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child

Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment and Support Act (ADATSA)—Chemical Dependency Treatment and Vocational Services (as compared with Chemical Dependency Treatment Only)

Participants received chemical dependency treatment that included assistance reintegrating into the community, follow-up care and services, and financial support. Participants also received vocational rehabilitation services, such as aptitude testing, vocational counseling, job search assistance, and the opportunity to participate in one of three training programs established by ADATSA.

Virginia Independence Program (VIP) with Virginia Initiative for Employment not Welfare (VIEW)

VIP eligibility provisions included the following: (1) one-time payments to families with a temporary loss of income if they agreed to forgo AFDC/TANF receipt for 160 days; (2) a “family cap” that excluded children born more than 10 months after a family began to receive AFDC/TANF from a family’s benefit calculation; (3) an exemption for the accumulation of savings up to $5,000 to support education, entrepreneurship, or the purchase of a home; (4) the application of one-parent eligibility criteria in determining benefits for two-parent families; and (5) requirements for paternity establishm

Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment and Support

Participants received chemical dependency treatment that included assistance reintegrating into the community, follow up care and services, and financial support. Participants also received various vocational rehabilitation services that included aptitude testing, vocational counseling, job search assistance, additional substance abuse treatment, and the opportunity to participate in one of three training programs established by ADATSA.