Federal

• U.S. Department of Agriculture,
  Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
  Children Youth and Families at Risk (CYFAR) Initiative
  www.cyfernet.org

  Gives overviews of and contacts for projects serving nearly 99,000 youths and 17,000 parents. Projects are community-based, multidisciplinary, and feature holistic approaches viewing the individual in context of family and community.

• Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
  (no web page)

  Founded in 1994 by Executive Order 13045 to foster collaboration in reporting on Federal data on kids and families. Includes agencies in Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Health and Human Services (HHS), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Justice, and Labor; the National Science Foundation; and the Office of Management and Budget. The 1997 report, America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well Being, is first in planned annual series. Report available on http://www.childstats.gov/

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS),
  Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Head Start Bureau
  www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/hsb/

  Head Start homepage; links to programs, current initiatives, evaluation studies, training and technical assistance (TA) regional network, grantees, frequently asked question (FAQs), and resource library.

• USDHHS, Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF)
  www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/acyf/

  ACYF administers major Federal programs supporting positive growth and development of children, youth, and families; protective services; child care; and adoption. Homepage has links to various bureaus and research, demonstration, and evaluation studies.

• National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth (NCFY)
  P.O. Box 13505
  Silver Spring, MD 20911–3505
  Tel: (301) 608–8098
  Fax: (301) 608–8721
  www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/acyf/

  NCFY, funded by the Administration for Children and Families, has a library on family and youth issues, special issue forums, outreach and networking, and publications. Staff can research your special interests.

• National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
  www.ncadi.samhsa.gov

  Sponsored by Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, USDHHS. Has online database of prevention materials, PREVLINE, that can be searched for information on parenting education specific to drug abuse prevention. Also has information services staff, distribution capability, customized searches, and other services.

• National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
  P.O. Box 6000
  Rockville, MD 20849–6000
  Tel: (800) 851–3420
  Fax: (301) 519–5500
  www.ncjrs.gov

  NCJRS is one of the most extensive sources of information on criminal and juvenile justice in the world. It is a collection of clearinghouses supporting all bureaus of the U.S. Department of Justice, and it supports the Office of National Drug Control Policy. The sections on crime prevention, drugs and crime, juvenile justice, and research and evaluation contain links to valuable parenting-related materials.

• National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC)
  301 Maple Avenue West, Suite 602
  Vienna, VA 22180
  Tel: (800) 616–2242
  Fax: (800) 716–2242
  http://www.nccic.org

  NCCIC, sponsored by the DHHS Administration for Children and Families (ACF), disseminates child care information, provides outreach to ACF grantees and the broader child care community (electronic networks and databases, clearinghouses and national organizations, ACF regulations, State program activities, promising practices), and publishes a bimonthly Child Care Bulletin.

• Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
  Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education (EECE)
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  Children's Research Center
  51 Getty Drive
  Champaign, IL 61820–7469
  Tel: (800) 583–4135 or (217) 333–1386
  http://www.eric.ed.gov/

  EECE is part of the system of ERIC clearinghouses sponsored by the Department of Education. Collects and disseminates research, literature, fact sheets, and briefing papers on physical, cognitive, social, educational and cultural development of children from birth through early adolescence. Includes information on parenting and family relationships.

Parenting IS Prevention Training of Trainers Workshop, 1998	SAMHSA

Office of National Drug Control Policy