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Summary

The Intensive Case Management (ICM) program provided case management services and participation incentives to women who were experiencing substance dependence and were receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). The program intended to support participation in substance use disorder treatment and ultimately improve employment outcomes.

ICM provided participants with case managers who identified barriers to entry into substance use disorder treatment, such as childcare, transportation, and housing problems, and addressed those barriers. While participants were in treatment, case managers met with them weekly and coordinated with treatment facility staff to provide other needed services. Participants received vouchers for items such as children's toys or cosmetics as an incentive to participate in treatment. Participants received case management services for 24 months. The program focused on women who were receiving TANF and screened positively for substance dependence. The program took place in Essex County, NJ.

3118-Study of Intensive C
Populations and employment barriers: Public benefits recipients, Cash assistance recipients, Substance use disorder

Implementation at a glance

Primary service
Program services
Case management, Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives, Treatment or recovery services for substance use disorder
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Setting(s)
Urban only
Year evaluation began
1999
Implementing organization(s)New Jersey Department of Human Services (NJDHS) Division of Family Development, which administered TANF

Effectiveness rating and effect by outcome domain

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Outcome domain Term Effectiveness rating Effect in 2024 dollars and percentages Effect in standard deviations Sample size
Increase earnings Short-term Cannot assess support
Long-term Cannot assess support
Very long-term Cannot assess support
Increase employment Short-term Cannot assess support
Long-term Little evidence to assess support 0% (in percentage points) 0.000 0
Very long-term Cannot assess support
Decrease benefit receipt Short-term Cannot assess support
Long-term Cannot assess support
Very long-term Cannot assess support
Increase education and training All measurement periods Cannot assess support

Effectiveness ratings

  • Well- supported
  • Supported
  • Mixed support
  • Not supported
  • Insufficient evidence
  • Cannot assess support

Studies of this program

Study quality rating Study counts per rating
High High 1
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Program cost

No cost information available.

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Implementation details

Characteristics of research participants
Black or African American
96%
Unknown, not reported, or other
1%
Hispanic or Latino of any race
3%

The race and ethnicity categories may sum to more than 100 percent if the authors reported race and ethnicity separately; in these cases, we report the category White, rather than White, not Hispanic.

State(s) where implemented

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