This study evaluates the Building Wealth and Health Network, which, by aligning Medicaid coverage for behavioral services and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) in Pennsylvania, aims to reduce children's developmental risks and improve future income and employment, while reducing the number of returning beneficiaries to the TANF program. Using a propensity score-matched difference-in-difference research design with longitudinally-linked service records and client-reported survey data, this study will assess the network’s impacts and identify ways to improve support systems to promote a Culture of Health within anti-poverty programming.
Grant ID:
73695
Primary Investigator:
Mariana Chilton
Applicant Organization:
Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health
Co-Investigator:
Sandra Bloom
Grant Type:
Individual Research Projects
Award Amount:
$249 950.00
Start Date:
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
End Date:
Thursday, May 31, 2018
X Drive Location:
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