II. METHODOLOGY

• Adult and Youth Training Grants drug resource levels are derived by estimating the drug incidence among likely Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) participants using data from the 1991 National Household Survey, and applying direct services cost per participant to estimate the total substance abuse prevention costs for the JTPA Title II-A Adult Training Grant and Title II-C Youth Training Grant programs. Participation in these job training programs is recognized as not only a means to gaining employment but also as a means to deter drug and alcohol abuse.



• The Job Corps Program administers the Alcohol and Other Drugs of Abuse (AODA) component which consists of a comprehensive drug prevention and intervention program for all Job Corps participants. Estimated Job Corps cost formulations are based on estimated expenses for enrollee drug testing, counseling, education, and referral, if necessary, to serve the budgeted number of students.



• Funding in the Departmental Management account necessary to support the continued operation of the DOL Drug-Free Workplace Program, the Substance Abuse Information Database, and Working Partners was determined based on the Department's previous experience with these programs.

III. PROGRAM SUMMARY

Goal 3: Reduce health, welfare, and crime costs resulting from illegal drug use.

• The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) administers the Job Training Partnership Act. This program requires individual assessments for each program participant and specifically encourages outreach activities aimed at individuals who face severe barriers to employment such as drug and alcohol abuse, and sets, as program goals, coordination of JTPA programs with other community service organizations, such as drug an alcohol abuse prevention and treatment programs. JTPA also authorizes the Jobs Corps AODA component to screen trainees for drug and alcohol problems and provide prevention and intervention services.



• Job Corps has had an active program of alcohol and drug testing and counseling since January 1992. The Job Corps AODA component became operational in all centers and is considered an important step forward in identifying alcohol and substance abusers and assisting them in combating their abuse problem. Job Corps has implemented a "Zero Tolerance for Violence and Drugs" policy. Applicants are required to sign a drug free certification and a contract committing to abide by this policy. Refusal to sign this contract will preclude entry into the program.



• Job Corps has redirected its efforts in providing services to students with substance abuse problems. Emphasis is placed on short-term intervention and counseling, shifting from a medical to a behavioral approach.



• Presently, services provided in Job Corps for most medical conditions related to substance abuse are sufficient to cope with the problems of the vast majority of the students while they are in training. These services consist of both short-term individual and group counseling for those students who test positive for alcohol and other illicit drugs, and where appropriate, medication to counteract substance related symptoms. However, when more intensive and long-term treatment is required, the student is terminated and returned home with a referral to an appropriate health facility for treatment. Job Corps is not designed to administer such long-term treatment.



• Job Corps has, in general, been successful in recruiting qualified substance abuse counselors and other health personnel. Also, it has been emphasized to all Job Corps senior managers and major organizational personnel that center directors and their staff need administrative support to combat alcohol and drug abuse. Currently, all centers are required to employ at a minimum one full-time substance abuse counselor (AODA Specialist). Instructions have been issued to all centers requiring that state or national certification be obtained or sought by all center AODA specialists.



• ETA is also funding projects which include: the Federal Bonding Program (FBP), which enables former substance abusers and others with a criminal background to qualify for fidelity bonding at not cost to the employer or employee.



• The Department of Labor also funds a Drug-Free Workplace Program which includes an employee assistance program, supervisory training, and drug testing; the Substance Abuse Information Database (SAID) is an on-line database containing information to assist employers and groups that work with them establish workplace substance abuse prevention programs; and, Working Partners, an education initiative designed to raise awareness of the impact of substance abuse on smaller businesses by working with national trade associations and other business groups to disseminate industry-specific information on workplace substance abuse.

1997 Base Program

• The FY 1997 base program contains a total of $59.5 million, of which $58.9 million is for the JTPA for outreach activities aimed at individuals who face severe barriers to employment such as drug and alcohol abuse.

• The total drug control submission for FY 1998 is $65.5 million, an increase of $6.0 million over FY 1997.



• A total of $64.9 million is estimated for JTPA drug abuse prevention efforts which are highlighted in the table below.

V. PROGRAM STATISTICS

	1996 Actual	1997 Estimate	1998 Projected
JTPA/Workforce Development Participants
Adult	301,700	310,900	351,300
Youth	124,400	106,500	102,000
Job Corps	64,000	68,300	69,700
Total	490,100	485,700	523,000
(Detail may not add to totals due to rounding)

VI. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• The Department of Labor created a workplace substance abuse home page on the Internet which contains information on all its workplace substance abuse prevention programs and activities.

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Table of Contents
I. Message from the Director
II. Resources to Implement the Strategy
III. Drug Control Funding Tables
IV. Agency Budget Summaries
Appendix