Chapter 13 - Social Work and Family Issues

US Government Agencies

DHHS - Department of Health and Human Services - news, links to HHS agencies, gateways to federal informational web sites

Administration on Children Youth, and Families - part of the Administration of Children and Families under the DHHS; programs and services funded promote growth and development of children and youth, and provide child protective services, child care for working parents on public assistance, and services for the adoption of children with special needs

Children's Bureau -- part of the Administration of Children and Families under the DHHS; site includes information about CB programs, foster care and adoption statistics, policy announcements, current initiatives, and child abuse

Family-Centered Services

National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse - NCPCA homepage with information about the organization, prevention, advocacy, child abuse facts, current statistics, 1998 survey

Family and Youth Service Bureau - program initiatives for runaway and homeless youth

Family Preservation and Child Welfare - child abuse and neglect, foster care, adoption, childhood disability, and the "Working together Project" in South Carolina

Foster Care

Foster Parent Home Page - foster parent information, including articles, legal references, "library" of annotated resources, and discussion groups; special needs children, foster care sites, links to state and county programs, children's issues

Adoption

US Adoption Law - links to federal laws, Supreme Court decisions, state laws, and other relevant web sources

Adoption Policy Resource Center - Issues in Adoption Advocacy, current issue on line; legal information; articles on research and analysis; links to related sites

Green Book - searchable online for current legislation

Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute - public policy updates, guide to adoption research, weekly adoption quiz, summary of Benchmark Adoption Survey

American Association of Open Adoption Agencies - description of and information about open adoption; links to member agencies

Domestic Infant Adoption - checklists and other information about adoption and proposed adoption reforms

Child Welfare

Association of Childrens Welfare Agencies - association of non-governmental child welfare agencies, New South Wales, Australia

Indian Child Welfare Act - Cornell University Law School's Legal Information Institute's website about laws related to Indian child welfare

ABA Center for Children and the Law - American Bar Association site focusing on child welfare issues and the law, including child welfare law tip of the week, commentary on child protection, parental abduction, child health law, and the new federal child welfare law

Indian Child Welfare Act - ABA commentary

Child Welfare Resource Center - comprehensive links to child welfare web sites, including Children's aid societies, residential homes, professional associations, statistics and research, child abuse, publications

National Youth in Care Network- homepage of organization run by and for youth ages 14 to 24 who are or have been in the care of Canadian authorities; newsletter, articles, links

Child Welfare League of America - CWLA homepage with organizational information, links to member agencies, current initiatives, publications (online catalogue)

Child Welfare - electronic journal and library of web-based resources on child welfare

Child Welfare History

Rise and Demise of the American Orphanage - article by Dale Keiger from the Johns Hopkins Magazine Online, (April, 1996)

Child Abuse

National Resource Center on Child Abuse - Atlanta-based organization; newsletters, quarterly reports

National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect - NDACAN affiliated with the Family Life development Center at Cornell University; datasets, articles

Kempe Children's Center - information about center and its programs and services; responses to FAQ about child abuse

Prevention Yellow Pages - world wide directory of programs, research, references, and resources dedicated to the prevention of youth problems and the promotion of nurturing children"

Spouse Abuse

Minnesota Center Against Abuse and Violence - electronic clearinghouse of extensive information and links related to abuse and violence, online papers and reports

Violence against Women Center - Department of Justice web site with information about national hotline, federal legislation, research, and links to related Federal web sites

Partnership Against Violence Network - PAVNET; virtual library about violence and youth at risk

Elder Abuse

ABA - American Bar Association site provides facts about law and elderly

Nursing Home and Elder Abuse - Suite 101 article

Elder Abuse Prevention - serving the Bay Area in California with general information and links to other resources about elder abuse

Michael Schwartz' Compendium of Elder Abuse Law - law firm site devoted to legal issues related to elder abuse

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