Behavioral Interventions to Advance Self Sufficiency – Next Generation (BIAS-NG): Washington State, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clinton Key
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Interventions ◽  
Washington State ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Temporary Assistance

scholarly journals Identification of a Novel SARS-CoV-2 Strain with Truncated Protein in ORF8 Gene by Next Generation Sequencing

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie DeRonde ◽  
Hannah Deuling ◽  
Jayme Parker ◽  
Jack Chen
Keyword(s):  
Next Generation Sequencing ◽  
Stop Codon ◽  
Washington State ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Sequencing Technology ◽  
Truncated Protein ◽  
Next Generation Sequencing Technology ◽  
Protein Mutation ◽  
Generation Sequencing

Abstract Using next generation sequencing technology, we identified a truncated protein mutation located in the ORF8 gene which is near the end of the genome from nucleotides 27,878 to 27,958. The mutation in this novel strain created a stop codon and translates to the novel truncated ORF8 protein, creating a much smaller protein than most other strains of SARS-CoV-2. The novel truncated mutation is most closely related to nine SARS-CoV-2 strains found in Washington state. Our results show a novel strain of SARS-CoV-2 with a truncated ORF8 gene. This shortens the translated ORF8 protein. The effects of ORF8 protein and its functions are still uncertain but a truncated ORF8 could affect antibody response, severity of infection and inflammatory response.

scholarly journals TANF Participation and Intimate Partner Violence: Exploring Barriers to Self-Sufficiency

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna Thomas ◽  
Shannon Collier-Tenison ◽  
December Maxwell ◽  
Cody Cheek
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
Physical Injury ◽  
Work Requirements ◽  
Work Related ◽  
The Past ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Poor Women ◽  
Temporary Assistance

Interpersonal Violence (IPV) is regarded as a primary barrier to employment for women in poverty. For recipients of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), required to participate in work-related activities, experiences of IPV threatens the ability to meet work requirements, resulting in sanctions, if they do not have exemptions through a domestic violence option (DVO) waiver. The purpose of the current study was to assess the effects of IPV on self-sufficiency in a sample of TANF participants. Data for the study were collected from a mail survey instrument sent to 2,000 randomly selected TANF recipients in one state in the U.S. Findings indicate the majority of the sample (N=525) was female (96%), non-white (73%), and single (86%). One-third of respondents experienced IPV and 29% experienced IPV within the past year. Approximately half of the respondents sustained a physical injury and 29% reported trouble working due to IPV. Non-parametric correlation analysis indicated those who reported IPV were less likely to be employed (p <.002). Respondents reporting violence in the past year and were less likely to be self-sufficient (p =.01). Lastly, participants who experienced an injury from IPV were also significantly more likely to have trouble working (p <.001). Although IPV is just one of many barriers to self-sufficiency for poor women, the lack of access to employment can have dire consequences for women reliant upon TANF benefits. This study indicates a need to further explore the linkages between IPV, access to employment, and other barriers to self-sufficiency.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine K. Lawrence
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Personal Responsibility ◽  
The United States ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Welfare Program ◽  
Cash Assistance ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
National Welfare ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Temporary Assistance

In 1996, The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act repealed the 60-year-old national welfare program of Aid to Families with Dependent Children and replaced it with a new cash assistance program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). This law introduced a new generation of rules and regulations for delivering cash and other assistance to families who are poor, and it fundamentally changed the way the United States assists such families and their children. Opinions regarding the success of TANF and its impact on families vary; welfare caseloads have declined since TANF implementation, but economic self-sufficiency eludes many families.

scholarly journals Economic Self-Sufficiency and Implementation of TANF in the District of Columbia

2003 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Ashley P. Simmons-Rudolph
Keyword(s):  
Job Search ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
District Of Columbia ◽  
State Level ◽  
Welfare Recipients ◽  
Welfare Policies ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Welfare Systems ◽  
Temporary Assistance ◽  
Depth Interviews

Even as federal policymakers debate the reauthorization of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) legislation, state-level activists are beginning to discuss the best ways to implement the policy in their locales. The District of Columbia has experienced the lowest reduction in percentage of welfare caseloads in the country since the 1996 welfare reauthorization. This study explores implementation of welfare policy that both facilitates and hinders the ability of DC welfare clients to become self-sufficient. The study features in-depth interviews with twenty-six welfare clients in the District to add individual voices to the quantitative data gathered on the topic. Specifically, this paper explores the context of welfare clients' lives before and once on welfare, and asks which welfare policies they perceive to be obstacles to their own self-sufficiency. A limited ability to save money, few childcare options, strict transportation and job search requirements, and poor relationships with caseworkers all hinder a client's ability to support herself without assistance from TANF. A qualitative analysis will show that welfare recipients want and are ready to be self sufficient and have clear ideas of the current barriers embedded within the welfare systems that make their personal escape from poverty more difficult.

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports in Schools: A Tutorial

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yolanda Keller-Bell ◽  
Maureen Short
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Interventions ◽  
School Systems ◽  
Language Therapy ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
School Settings ◽  
Positive Behavioral Interventions ◽  
Behavioral Expectations ◽  
Outcomes For Children

Purpose Positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) provide a framework for behavioral expectations in school systems for children with and without disabilities. Speech-language pathologists who work in school settings should be familiar with this framework as part of their role in improving the outcomes for children. The purpose of this tutorial is to discuss PBIS and its use in school settings. Method The authors provide an overview of the PBIS framework and focus on its applicability in classroom-based settings. The process of implementing PBIS in classrooms and other settings such as speech-language therapy is discussed. Conclusions This tutorial provides speech-language pathologists with an overview of PBIS and may facilitate their understanding of how to implement PBIS in nonclassroom settings.

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