Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 108-118 , March 2010

Predictors of employment in substance-using male and female welfare recipients

Received 20 March 2009 ,Revised 5 August 2009 ,Accepted 20 September 2009.

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 This study was supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R01 AA13873), with supplemental funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families; the Children's Bureau of the Administration for Children and Families; the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. The study was completed in partnership with MDRC and the Human Resources Administration of New York City.

PII: S0740-5472(09)00149-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2009.09.003

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 108-118 , March 2010

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