Behavioral Health Services for Women Receiving Public Assistance

Access to Behavioral Health Services for Women on TANF

Status

Withdrawn

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00057655

Enrollment

Registered

2003-04-07

Start date

2002-01-31

Completion date

2002-02-28

Last updated

2015-12-03

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Conditions

Mental Disorders

Keywords

Social Welfare, Mentally Ill Persons, Mental Health Services

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether access to behavioral health services has been affected by welfare reform.

Detailed description

This study examines patterns of behavioral health service use among a group of female household heads who receive Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and have serious mental illness (SMI). The findings from this study will be used to determine the feasibility of conducting a full-scale longitudinal study of the impact of welfare reform outcomes on female household heads who have SMI and are currently or formerly recipients of welfare.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 64 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Female head of household on TANF at any time during first quarter of 1997 and used at least one behavioral health service during that quarter * DSM IV diagnosis of serious mental illness

Countries

United States

Outcome results