Losing the safety net: How a time-limited welfare policy affects families at risk of reaching time limits

Author(s): Morris, Pamela A.; Hendra, Richard;
Date Issued: March 2009
Publisher(s): American Psychological Association
Description: An account of the development of a risk index for single mothers at risk of reaching the time limit of a welfare program, and a study of the effect of welfare transition time limits on child care choice, parental employment and income, quality of home environment, parental aggravation and depression, parenting harshness, parental monitoring of children, children's health, behavior, and engagement and achievement in school, among families likely to reach welfare time limits, based on data collected in Escambia County, Florida during the implementation of the state's Family Transition Program (FTP)
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Funder(s): David & Lucile Packard Foundation ; David & Lucile Packard Foundation ; David & Lucile Packard Foundation ; David & Lucile Packard Foundation
Journal Title: Developmental Psychology
Volume Number: 45
Issue Number: 2
Page Range: 383-400
Topics: Policies > Economic & Social Policies > Economic Security
Country: United States
States: FLORIDA
ISSN: 0012-1649 Paper
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Peer Reviewed: yes
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