LIHEAP coordination with TANF and other supplemental funding streams, to maximize the reach of energy assistance to families in need.

This webinar has been rescheduled. An email alert will be sent when a new date is confirmed.

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2017-02-27T19:00:00
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City/County
Publication Date
2017-02-28

Making the Case for Evidence-Based Decision-Making

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This article from the Stanford Social Innovation Review argues the need for evidence-based decision-making. Although this practice has potential to improve outcomes for families, it should be better marketed and adapted to address specific issues, instead of a broad overall approach. The author suggests collecting better data, holding people accountable for program results, and promoting ongoing program improvements.
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2016-12-05T19:00:00
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City/County
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https://ssir.org/articles/entry/making_the_case_for_evidence_based_decision_mak…
Publication Date
2016-12-06

Annual Update of Poverty Guidelines, 2017

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The Department of Health and Human Services published the annual update of the HHS poverty guidelines “to account for last calendar year’s increases in prices as measured by the Consumer Price Index.”
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Posting Date
Combined Date
2016-12-31T19:00:00
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Region
City/County
URL
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-01-31/pdf/2017-02076.pdf
Publication Date
2017-01-01
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Latest Information from Network (Home)

The Behavioral Interventions to Advance Self-Sufficiency (BIAS) Project

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This infographic from MDRC highlights their Behavioral Interventions to Advance Self-Sufficiency (BIAS) project. The BIAS project demonstrated the importance and usefulness of applying behavioral insights to improve the efficiency of human services programs. Some of these insights included social influence, deadlines, loss aversion, and personalization.
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2016-11-30T19:00:00
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Region
City/County
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http://www.mdrc.org/publication/behavioral-interventions-advance-self-sufficien…
Publication Date
2016-12-01

State Fact Sheets: How States Have Spent Funds Under the TANF Block Grant

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States spend only half of their combined federal and state dollars under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) on basic assistance for families with children, child care for low-income families, and work-related activities or supports. These fact sheets from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities examine in detail how states are using their TANF funds.
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Posting Date
Combined Date
2017-01-04T19:00:00
Source
OFA Initiatives
Region
City/County
URL
http://www.cbpp.org/research/family-income-support/state-fact-sheets-how-states…
Publication Date
2017-01-05