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American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Important information is made available as a public service to help parents
and families.
American Humane Association
This site offers information and resources to help prevent the abuse and
neglect of children and animals, and to assure that their interests are
guaranteed.
Bendheim-Thoman Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
The Center for Research on Child Wellbeing (CRCW) conducts research on
children's health, education, income, and family structure. Our faculty
is made up of economists, sociologists, demographers, psychologists, and
political scientists. The Center hosts visitors, supports postdoctoral
fellows, and students at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Our goal
is to promote basic research on children's wellbeing and link research
to practice and public policy.
Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice (CECP)
This site provides online information resources and related links on improving
services to children and youth with emotional and behavioral problems.
Child & Family Policy Center
This site provides an overview of the CFPC‚s various activities related
to its mission „to better link research and policy on issues vital to
children and families, and to advocate for outcome-based policies to improve
child well-being.
Child Abuse Prevention Services
Child Abuse Prevention Services (CAPs) is a not for profit, volunteer
organization founded in 1982 to the growing problem of child abuse and
neglect on Long Island, New York. This website has information on reporting
child abuse from anywhere in the United States.
Child Welfare League of America
The Child Welfare League of America is the nation's oldest and largest
organization devoted entirely to the well-being of America's vulnerable
children and their families.
Children's Bureau
The oldest federal agency for children, the Children's Bureau (CB) is
located within the United States Department of Health and Human Services'
Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children,
Youth and Families. It is responsible for assisting states in the delivery
of child welfare services. The agency provides grants to states, tribes
and communities to operate a range of child welfare services, including
child protective services (child abuse and neglect) family preservation
and support, foster care, adoption and independent living. In addition,
the agency makes major investments in staff training, technology and innovative
programs.
Children's Defense Fund
This private nonprofit organization exists to defend the interests of
children. Accordingly, it's Web site contains information on welfare reform
and its impact on children.
Children Now!
This resource on current issues involving children and child welfare also
includes a list of links to other online resources concerned with children's
issues.
Families Worldwide
This private nonprofit organization's mission is to strengthen families
around the world. The Web site contains articles, news and links in support
of families and family programs.
Family and Youth Services Bureau
This site from the Department of Health and Human Services offers announcements
of funding and policies, publications information, and answers to FAQs.
Family
Research Laboratory
The Family Research Laboratory (FRL) is an independent research unit devoted
to the study of family problems.
Family Support America
This family support Web site includes principles of family support and
information affecting families and communities. Family Support America
closed July 31, 2006, however, the webpage remains active (last checked
August 19, 2006).
Family Village
This site offers integrated information, resources, and opportunities
for parents of children with mental and other disabilities.
Iowa Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health is a statewide advocacy organization working independently and collaboratively at all levels towards a seamless system of care.
Learn and play "Grip, Dip & Spin" - this is a site for training of kids in how to fend off attackers.
National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
This national resource for professionals seeking information on the prevention,
identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect includes a searchable
catalog of prevention programs, statistics, and legal information.
National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth (NCFY)
This clearinghouse provides information on grant announcements, new policy
initiatives and publications.
National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA)
This national resource organization provides community-based, culturally-appropriate
services dedicated to the well-being of all American Indian children and
families.
The Research Forum
on Children, Families, and the New Federalism
The Research Forum encourages collaborative research and informed
policy on welfare reform and child well-being.
YouthInfo
This site, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, provides
behavioral health information about adolescents.
Institute
for Community Collaborative Studies
This site gives an overview of the philosophy, projects and educational
opportunities of the Institute for Community Collaborative Studies, a
program at California State University Monterey Bay for the study of collaborative
approaches to heath and human services delivery.
Roundtable
on Comprehensive Community Initiatives for Children and Families
One of the Aspen Institute's Policy Programs, the Roundtable is a forum
to discuss lessons learned and problems faced by those involved in comprehensive
community initiatives across the nation.
The site includes access to publications, a community building resource
exchange, and links to related sites.
Library
of Congress Catalog
Search the Library of Congress Catalog. Holdings include records for over
4 million books, 263,000 motion pictures, 200,000 sound recordings and
scores, 150,000 maps, and 4,300 computer files.
The
Research Forum on Children, Families, and the New Federalism
The Research Forum encourages collaborative research and informed
policy on welfare reform and child well-being. This site features an online
database of summaries of large- and small-scale research projects.
Social
Work Bibliographic Databases
Access Social Work Abstracts, Sociofile, and NASW Clinical Register. Note:
Only on University of Iowa Campus.
THOMAS:
Legislative Information on the Internet
In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson, the U.S. Congressional Library offers
this online database of legislative information.
Catalog
of Federal Domestic Assistance
A government-wide compendium of federal programs, projects, services,
and activities that provide assistance or benefits to the American public.
It contains financial and nonfinancial assistance programs administered
by departments and establishments of the federal government.
Federal
Register Online
This site offers detailed search and full-text retrieval of the Federal
Register.
Citizens' Handbook
The federal government sponsors this Web site, which includes links to
the White House Web site, all government Web sites, the Government Information
Locator Service, and Federal Agencies and Commissions.
U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services
This definitive health and human services site includes online press releases,
fact sheets, speeches, and congessional testimony. This site also sponsors
a policy forum that includes journal and opinion articles by HHS officials
concerning current topics.
White House Web Site
At this site you can find all of the publicly-released documents and press
releases, radio addresses, and executive orders.
Annie
E. Casey Foundation
"A private charitable organization dedicated to helping build better futures
for disadvantaged children in the United States." This site offers access
to current AEC news, publications, and current initiatives.
David
and Lucile Packard Foundation
Founded by one of the cofounders of the Hewlett Packard Corporation, this
foundation has a Center for the Future of Children program that is particularly
interesting for those involved with children and family planning policy.
Edna
McConnell Clark Foundation
"Seeking to improve conditions and opportunities for people who live in
poor and disadvantaged communities." Through its grantmaking, the Foundation
assists nonprofit organizations and public agencies committed to advancing
practices and policies that better the lives of children and families.
This site offers access to EMCF publications, grant information, application
procedures, and general programs information.
Ford
Foundation
Areas of interest on the Ford Foundation site include: Asset Building
and Community Development, and Education.
Johnson
Foundation at Wingspread
The Johnson Foundation cosponsors conferences on issues of public interest
at Wingspread, the educational conference center designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright. They do not make grants. They provide a safe place for new ideas
and discussion about sustainable communities.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
"The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, based in Princeton, N.J., is
the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health
care. It became a national institution in 1972 with receipt of a bequest
from the industrialist whose name it bears, and has since made more than
$2 billion in grants."
W.K. Kellog Foundation
This Web site offers access to the Kellog Foundation's Online Journal,
their annual report, as well as information concerning grant opportunities.
Child
Welfare Review
This electronic journal focusing on the well-being of children is an excellent
place for locating articles relating to the following subject areas: child
abuse, foster care and adoption, welfare reform and children, child poverty
and inequality, child advocacy, and values and children.
Electronic Library for Social Care
The electronic library for social care is a site for anyone interested
in social care issues. It is a product of the Social Care Institute
for Excellence, a new independent organization dedicated to disseminating
knowledge to improve social care practice.
The
Future of Children
This popular and well-respected publication is available online in Acrobat
format.
General
Accounting Office
The GAO site provides full-text access to their publications, such as
"Reports and Testimony." The search interface allows for broad subject
or more specific title searches.
Policy
and Practice
Abstracts are available of articles in Policy and Practice (formerly
Public Welfare) from spring 1995 to present from the American Public
Human Services Association website.
Shelterforce
Online
This is a publication of the National Housing Initiative.
Urban
Institute
The Urban Institute provides full-texts of its periodicals and policy
briefs.
Higher
Education Network of Research Information
UNO Office of Research and Sponsored Programs directs this site, which
offers biweekly information on grants and funding application assistance,
as well as a guide to locating funding sources on the Web.
Healthy
People 2010
This site offers resources on this national health promotion and
disease prevention initiative, as well as links to related sites.
National Center for Education
in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH)
The NCEMCH is a research center of Georgetown University's Public Policy
Institute that offers comprehensive information on maternal and child
health.
National
Center for Health Statistics Infant and Child Health
This site contains data on breastfeeding, infant mortality, low birthweight,
and prenatal care.
National Committee for Quality Assurance
This independent, not-for-profit organization is dedicated to assessing
and reporting on the quality of managed care plans, including health maintenance
organizations.
Iowa General Assembly
Here visitors are able to look up legislation. It also includes a full
listing of the members of the Iowa General Assembly, including each one's
telephone number, e-mail address, committee assignments, and sponsored
legislation.
State of Iowa
This site provides an alphabetical list of all of Iowa's state emergency
agencies and links to their Web sites.
Bazelon
Center for Mental Health Law
This site specializes in mental health and disability issues, and is a
good source for information regarding changes in SSI.
Internet
Mental Health
This is an informative and well organized behavioral health site.
Iowa Federation for Children's Mental Health
The Federation IFFCMH is a federally funded statewide advocacy organization
Mental
Health InfoSource
This site offers information on conferences and health care professionals.
Mental
Health Net
Comprehensive information on mental health is offered, featuring over
4,200 individual resources.
National
Alliance for the Mentally Ill
NAMI's website offers information on mental illnesses and treatments as
well as education and training programs for consumers, families, and providers.
National
Mental Health Association
The NMHA is dedicated to improving the mental health of all individuals
and achieving victory over mental illnesses.
National
Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Bilingual Education
and Minority Languages Affairs, the NCELA (formerly NCBE, the National
Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education) provides technical assistance,
databases, and an online library of resources relating to the effective
education of linguistically and culturally diverse learners in the United
States.
National Council of La Raza
The site of this private nonprofit organization established "to reduce
poverty and discrimination , and to improve life opportunities for Hispanic
Americans" gives an overview of the Council's mission, policy and
programs, and includes an extensive catalog of publications on topics
affecting Hispanic Americans.
National
Multicultural Institute
The National Multicultural Institute organizes workshops and conferences
that address the needs of diversity training. It also offers useful resource
materials and select links.
National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
This national network offers resources and timely alerts on immigrant
rights and related issues.
American
Public Human Services Association
This site offers detailed information about the APHSA and the services
they provide. Also, the site offers access to online abstracts of Policy
and Practice and W-Memo.
Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
The University of Colorado's center offers information and resources on
violence prevention.
Justice Information Center
This site offers a wealth of information on community prevention programs,
drug treatment and juvenile justice.
Moving Ideas Network
This site provides some of its own information relating to social policy
and numerous links relating to welfare, children and families, education,
and tax policy.
Pavnet Online: Partnerships Against Violence
This federal government interagency resource was established to provide
information about violence prevention, and describes over 500 programs.
Social Care Institute for Excellence
The Social Care Institute for Excellence is at the forefront of social
work and social care in the United Kingdom, actively raising standards
and promoting good practice in the public, independent and voluntary sectors.
Social Work Access Network (SWAN)
A loosely-organized interest group composed of caseworkers, counselors,
therapists, students, administrators, and professors in the social work
fields, SWAN is dedicated to furthering professional connectivity and
the overall effectiveness of social work through the advantages provided
by computer networking. This site offers numerous links to social work
resources on the Web.
The
Urban Institute
The Urban Institute is a nonprofit research organization. The staff investigate
the social and economic problems confronting the U.S. and government policies,
and public and private programs designed to alleviate them. Included in
their research are issues concerning children and families and welfare.
Join
Together: Online
This comprehensive Robert Wood Johnson Foundation site is directed at
communities dealing with the prevention and treatment of substance abuse.
Monitoring the
Future
"Monitoring the future is an ongoing study of behaviors, attitudes, and
values of American secondary school students, college students, and young
adults." Click on Publications for an extensive list of full-text monographs,
journal articles, and other papers presenting nearly three decades of
dedicated adolescent substance abuse research.
Interactive
Technologies Group
ITG provides training and consulting services, as well as custom-designed
interactive multimedia training products.
Center
on Budget and Policy Priorities
This site includes policy papers and analysis on children and family issues,
especially regarding welfare reform.
Center for Law and Social
Policy
This site is run by a private, nonprofit organization that does research
and analysis on welfare reform and welfare to work.
The
Research Forum on Children, Families, and the New Federalism
The Research Forum encourages collaborative research and informed
policy on welfare reform and child well-being.
Welfare
Information Network
This clearinghouse provides information, policy analysis and technical
assistance concerning welfare reform.
Welfare-to-Work
This is the U.S. Department of Labor's official Web site concerning welfare
to work.
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