There are also resources within family preservation and safety programs, juvenile and criminal justice systems, mental health programs for dually diagnosed, and labor and employment security systems. Public Agencies Collaborate With Employers to Serve Clients Welfare reform can work if the public substance abuse treatment, human services, and employment sectors collaborate with employers. A credible needs assessment is essential. At the administrative level, current and future SAPT block grant women's set-aside funds spent on the welfare population must be tracked and outcomes measured. The use of benefit sanctions to affect treatment outcomes positively The labor and employment program's outcome measures The welfare benefits program's outcome measures.
Outcomes help measure whether the public systems are working effectively and working together.
Economic Remedies . Ms. Brandt is with the Substance Abuse Program, Florida Department of Children and Families. She has been a clinician, planner, evaluator, trainer, analyst, program developer, employee assistance professional, and administrator in human service organizations for over 20 years. Among her current responsibilities, Ms. Brandt coordinates funding and State policy implementation for the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant, and serves as liaison to Federal agencies on other current issues, such as Social Security and welfare reform.