Employment Barriers Among Welfare Recipients and Applicants with Chronically Ill Children

Study concluded that welfare recipients and applicants with chronically ill children face substantial barriers to employment, including high child health care use rates and missed work. The welfare reform reauthorization scheduled to occur later in 2002 should address
the implications of chronic child illness for parental employment.

CITATION:
Employment Barriers Among Welfare Recipients and Applicants with Chronically Ill Children.  American Journal of Public Health.   2002; 92 (9): 1453-1457.   LA Smith, D Romero, PR Wood, NS Wampler, W Chavkin & PH Wise.