Skip Navigation

Strengthen the Evidence for Maternal and Child Health Programs

Sign up for MCHalert eNewsletter

Search Results: MCHLine

Items in this list may be obtained from the sources cited. Contact information reflects the most current data about the source that has been provided to the MCH Digital Library.

Displaying records 1 through 1 (1 total).

U.S. General Accounting Office. 1994. Families on welfare: Focus on teenage mothers could enhance welfare reform efforts. Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office, 28 pp.

Annotation: This report reviews data on adolescent mothers who are the heads families which are enrolled in the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program to determine which characteristics influence their length of stay on welfare. It contains background information on Aid to Families with Dependent Children and the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training (JOBS) program, on initiatives to reform the programs, and on the methodology used in the study. The report provides information on the level of education for single adolescent mothers, the time elapsed since they were last employed, and the number and age of their children; factors which affect their participation in Aid to Families with Dependent Children. The report presents and discusses the findings and reviews the implications for developing future policies regarding welfare.

Keywords: Adolescent mothers, Adolescent parents, Aid to Families with Dependent Children, Federal programs, Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training (JOBS), Participants, Policy development, Single parents, Statistics, Welfare programs, Welfare reform
   

The MCH Library is one of six special collections at Georgetown University, the nation's oldest Jesuit institution of higher education. The library is supported through foundation, private, university, state, and federal funding. This information or content and conclusions are those of the authors and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by Georgetown University or the U.S. Government. Note: web pages whose development was supported by federal government grants are being reviewed to comply with applicable Executive Orders.