SCREENING FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WOEFULLY WEAK IN WELFARE OFFICES
February 04, 2008
February 04, 2008
SEATTLE, Feb. 4 -- The University of Washington issued the following news release:
Even though federal welfare-reform legislation calls for case workers to screen for domestic violence and most states have agreed to implement this requirement, just 9 percent of women applying for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families were screened for domestic violence, according to data from a University of Washington study.
An analysis of 782 transcripts of in-person interviews b . . .
Even though federal welfare-reform legislation calls for case workers to screen for domestic violence and most states have agreed to implement this requirement, just 9 percent of women applying for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families were screened for domestic violence, according to data from a University of Washington study.
An analysis of 782 transcripts of in-person interviews b . . .