Drug Testing Welfare Recipients
January 1, 2002 | Journal Article
False Positives, False Negatives, Unanticipated Opportunities.
Drugs (Illegal and Rx)
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Drugs, Sex, HIV: Programs Teach At-Risk Urban Girls How to Play it Safe
September 19, 2008 | Program Result
The Freedom Foundation of New Jersey Inc., West Orange, N.J., carried out three programs encouraging girls in inner-city Newark, N.J., to abstain from illegal drugs and sexual relations.
New Jersey Family Health Group Develops and Disseminates Protocol to Screen Pregnant Women for Drug and Alcohol Use
June 3, 2010 | Program Result
Family Health Initiatives implemented a uniform statewide screening process to identify pregnant women who use alcohol and other drugs and then disseminated it through a conference.
Perinatal Treatment Services: Increasing Admissions to Treatment
April 28, 2010 | Program Result
The Perinatal Treatment Services, located in Seattle, is a residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment program for pregnant and parenting women.
Pilot Program of Research to Integrate Substance Abuse Issues into Mainstream Medicine (PRISM)
October 15, 2009 | Program Result
PRISM sought to encourage physicians and health care researchers to address the effects of alcohol and drug abuse on serious chronic illnesses.
Welfare Receipt and Substance-Abuse Treatment Among Low-Income Mothers
November 1, 2006 | Journal Article
In this study, the authors explored changing relations between substance use, welfare receipt and substance-abuse treatment among low-income mothers before and after welfare reform. Annual data were examined from mothers aged 18 to 49 years in the 1 ...
CASAWORKS for Families Helps Women Get Off Drugs and Into Jobs
October 1, 2009 | Program Result
Columbia University planned and carried out a demonstration project to help substance-abusing women on welfare reduce drug and alcohol use and secure and retain jobs.
Multi-State "Best Friends" Program Addresses Risky Behaviors Among Teenage Girls
May 1, 2005 | Program Result
The Best Friends Foundation developed and implemented a youth development program for girls in grades 6 to 12 with the message that they should wait until marriage to begin sexual relations and abstain from drinking, smoking and using illegal drugs.
Strengthening Martha's Place
April 1, 2003 | Program Result
In 2001, Newborn Holistic Ministries trained staff and improved operations at Martha's Place, a residential recovery program for women addicted to drugs.
Doulas Try to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes for Addicted Women
January 29, 2002 | Program Result
The Northern New Jersey Maternal/Child Health Consortium collaborated with five northern New Jersey agencies to design and develop a project to improve pregnancy outcomes for drug-addicted women in Paterson, N.J.