Child Welfare Information Gateway

Who We Are

Child Welfare Information Gateway provides information services for the Children's Bureau, compiling, synthesizing, and disseminating resources on the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families to child welfare professionals and the public.

Child welfare and related professionals can rely on Information Gateway for quick access to publications, websites, a workforce community of practice, and online databases covering a wide range of topics, including child welfare, child abuse and neglect, foster care, adoption, and the content areas on which the NRCs provide technical assistance.

How We Can Help

The Information Gateway website is a hub where professionals and the public can:

Search the library
Access subscription services
Contact Information Gateway staff
Download full-text publications
Network with peers on workforce and training issues
Access specialized databases
Find information about special initiatives supported by the Children's Bureau

The Library
The Information Gateway Library has more than 49,000 titles related to child welfare. Users can search the library online, access preprogrammed searches on popular topics, and download or order materials. The library offers specialized services for Children's Bureau and NRC staff:

Weekly updates on recent acquisitions
Literature searches and other reference services

Subscription Services
Sign up for free subscriptions:

Children's Bureau Express is a monthly online digest of child welfare news, research, promising practices, and more.
My Child Welfare Librarian provides monthly topic-specific lists of recent library acquisitions.
E-lert! informs subscribers about new Information Gateway publications and webpages.

Customer Services
Trained staff respond to phone calls, emails, and mail requests for information, products, and referrals from child welfare and other professionals, Federal and State employees, and the general public.

Information Gateway Publications
Access publications on the full scope of child welfare topics, including research syntheses and briefs, bulletins for professionals, and factsheets for families. Many publications are also available in Spanish.

Online Forum on Workforce and Training
Child Welfare Workforce Connection is an online forum available through the Information Gateway website where professionals can engage in discussion and collaboration and exchange ideas and practices about the child welfare workforce through a closed, password-protected community.

Specialized Databases
Through the website, customers can access:

The National Foster Care and Adoption Directory
State Statutes Series
National Organizations
Adoption Assistance by State
Conference Calendar

Special Initiatives
Child Welfare Information Gateway supports Children's Bureau special initiatives, including:

National Child Abuse Prevention Month
National Adoption Month
National Foster Care Month

Other Children's Bureau Supports
Information Gateway also supports the Children's Bureau and States by:

Maintaining the Children's Bureau website
Attending, exhibiting, and presenting at conferences
Maintaining listservs
Supporting the Federal Interagency Work Group on Child Abuse and Neglect
Providing onsite Program Specialists
Collaborating with the NRCs

For More Information

Address:	Children's Bureau/ACYF 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW Eighth Floor Washington, DC 20024
Phone:	703.385.7565 or 800.394.3366
Fax:	703.385.3206
Email:	info@childwelfare.gov
Website:	http://www.childwelfare.gov
Contact:	Mary Sullivan, Director

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