The Social Work MegaSites

• Buckinghamshire College (UK)
  This site provides a wealth of client group and practice method-related links for students, particularly about social work in the UK.

• Chinese University of Hong Kong
  Information about social work in Hong Kong

• College of St. Benedict-St. John's University (Minnesota)
  Set up with a clickable "Settlement House" image map, this site provides resources for social work students in both Spanish and English.

• Columbia University (New York)
  A particularly well-designed site, Columbia provides a variety of links to library, computing, and Internet resources for social work.

• Colorado State University
  Colorado State provides a nice set of links to other web resources .

• Florida International University
  Provides a listing of WWW and Gopher sites for social work.

• Florida State University
  Provides a description of ongoing research at FSU and listings of Internet resources for social work.

• Goteborg University (Sweden)
  If you've considered studying social work in Sweden, this is a good place to start!

• Grant MacEwan Community College (Alberta, Canada)
  Great list of international social work resources, with a focus on Canada.

• Jane Addams College of Social Work (Illinois)
  This site includes information about Hull House Museum which commemorates the work of social welfare pioneer and peace advocate Jane Addams, her innovative settlement house associates, and the neighborhood they served.

• Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada)
  This site provides a number of links to links in the areas of social work, psychology, women's issues, justice and corrections, substance abuse, children's issues, men's issues, and social policy.

• Michigan State University
  Provides a number of links to valuable web resources, particularly in the areas of diversity, disabilities, and domestic violence.

• New Mexico State University
  Provides information about the Family Preservation Institute and other social work related links.

• North Carolina State University
  Offers links to social work resources in the areas of policy, practice methods, other points of interest for social work students.

• Public University of Navarra (Spain)
  This site offers a variety of social work related resources in Spanish.

• Rochester Institute of Technology (New York)
  This is a nicely designed site which offers resources related to social work and deafness and to social work and information technology.

• Southern Illinois University
  Provides a variety of links useful to social work students.

• Syracuse University (New York)
  Offers a comprehensive list of social work links in a wide variety of practice areas.

• Temple University (Pennsylvania)
  Offers some useful Internet resources for social workers.

• University of Alabama
  Offers Helping Hands: Social Work Resources on the Web. Helping Hands was originally constructed by graduate students at the University of Alabama's School of Library and Information Studies. Helping Hands was designed to provide students enrolled at the University's School of Social Work with links to relevant World Wide Web resources that have been organized using fundamental principles of librarianship.

• University of Bristol (UK)
  The School for Policy Studies is the home of the Policy Press, and offers other social work links related to social policy in the UK.

• University of Calgary (Alberta, Canada)
  Easy-to-use site offers resources which are useful to students, faculty and staff at the Faculty of Social Work and others in the social work field.

• U of California at Berkeley
  Berkeley offers a variety of links to social work resources on the Net.

• University of Central Lancashire (UK)
  Provides access to lots of social work web-sites including The Social Work Student, Britain's first on-line, student refereed journal and Professional Digest, a database of social work research.

• University of Chicago (Illinois)
  One of the most comprehensive information resources available to social workers, this site offers the Social Work Student Network (SWSN), a collaborative effort among student social workers throughout the world.

• University of Dundee (UK)
  Offers links, specializing in resources related to social work in the UK.

• University of East Anglia, Norwich (UK)
  Provides information about the Centre for Research on the Child and Family and the Family Support Network.

• University of Kansas
  Provides a bibliography for the strengths perspective in social work, social science resources, information from Office of Social Policy Analysis and the Kansas Kids Count home page.

• University of Michigan
  Offers important resources for social work students and information about ongoing research at the University of Michigan.

• University of Oxford (UK)
  Provides information about current research at the University of Oxford, recent publications, and useful links.

• University of Pennsylvania
  University of Pennsylvania is the home of PRAXIS, which provides resources for social and economic development. The site also provides information about current research at the University of Pennsylvania and international activities of the School of Social Work.

• University of Plymouth (UK)
  This site offers information about the Community Research Centre at the University of Plymouth, as well as links to social policy and social work related WWW pages.

• University of Queensland (Australia)
  Offers a wealth of informational links with an emphasis on social work in Australia.

• University of South Carolina
  The University of South Carolina is the home of the Social Work Access Network and sponsors an annual National Technology Conference for social work.

• University of South Florida
  Provides a variety of resources for social work students which are useful for seasoned practitioners as well.

• University of Southern California
  USC offers their Top Ten Internet resources in psychology and mental health, community organizing and welfare reform, social work research, industrial social work, family and children, health care, career development, government resources, foundations and grant making, non-profits, and social work indexes.

• University of Strathclyde (UK)
  Offers links to resources not found elsewhere.

• University of Tennessee - Knoxville
  Provides a social work discussion area, information about the Children's Mental Health Services Research Area, and links to other important resources.

• University of Texas at Arlington
  The home of CUSSNET (Computer Users in Human Services), UTA offers a variety of informational links for students and practitioners.

• University of Texas at Austin
  Provides a listing of the activities of their Center for Social Work Research.

• University of Washington
  In addition to the usual links, UW offers Policy Watch, a more-or-less weekly bulletin about issues and events in Olympia during the legislative session, focused primarily on social welfare, low-income, and related health concerns before the legislature.

• University of Wisconsin-Madison
  Offers information about The Institute for Research on Poverty, The LaFollette Institute of Public Policy , and the UW Homelessness Project.

• University of York (UK)
  This UK site offers a useful Social Policy Resource Guide.

• Washington University: George Warren Brown School of Social Work (Missouri)
  One of the most comprehensive sites in social work education, these pages offer information about research projects at GWB and a complete list of informational links in a variety of practice areas. The Social Work and Social Services Jobs Database is a valuable resource for all social workers.

• Administration on Aging
  The Administration on Aging (AoA) web site includes information designed for Older Americans and their families as well as those concerned about providing the opportunities and services to enrich the lives of older persons and support their independence.

• Administration for Children & Families
  The Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) administers the major Federal programs that support: social services that promote the positive growth and development of children and youth and their families; protective services and shelter for children and youth in at-risk situations; child care for working families and families on public assistance; and adoption for children with special needs.

• Bureau of the Census
  The Census Bureau web site is designed to enable intuitive use of their Internet offerings, so users need not to be familiar with the Census Bureau's internal organizational structure to effectively locate and use the resources the site has to offer.

• Bureau of Labor Statistics
  The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. The BLS is an independent national statistical agency that collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates essential statistical data to the American public, the U.S. Congress, other Federal agencies, State and local governments, business, and labor. The BLS also serves as a statistical resource to the Department of Labor.

• Canadian Government Main Site
  Government of Canada Primary Internet Site (Canada Site) is the Internet electronic access point through which Internet users around the world can obtain information about Canada, its government and its services. Direct links are also provided from this site to government departments and agencies that have Internet facilities.

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
  The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Programs (CFDA) is a government-wide compendium of all 1,381 Federal programs, projects, services, and activities that provide assistance or benefits to the American public. These programs provide grants, loans, loan guarantees, services, information, scholarships, training, insurance, etc.

• Centers for Disease Control
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, is an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services. It's mission is to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability. The site provides health news, publications, software, data and statistics, and information about funding and programs.

• Child Support Enforcement
  Child Support Enforcement helps States locate absent parents, establish paternity, and enforce legal orders for support.

• Corporation for National Service
  Information about volunteer opportunities, including VISTA, Americorps, Senior Corps, Learn and Serve America, and National Service Scholarships.

• Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS)
  The Department of Health and Human Services is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. It is the largest grant-making agency in the federal government, providing some 60,000 grants per year. HHS' Medicare program is the nation's largest health insuror, handling more than 800 million claims per year.

• Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities Internet Home Page
  The Empowerment Zone/Enterprise Communities Home Page is designed to promote the exchange of information about the Presidential Empowerment Initiative. Here you will find information about the purposes and organization of the Initiative and the Empowerment Zones, Enterprise Communities, and Champion Communities participating in the Initiative. In addition, the EZ/EC Home Page provides a toolbox of information to help communities develop and implement effective strategic plans for community and economic development.

• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  The Federal Emergency Management Agency -- FEMA -- is an independent agency of the federal government, reporting to the President. Founded in 1979, FEMA's mission is to reduce loss of life and property and protect our nation's critical infrastructure from all types of hazards through a comprehensive, risk-based, emergency management program of mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.

• The Federal Web Locator
  The Federal Web Locator is a service provided by the Villanova Center for Information Law and Policy and is intended to be the one stop shopping point for federal government information on the World Wide Web. This list is maintained to bring the cyber citizen to the federal government's doorstep.

• FedWorld Information Network Home Page
  Access to thousands of U.S. Government web sites, more than a 1/2 million U.S. Government documents, databases and other information products.

• Fiscal Year 1998 Budget
  The current Health and Human Services budget.

• Government Information Sharing Project
  The Government Information Sharing Project was initiated with funding from the U.S. Department of Education and is administered at Oregon State University Libraries. The original goal of the Project was to demonstrate improved access to electronic government information, especially for remote users (such as rural Oregon residents) and the general public. Beginning in 1995, the Project developed World Wide Web access to a variety of federal statistical information issued on CD-ROM and distributed through the Federal Depository Library Program. Through the Web, the audience of the site has quickly become a national and international one, including libraries, community developers, small and large businesses, researchers, students, journalists, agencies, and many more.

• Government Printing Office
  The Government Printing Office (GPO) prints, binds, and distributes the publications of the Congress as well as the executive departments and establishments of the Federal Government. Distribution is being accomplished on an increasing basis via various electronic media in accordance with Public Law 103-40, "The Government Printing Office Electronic Information Access Enhancement Act of 1993.''

• Health Care Financing Administration
  The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), the federal agency that administers the Medicare, Medicaid and Child Health Insurance Programs. HCFA provides health insurance for over 74 million Americans through Medicare, Medicaid and Child Health. The majority of these individuals receive their benefits through the Fee-for-Service delivery system, however, an increasing number are choosing managed care plans. In addition to providing health insurance, HCFA also regulates all laboratory testing (except research) in the U.S. through the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) program.

• healthfinder
  healthfinder� is a gateway consumer health and human services information web site from the United States government. healthfinder� can lead you to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the public. Launched in April 1997, healthfinder� served Internet users over 1.7 million times in its first year online.

• Health Resources and Services Administration
  The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) directs national health programs which improve the health of the Nation by assuring quality health care to underserved, vulnerable and special-need populations and by promoting appropriate health professions workforce capacity and practice, particularly in primary care and public health.

• House of Representatives
  Contact your congressional representative the easy way!

• Improving Services for Hispanics
  Hispanics are the fastest growing minority population in the U.S. and are predicted to be the largest minority group in the next 15 years. The adverse social conditions suffered by many Hispanics are severely challenging those institutions and service structures which struggle to provide and deliver quality services to Hispanic families and communities. HHS is mandated to work more closely with its partner institutions and organizations that serve the Hispanic community to better address their needs. As one of many efforts to meet this challenge, they have established the Hispanic Home Page to serve as a Departmental internet link for improving service delivery. The Hispanic Home Page features services provided by the Department that are of particular interest to the Hispanic community and organizations serving Hispanics.

• Indian Health Service
  The Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The provision of health services to members of federally-recognized tribes grew out of the special government-to-government relationship between the federal government and Indian tribes.

• Library of Congress
  The Library of Congress mission is to make its resources available and useful to the Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations. This World Wide Web site allows the Library of Congress to historical collections, their catalog, the text and images from major exhibitions, the THOMAS database of current and historical information on the U.S. Congress, a Learning Page for K-12 students and teachers, and much more.

• Lousiana State University Library
  This page is a directory of U. S. Federal Government agencies as represented in the United States Government Manual. No annotations are provided. This index is for people who know where they want to go, but don't know the address. The index is searchable by keyword.

• Maternal and Child Health Bureau
  The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) is charged with the primary responsibility for promoting and improving the health of our Nation's mothers and children. It predecessor, the Children's Bureau, was established in 1912. In 1935, Congress enacted Title V of the Social Security Act, which authorized the Maternal and Child Health Services Programs--providing a foundation and structure for assuring the health of mothers and children now for more than 60 years. Today, Title V is administered by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau as part of the Health Resources and Services Administration, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

• Migrant Health Program
  The Migrant Health Program is a Federal grant program funded under Section 330g of the Public Health Service Act to provide primary health care services in medically underserved areas throughout the U.S. and its territories.

• National Association of State Information Resource Executive's StateSearch
  StateSearch is a service of the National Association of State Information Resource Executives and is designed to serve as a topical clearinghouse to state government information on the Internet..

• National Cancer Institute
  The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), one of eight agencies that compose the Public Health Service (PHS) in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The NCI, established under the National Cancer Act of 1937, is the Federal Government's principal agency for cancer research and training. The National Cancer Act of 1971 broadened the scope and responsibilities of the NCI and created the National Cancer Program. Over the years, legislative amendments have maintained the NCI authorities and responsibilities and added new information dissemination mandates as well as a requirement to assess the incorporation of state-of-the-art cancer treatments into clinical practice.

• National Center for Education Statistics
  The Purpose of the Center is to collect and report "...statistics and information showing the condition and progress of education in the United States and other nations in order to promote and accelerate the improvement of American education."

• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
  The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, NCADI, is the world's largest repository of information on substance abuse prevention and policy. Information on drug and alcohol abuse, alcoholism prevention, overdoses, addiction, and treatment is available in thousands of documents, searchable databases, statistics, press releases, public domain graphics, and interactive forums.

• National Criminal Justice Reference Service
  The National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is one of the most extensive sources of information on criminal and juvenile justice in the world, providing services to an international community of policymakers and professionals. NCJRS is a collection of clearinghouses supporting all bureaus of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs: the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the OJP Program Offices. It also supports the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

• National Institute of Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism
  In 1970, the United States Congress recognized alcohol abuse and alcoholism as major public health problems and created the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) to combat them. The web site provides information about reports and publications available from the Institute, as well as access to the ETOH database.

• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
  The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development is part of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The NICHD conducts and supports laboratory, clinical and epidemiological research on the reproductive, neurobiologic, developmental, and behavioral processes that determine and maintain the health of children, adults, families and populations.

• National Institute of Drug Abuse
  The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) supports over 85 percent of the world's research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction, ranging from the most fundamental and essential questions about drug abuse; the molecule to managed care, and from DNA to community outreach research. The NIDA web page is an important part of NIDA's effort to ensure the rapid and effective transfer of scientific data to policy makers, drug abuse practitioners, other health care practitioners and the general public.

• National Institutes of Health
  The NIH mission is to uncover new knowledge that will lead to better health for everyone. NIH works toward that mission by: conducting research in its own laboratories; supporting the research of non-Federal scientists in universities, medical schools, hospitals, and research institutions throughout the country and abroad; helping in the training of research investigators; and fostering communication of biomedical information.

• National Institute of Mental Health
  NIMH is the foremost mental health research organization in the world, with a mission of improving the treatment, diagnosis, and prevention of mental disorders such as schizophrenia and depressive illnesses, and other conditions that affect millions of Americans, including children and adolescents. The web site provides information about mental health disorders, news and events, grants and contracts, and NIMH-sponsored research activities.

• National Library of Medicine
  The NLM site provides individuals free access to MEDLINE for free. The visible human project and other offerings make this a "must browse" site.

• Office of Population Affairs
  The Office of Population Affairs provides resources and policy advice on population, family planning, reproductive health, and adolescent pregnancy issues. OPA also administers two grant programs, the national Family Planning Program and the Adolescent Family Life Program.

• Rural Housing Service
  The USDA Rural Housing Service has various programs available to aid in the development of rural America. Rural Housing programs are divided into three categories: Community Facilities (CF), Single Family Housing (SFH), and Multi-Family Housing (MFH). These programs were formerly operated by the Rural Development Administration and the Farmers Home Administration.

• Senate Home Page
  Contact your Senators the easy way!!

• Social Security Administration
  This site provides a wealth of information about the Social Security Administration, enabling users to better the negotiate the maze of services available.

• Social Statistics Briefing Room
  The purpose of this service is to provide easy access to current Federal social statistics. It provides links to information produced by a number of Federal agencies. All of the information included in the Social Statistics Briefing Room is maintained and updated by the statistical units of those agencies. All the estimates for the indicators presented in the Federal Statistics Briefing Rooms are the most currently available values.

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
  SAMHSA's mission is to assure that quality substance abuse and mental health services are available to the people who need them and to ensure that prevention and treatment knowledge is used more effectively in the general health care system.

• Thomas - U.S. Congress on the Internet
  Current US Federal Legislative Information, including bills, laws, Congressional Record, reports, and links to further information.

• Veterans Affairs
  The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) web site provides information on VA programs, veterans benefits, VA facilities worldwide, and VA medical automation software. The site serves several major constituencies including the veteran and his/her dependents, Veterans Service Organizations, the military, the general public, and VA employees around the world. Documents on the site are linked from their table of contents and searchable by keyword.

• White House
  The Executive Branch of the United States Government. Even Socks has a page!

• Yale University Library
  The Government Documents and Information Center of the Yale University Libraries exists to serve the Yale and surrounding communities with information from and about international and United State government sources.

• YouthInfo
  YouthInfo is a web site developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide individuals with the latest information about America's adolescents. YouthInfo currently includes the following: a statistical profile of America's teenagers; the latest reports and publications about adolescents; information for parents of teens; speeches by federal officials on youth topics; links to youth-related websites at HHS, other federal agencies and private foundations and research organizations.

• Administrators in Academic Psychiatry
  Provides education and networking opportunities for administrators of psychiatric programs in academic settings.

• Alliance for Psychosocial Nursing
  The APN is the primary organization for psychiatric and mental health nurses worldwide. The site serves as a resource and lobbying force for nurses and their patients and contains information about memberships and meetings, a job bank, online journal, and discussion areas.

• American Association of Community Psychiatrists
  The AACP seeks to promote and maintain excellence in the care of patients through the organization of psychiatrists practicing community mental health on state, regional and national levels.

• American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
  The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) is the professional association for the field of marriage and family therapy. We represent the professional interests of more than 23,000 marriage and family therapists throughout the United States, Canada and abroad.

• American Association of Pastoral Counselors
  Pastoral Counseling is a mental health discipline that integrates psychotherapy and spirituality. Pastoral Counselors are mental health professionals who have received specialized graduate training in both religion and the behavioral sciences, and practice the integrated discipline of pastoral counseling. The American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC) represents and sets professional standards for over 3,200 Pastoral Counselors and more than 100 pastoral counseling centers in the United States.

• American Association of Psychiatric Administrators-New York Regional Chapter
  The mission of the AAPA is to promote and encourage interest, knowledge, and skills in administrative psychiatry.

• American Association of Health Plans
  The American Association of Health Plans (AAHP), located in Washington, DC, represents more than 1,000 HMOs, PPOs and other network-based plans. AAHP's member companies are dedicated to a philosophy of health care that puts the patient-first; together they care for close to 140 million Americans nationwide.

• American Association of State Social Work Boards
  The American Association of State Social Work Boards (AASSWB) is the association of state bodies that regulate social work. Incorporated in 1979 as an organization devoted to consumer protection, AASSWB membership now includes all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Virgin Islands.

• American Counseling Association
  The American Counseling Association is a not-for-profit, professional and educational organization that is dedicated to the growth and enhancement of the counseling profession.

• American Medical Association
  Since its founding in 1847 by a group of physicians concerned about advancing the quality of medical education, science, and practice, the American Medical Association's core purpose has been to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.

• American Medical Informatics Association
  AMIA is the premier association in the United States dedicated to the development and application of medical informatics in the support of patient care, teaching, research, and health care administration. AMIA's mission is to advance the public interest through charitable, scientific, literary, and educational activities.

• American Mental Health Counselors
  AMHCA represents more than 70,000 licensed and certified mental health counselors nationwide. AMHCA members are on the cutting edge of community services and may be found in private practice, community mental health centers, psychiatric hospitals, managed care organizations (MCO's) and health maintenance organizations (HMO's).

• American Psychiatric Association
  The American Psychiatric Association is a medical specialty society recognized world-wide. Its 40,500 U.S. and international physicians specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional illnesses and substance use disorders.

• American Public Health Association
  The American Public Health Association (APHA) is the oldest and largest organization of public health professionals in the world, representing more than 50,000 members from over 50 occupations of public health.

• Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups
  AASWG is an international professional organization that provides advocacy and action in support of social work group work practice, education, research, and publication.

• Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors
  This professional association represents directors of baccalaureate social work programs accredited through the Council on Social Work Education.

• Association for Behavior Analysis
  The Association for Behavior Analysis is dedicated to promoting the experimental, theoretical, and applied analysis of behavior. It encompasses contemporary scientific and social issues, theoretical advances, and the dissemination of professional and public information.

• Association for Oncology Social Work
  A non-profit, international organization dedicated to the enhancement of psychosocial services to people with cancer and their families.

• Australian Association of Social Work
  The objectives of the Australian Association of Social Workers Ltd are to promote the profession of social work, to provide an organisation through which social workers can develop a professional identity, to establish, monitor and improve practice standards, to contribute to the development of social work knowledge, to advocate on behalf of clients, and to actively support social structures and policies pursuant to the promotion of social justice.

• British Association of Social Workers
  BASW is the largest organization of professional social workers in the United Kingdom. They speak on all issues which affect the professional standing of social work. Members come from a wide range of agencies in the Local Authority, Voluntary, Independent and Private sectors throughout the United Kingdom. BASW campaigns for improvements to legislation, for social justice and the quality of social work services and good practice.

• California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
  CAMFT is an independent statewide professional organization representing the interests of California licensed and soon to be licensed marriage, family and child counselors. It is dedicated to advancing the profession as an art and a science, to maintaining high standards of professional ethics, to upgrading the qualifications for the profession and to expanding the recognition and awareness of the profession.

• Clinical Social Work Federation
  The Clinical Social Work Federation is a confederation of 31 state societies for clinical social work. Their state societies are formed as voluntary associations for the purpose of promoting the highest standards of professional education and clinical practice. Each society is active with legislative advocacy and lobbying efforts for adequate and appropriate mental health services and coverage at their state and national levels of government.

• Computer Use in Social Services Network
  The Computer Use in Social Services Network (CUSSN) is an informal association of professionals interested in exchanging information and experiences on using computers in the human services. It has been in existence since 1981.

• Council on Social Work Education
  CSWE is a national association that preserves and enhances the quality of social work education for practice that promotes the goals of individual and community well-being and social justice. CSWE pursues this mission through setting and maintaining policy and program standards, accrediting bachelor's and master's degree programs in social work, promoting research and faculty development, and advocating for social work education.

• Institute for Mental Health Initiatives
  Institute for Mental Health Initiatives (IMHI), a non-profit organization of mental health professionals, promotes emotional well-being in children, families, and their communities. It makes mental health research accessible to the media and the general public. IMHI builds bridges between clinicians and researchers in the field of mental health, the general public, and the members of the media.

• International Association of Group Psychotherapy
  The purpose of the IAGP is to serve the development of group psychotherapy, as a field of practice, training, and scientific study, by means of international conferences, publications, and other forms of communication. The assumption is that there is mutual respect between representatives of differing theories and practices concerned with the use and study of group resources in psychotherapy and in dealing eith other human problems.

• International Federation of Social Workers
  The International Federation of Social Workers is a successor to the International Permanent Secretariat of Social Workers, which was founded in Paris in 1928 and was active until the outbreak of World War II. It was not until 1950, at the time of the International Conference of Social Work in Paris, that the decision was made to create the International Federation of Social Workers, an international organization of professional social workers.

• Irish Association of Social Workers
  The Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW) was founded in 1971. It is the national organization of professional social workers in the Republic of Ireland.

• Mental Health in Corrections Consortium
  MHCC is dedicated to being a leading voice for mental health providers within the criminal justice system, primarily corrections, and providing the highest quality of training related to mental health issues within criminal justice.

• National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
  NASW is the largest association of professional social workers in the United States. With 155,000 members in 55 chapters, NASW promotes, develops and protects the practice of social work and social workers. NASW also seeks to enhance the well-being of individuals, families, and communities through its work and through its advocacy.

• National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
  The National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) organizes to reflect and advocate for the collective interests of State Mental Health Authorities and their directors at the national level. NASMHPD analyzes trends in the delivery and financing of mental health services and builds and disseminates knowledge and experience reflecting the integration of public mental health programming in evolving healthcare environments.

• National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
  The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare was founded in 1970 to implement a vision and set of beliefs through membership, advocacy and education. Through their work In the Public Interest, they advocate before the White House, Congress, and federal agencies to advance the interests of our members and the consumers that they serve.

• National Coalition of Hispanic Health & Human Services Organizations
  COSSMHO is the sole organization focusing on the health, mental health, and human services needs of the diverse Hispanic communities. COSSMHO's membership consists of thousands of front-line health and human services providers and organizations serving Hispanic communities. The organization was founded in Los Angeles in 1973 as the Coalition of Spanish-Speaking Mental Health Organizations to represent and advocate for the mental health needs of Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban American, Central American and South American communities in the United States.

• National Institute for Social Work
  The National Institute for Social Work is the only independent national organization in the United Kingdom specializing exclusively in the personal social services. Founded over 30 years ago, the Institute is at the forefront of social work and social care, actively raising standards and promoting good practice in the public, independent and voluntary sectors.

• Singapore Association of Social Workers
  The Singapore Association of Social Workers (SASW) was officially registered in Singapore in February 1971 as the single national association representing social workers. The Association arose from an amalgamation of 2 earlier professionals organizations, the Singapore Association of Medical Social Workers (founded in 1953) and the Singapore Association of Professional Social Workers (founded in October 1955).

• Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care
  The Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care is an association, 1700 members strong, dedicated to promoting the universal availability, accessibility, coordination, and effective- ness of health care that addresses the psychosocial components of health and illness.

• World Federation of Mental Health
  The World Federation for Mental Health is an international non-profit advocacy organization founded in 1948 to advance, among all peoples and nations, the prevention of mental and emotional disorders, the proper treatment and care of those with such disorders, and the promotion of mental health. The Federation achieves its goals through public education programs such as World Mental Health Day, research through collaborating centers at major universities, consultation to the United Nations and its specialized agencies, and a regional structure for organizing project work at the community level.

• Advocate's Forum
  A social work journal managed by students at the University of Chicago. Its contents reflect the diversity of interests of social work students.

• Age & Aging
  An international journal publishing refereed original articles and commissioned reviews on geriatric medicine and gerontology. Its range includes research on aging and clinical, epidemiological and psychological aspects of later life.

• AIDS Book Review Journal
  An electronic journal reviewing books, videos, journal titles, and other materials covering AIDS, safer sex, sexually transmitted diseases, and other related materials, published irregularly by the University of Illinois at Chicago Library.

• Alcohol Alert
  Alcohol Alert is a quarterly bulletin of the Institute of Alcohol Studies (UK).

• Alcohol Alerts
  A quarterly bulletin of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism that disseminates important research findings on a single aspect of alcohol abuse and alcoholism.

• American Journal on Addictions
  Contents of issues and abstracts of articles from AJA, an authoritative source of new information on drug abuse and the addictions.

• American Medical Association Publishing
  Web editions of the AMA's Scientific Publications and American Medical News and links to condition-specific Web sites.

• APA Addictions Newsletter
  An on-line publication of The American Psychological Association, Division 50.

• APA Journals
  A listing of all journals published by the American Psychological Association.

• APA Monitor
  The on-line edition of the official newspaper of the American Psychological Association.

• American Psychiatric Press
  An overview of the publications of the American Psychiatric Press, Inc.

• American Psychologist
  Tables of contents from the official journal of the American Psychological Association

• Behavior Therapy
  Tables of contents and abstracts for a journal of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy.

• BMJ
  An on-line journal of the British Medical Association.

• Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science
  Abstracts and full-text versions of articles.

• Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  On-line journal featuring articles relevant to the treatment of children and adolescents.

• Child and Family Social Work
  The journal aims to give international definition to the discipline and practice of child and family social work.

• Child Maltreatment: Journal of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
  Child Maltreatment is the main APSAC vehicle for publishing longer and more in-depth analyses of theoretical, practice, and policy issues. In addition, CM is an outlet for high-quality original empirical research and reviews of the research literature.

• Child Welfare Review
  An electronic journal for coverage of issues related to the well-being of children. It contains both links to articles related to child welfare and original articles.

• The Chronicle of Philanthropy
  The Chronicle of Philanthropy is an important news source for charity leaders, fund raisers, grant makers, and other people involved in the philanthropic enterprise.

• Cognitive & Behavioral Practice
  Another journal of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy.

• Computers in Human Services
  Computers in Human Services is a journal dedicated to providing information about the use of computer-based information technologies in the human services. It is designed for practitioners as well as instructors.

• Current Research in Social Psychology
  A peer reviewed, electronic journal covering all aspects of social psychology sponsored by the Center for the Study of Group Processes at the University of Iowa.

• Electronic Journals and Periodicals in Psychology and Related Fields
  A regularly updated listing of psychology-relevant journals.

• The Future of Children
  Produced by The Center for the Future of Children, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, The Future of Children is published three times a year and (mostly) reproduced on this site. Links to previous editions are available.

• Harvard Mental Health Letter
  Selected articles from the publication.

• Hunger Notes
  Hunger Notes is an on-line journal which is sponsored by the World Hunger Education Service.

• Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
  Abstracts and tables of contents.

• Journal of Behavior Analysis & Therapy
  The first web-based, refereed journal of basic and applied behavioral science.

• Journal of Children and Poverty
  The Journal of Children and Poverty is a publication of the Institute for Children and Poverty, the research and training division of Homes for the Homeless. It offers a forum for the presentation of research and policy initiatives in the areas of education, social services, public policy, and welfare reform as they affect children, youth and families in poverty.

• Journal of Cognitive Rehabilitation
  A specialized on-line magazine containing general interest articles, personal experience articles, research reports and computerized therapy exercises related to brain injury, head injury, and strokes.

• Journal of Mind and Behavior
  Journal related to cross-causal understanding of cognition and behavior. Contents and abstracts of articles in past issues.

• Journal of Poverty
  The Journal of Poverty: Innovations on Social, Political & Economic Inequalities is the first refereed journal designed to provide a focused outlet for discourse on poverty and inequality.

• Journal of Social Work Practice
  Journal devoted to social work practice from a psychodynamic perspective. Contents and abstracts of articles in past issues.

• Journal of Statistics Education
  The Journal of Statistics Education is a refereed electronic journal on postsecondary teaching of statistics. The site offers full text of articles on line.

• Links to Psychological Journals
  An index of more than 1000 links to psychology and social science journal sites ordered by journal name.

• Lippincott's Nursing Center
  The American Journal of Nursing was the first U.S. nursing publication to make a home on the World Wide Web. It has recently launched Lippincott's NursingCenter, which features full-text continuing education articles as well as tables of contents from the current AJN, summaries of articles, and links to sites for other nursing journals.

• Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  Data based on weekly reports to the Centers for Disease Control by state health departments.

• The New Social Worker
  The New Social Worker is the only national magazine devoted to social work students and recent graduates. This Web site presents the on-line version of the magazine, and presents links to employment resources.

• NIH Record
  The NIH Record is the biweekly newsletter for employees of the National Institutes of Health.

• Philanthropy News Digest
  The Foundation Center publishes electronically its Philanthropy News Digest every week, highlighting philanthropy-related news from other print and electronic periodicals nationwide.

• Psychiatric Times
  Full text of news and clinical articles for psychiatrists, allied mental health professionals and primary care physicians who treat mental disorders.

• Psychiatry on Line
  Current contents and more from the International Journal of Psychiatry.

• Psychotherapy Finances & Managed Care Strategies
  News related to financing for psychotherapy and managed care.

• Prevention Pipeline
  On-line publication of the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information.

• Professional Digest
  Publication of the British Association of Social Workers containing non-critical listing and description of research reports and journal articles in social work.

• PSYCHE
  A refereed electronic journal dedicated to supporting the interdisciplinary exploration of the nature of consciousness and its relation to the brain.

• Psychological Science Agenda
  The newsletter of the American Psychological Association Science Directorate.

• Psycoloquy
  A refereed international, interdisciplinary electronic journal sponsored by the American Psychological Association (APA), publishing target articles and peer commentary in all areas of psychology as well as cognitive science, neuroscience, behavioral biology, artificial intelligence, robotics/vision, linguistics and philosophy.

• Qualitative Report
  An online journal dedicated to qualitative research and critical inquiry.

• Social Research Update
  A quarterly publication by the Department of Sociology, University of Surrey, England. Each issue cover s one topic in sufficient depth to indicate the main directions of recent developments and provide a bibliography for further reading.

• Social Service Review
  Contents and author notes from one of the premier journals in social work.

• Sociological Research Online
  On-line journal which publishes peer reviewed articles applying sociological analysis to a wide range of topics.

• Standards: An International Journal of Multicultural Studies
  An on-line publication featuring art, fiction, and scholarly essays relating to multicultural studies.

• The Journal
  Selected articles from print publication which provides news of interest to addictions professionals and those in related fields.

• Action Without Borders
  Organization with an aim to create a global network of community-based centers that will link, serve, and strengthen individuals and organizations working to build a better world.

• A School's Guide to Getting On-Line
  While prepared for schools, "A School's Guide to Getting On-Line" contains good information for any organization.

• Aspen Institute
  This site offers information on the activities and programs of the Aspen Institute in the US and in Germany, France, Italy and Japan. The Aspen institute is dedicated to the development of leadership in the nonprofit sector.

• Best Practices Toolkit
  This is a list of Internet and other resources aimed at helping nonprofits make better use of information and communications technologies in their work.

• Charity and Community Service
  EINet Galaxy hosts an array of pointers to information on the Internet including nonprofits in their Community section.

• Council on Foundations
  Features information on the Council, which is dedicated to assisting grantmakers become more effective funders and to supporting the growth of organized philanthropy.

• Deutsches Spendeninstitut Krefeld
  The German Charities Institute provides 13.000 pages on philanthropy and volunteering in Germany and worldwide. This URL is for the English language edition.

• Donors Forum of Chicago
  offers the 1994 version of the Donor's Forum Philanthropic Database, a foundation grants database that is searchable by foundation, by beneficiary type, by grant purpose, by support type, and by recipient.

• Foundation Center
  A nonprofit information clearinghouse, providing information on foundations and corporate giving. The Center's site includes information on the Center, its libraries, seminars and publications. The site also features grantmaker information (including links to grantmaker Web sites), a searchable database of philanthropy-related articles, and a section on the fundraising process, including a proposal writing short course.

• GuideStar
  Information on the programs and finances of more than 600,000 American Nonprofits, up-to-date news stories and features on philanthropy, and a forum for donors and volunteers.

• Impact Online
  A new organization that encourages community involvement by offering information on the web about nonprofits with additional components for fundraising and volunteering.

• Independent Sector
  Presents the various aspects of Independent Sector, a national coalition of voluntary organizations, foundations, and corporate giving programs, including information on Independent Sector's advocacy, research and leadership programs.

• Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Library
  Pointers to a variety of resources from this library.

• Information for Nonprofits
  Home of the FAQ for soc.org.nonprofit and a number of other resources. The extensive FAQ answers many of the common questions about nonprofit, from starting them to raising funds to using the Internet.

• Internet Nonprofit Center
  The site features the Nonprofit Locater, offering access to the IRS' Business Master File, which provides information on each charity in the Business Master File, including assets and revenues. The Center's site also offers a library of publications on nonprofits, a feature on the Top 40 Charities, and information on evaluating nonprofits and standards in philanthropy.

• Introducing New Technology Successfully into an Agency
  Introducing computers to your agency, or upgrading software or hardware your agency uses, will change the way you access and manage information -- for the better, you hope. But without realistic expectations and a thoughtful strategy, a new system can create as many problems as it is supposed to solve. This tip sheet can help.

• The Management Center
  Helps nonprofit organizations manage better by providing consulting services in Northern California, conducting workshops and programs for professionals and board member, and producing a nonprofit job listing and an annual compensation survey.

• Math Forum Internet Collection - nonprofits
  The Math Forum is an National Science Foundation-funded project housed at Swarthmore College.

• National Center For Nonprofit Boards
  provides information on NCNB's activities, including its training, education, and consulting services for nonprofit Boards, as well as NCNB's National Leadership Forum. The site also features a catalog of materials on nonprofit governance published by the NCNB, and also includes a Board Information Center which provides answers and information on nonprofit governance.

• National Opportunity NOCs
  A resource for nonprofit jobs and employment opportunities. Job seekers can conduct free searches through our large database of available nonprofit jobs on-line, while nonprofit organizations can post help wanted classified ads for job openings on-line. The site also features a career center, nonprofit library and additional nonprofit employment resources.

• NGOnet - Central and Eastern Europe
  NGONet has been created to provide information to, for and about non-governmental organizations (NGOs) active in Central and Eastern Europe.

• Nonprofit Cyber-Accountability
  Offers the Cyber-Accountability listserv, an ongoing discussion on the nonprofit world and the use of information technology. The site also provides information on the National Accountability Research Project at the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York, as well as links to other sites which contain information on nonprofits.

• The Non-Profit Internet Handbook
  The Non-Profit Internet Handbook is for non-profit organizations that want to get the most out of the Internet. It is a valuable resource for non-profit organization executive staff, board members, those who fund non-profit organizations, and those who contribute time and money to non-profit organizations.

• Nonprofit Managers' Library
  The Nonprofit Managers' Library facilitates sharing of free, on-line and how-to management resources among nonprofits -- including, fundraising and grantwriting, marketing and public relations, using the Internet, and evaluation. The library is administered by The Management Assistance Program (MAP) for Nonprofits in St. Paul, Minnesota.

• Nonprofit Partners Virtual Bookstore
  Publications for executives, staff, & volunteers of charities, colleges & all fundraising organizations. Books & disks on development, fundraising, capital campaigns, planned giving, marketing, nonprofit management, leadership, grant writing & consulting.

• Paradigms
  A virtual posting board for the nonprofit community providing an online forum to nonprofit projects, an exchange of innovations and revolutionary project strategies, and a directory of project models.

• Philanthropy Journal Online
  The Web site has extensive resources with alerts and links to many nonprofit sites, including a Meta-Index comprehensive text list of resources on the Internet of interest to nonprofits.

• PRAXIS
  Resources for social and economic development; pointers to many resources created by Dr. Richard J. Estes at the University of Pennsylvania.

• United Kingdom Charities
  Catalogue of United Kingdom charities and charitable trusts on the Web.

• Urban Institute
  Provides information on the activities of the Institute and its research and policy centers, and programs. The site also presents information on the Center on Nonprofits and the National Center on Charitable Statistics.

• Administration on Aging
  Information about the Administration on Aging and its programs for the elderly, information about resources for practitioners who serve the aged, statistical information on the aging, and information for consumers (older persons and their families) including how to obtain services for senior citizens and electronic booklets on aging related issues. It also includes a link to AoA's National Aging Information Center and extensive links to other aging related Web resources.

• Alzheimer's Association
  The home page of the Alzheimer's association in the United States. Contains information about chapters, caregiver resources, medical information, public policy, and links to other resources.

• Alzheimer's Association Victoria
  The Australian counterpart of the above.

• Alzheimer's disease resource page
  Hosted by Case Western Reserve University, this page provides information on Alzheimer's Disease, for caregivers, practitioners, a researchers, and the general web-surfing public.

• Alzheimer's Disease Web Page
  From the Bedford Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center in Bedford, Massachusetts, this site provides Alzheimer resources for families, caregivers, Investigators and others interested in Alzheimer's Disease.

• The ALZHEIMER Page
  A service of the Washington University (St. Louis) Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, this page provides links to just about everything you'd want to know about Alzheimer's disease, and in letters so big that you won't need your glasses.

• Alzheimer Web Home Page
  An Australian page which aims to provide a resource for researchers in the field of Alzheimer's disease and for the people who have an interest in research developments. This page hosts a web-based chat for real-time conversations with others interested in Alzheimer's.

• ANSWERS
  ANSWERS is a magazine for adult children of aging parents and is written for anyone facing the questions, issues, and concerns from having an aging parent. The site provides tables of contents for recent issues and full text of selected articles.

• APA Division 20
  The home page of Division 20 of the American Psychological Association (Adult Development and Aging). This site provides information about the mission of Division 20, research and employment opportunities, pre- and post-doctoral programs of study in adult development and aging, instructional resources for teachers of adult development and aging, directory of members, contact information for specific laboratories/centers and institutes, and a Resource Guide for Clinicians.

• Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work: AGE-SW
  Provides information about the organization, gerontology-related resources, and highlights from AGEnda, the AGE-SW newsletter.

• Boston University Gerontology Center
  Provides information about the center, its Summer Institute, and Internet resources for gerontologists.

• Center for Aging, Kansas State University
  Highlights the activities of the center, including the National Resource and Policy Center on Rural Long-Term Care.

• Department of Community Services - London Senior's Division
  City of London, Ontario's resource page for services for seniors.

• DeathNET
  Specializes in information concerning: euthanasia, suicide, assisted suicide, living wills, patient's rights, terminal illnesses such as ALS, cancer, multiple sclerosis, AIDS, heart disease, among others; hospice care, palliative care; "right to die" legislation; "self-deliverance"; and other aspects of death and dying. also houses archives of Dr. Jack Kevorkian; Derek Humphry, right to die and dying with dignity themes.

• Family Caregiver Alliance
  Information about the Family Caregiver Alliance, resource centers in California, caregiver tips, statistics and research, public policy, information about educational programs and conferences, publications, and more.

• Gerontology at Universidad de Salamanca
  Access to Spanish-language gerontology resources from Salamanca University in Spain.

• Geropsychology Central
  Devoted to the study of the neurological, psychological, sociological aspects of the aging process. Designed for the gerontological professional, seniors, and caregivers, features and links are topically organized for quick reference.

• Grand Times
  An on-line magazine for active retirees.

• Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
  Provides information about the activities of the MADRC, their research projects, publications, programs for patients and families, and links to other Alzheimer's centers and programs and resources.

• Multidisciplinary Education in Geriatrics & Aging
  Web-based course in aging for clinicians. Excellent resource!

• The National Aging Information Center
  This site makes available NAIC databases containing copies of reports of AoA-supported research, demonstration, and training projects, other related publications and materials on aging, copies of statistical data on the demographic, health, social, and economic status of the elderly; the services provided to older individuals; and reports on the analyses of these data.

• National Council on Aging
  An association of more than 7,500 members who work with, for, and on behalf of older persons. The organization is devoted "to promoting the dignity, self-determination, well-being, and contributions of older persons and to enhancing the field of aging through leadership and service, education, and advocacy..."

• Senior Net
  SeniorNet is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to build a community of computer-using senior citizens. The site contains all kinds of information for and about seniors, instructional information on computing, and message boards and chat to enable seniors to contact each other.

• Seniors Computer Information Project
  SCIP is a highly acclaimed guide for retirees, seniors and older adults to Manitoba, Canada and world-wide information and services. It contains an easy-to-use searchable index for information on the site.

• Senior Sites
  This site may be the most comprehensive web source of non-profit housing and services for seniors. With over 5000 listed communities, Senior Sites is a valuable resource for seniors and their families interested in exploring the non-profit housing option.

• The University of Georgia Gerontology Center
  Highlights the activities of the center, and provides links to other resources, including aging-related grants information.

• Adolescent Directory On-Line
  Adolescence Directory On-Line (ADOL) is an electronic guide to information on adolescent issues. It is a service of the Center for Adolescent Studies at Indiana University. Educators, counselors, parents, researchers, health practitioners, and teens can use ADOL to find Web resources on conflict and violence, mental health issues, health issues, counselor resources, and even help with homework.

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  AACAP is a dynamic organization, giving direction to and responding quickly to new developments in health care, and addressing the needs of children, adolescents and families. Resources are provided to educate parents and families about psychiatric disorders affecting children and adolescents.

• Casa de los Ninos
  The mission of Casa de los Niños is the prevention, intervention, & treatment of child abuse and neglect by providing: residential shelter care for children who are abused, neglected, or homeless; supportive counseling to families; and community education. The web site features information about the organization, child abuse statistics, information for parents, and links to related resources.

• Center for Adolescent Studies
  The Center for Adolescent Studies at Indiana University focuses on meeting the social and emotional growth and development needs of adolescents through providing support to adults working with youth, investigating current social issues and providing tools for teens to learn and practice new, healthy behaviors. Links are provided to Center programs, which include research projects, support for teachers, and a computer-based decision aide to help schools select the drug prevention program most likely to meet their needs.

• Child Welfare
  Provides a gateway to information related to the welfare of children, and an electronic journal, Child Welfare Review, a Library, a resource on issues related to sources on child welfare. It also features a directory of email addresses for social work faculty.

• 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. The site provides information about the CWLA, advocacy tips, action alerts, and child welfare statistics.

• Children Now
  Children Now is a nonpartisan, independent voice for children, working to translate the nation's commitment to children and families into action. The site provides access to Children Now publications, poll results, policy papers, press materials, action updates on federal and state legislation, and links to other Web sites devoted to children's issues. Users who subscribe to Children Now's Internet Digest receive on-line updates on children's issues.

• Children's Defense Fund
  The Children's Defense Fund exists to provide a strong and effective voice for all the children of America, who cannot vote, lobby, or speak for themselves. The site provides information about the activities of the CDF, issues, news and reports, the Black Community Crusade for Children, Stand for Children, and links to related resources.

• Family.Com
  From Disney Online, Family.com is a service for parents offering comprehensive, high-quality, customizable information for raising children. Glitzy, but worth a visit.

• National Four-H Council
  National 4-H Council is a not-for-profit educational organization devoted to creating exciting programs and opportunities for young people. The site presents information about the organization and its activities.

• National Parent Information Network
  The purpose of NPIN is to provide information to parents and those who work with parents and to foster the exchange of parenting materials.

• National Youth Center Network
  An annotated list of online resources for youth organizations. Topics include the environment, family/parents/caregivers, health, human resources/services, institutions/museums, k-12 general, mathematics, networks, science, and special education/special needs.

• Nidra King Center (Save the Children)
  The Nidra King Center (Save the Children) is a non-profit agency in Minneapolis which works with inner city residents and families in an ongoing effort to equip them with the keys necessary to improve their quality of life. The site features information about their programming, history, educational resources, and links to related pages.

• PARENTS PLACE.COM
  The first parenting community on the web. Provides parenting literature, advice columns, chat, bulletin boards, and shopping.

• Centre for Residential Child Care
  The Centre is a resource and information point for all people working in and alongside residential child care services in Scotland. The site provides information about the center, its publications, conferences, consultation, training, and useful links.

• Save the Children Foundation
  As the UK's leading international children's charity, Save the Children is committed to fighting poverty and discrimination, protecting children from the fall-out of war and famine, and defending the rights of children everywhere. The site provides information about SCF's work in Central Africa, Savvy - a free electronic newsletter for young people, and resources for teaching and research.

• State of the World's Children --1996
  UNICEF's 50th anniversary site presents a snapshot of the world's children in 1996, including children in war, statistical tables, regional spotlights, and references.

• Touchstone Support Network
  Touchstone Support Network is a non-profit, non-sectarian, completely autonomous volunteer organization that provides emotional and practical support services for children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses. The Web site features information about the Network's services and links to related sites.

• YouthNet
  This UK site provides a wealth of information for youths about everything ranging from relationships to housing, and with links to virtually any subject which conceivably could be of interest to adolescents.

• YO! Youth Outlook
  YO! (YOUTH OUTLOOK) is a bi-monthly news-journal of youth culture produced by young people in the San Francisco Bay Area for Pacific News Service. The Web page features selected contents.

• Youth and Children Resources Net
  Maintained by the National Children's Coalition with sponsorship from Streetcats Foundation, this page aspires to be a megasite. It provides links to news, information, resources and referrals for and about kids and teens on the World Wide Web.

• APsa: The American Psychoanalytic Association
  Home Page of The American Psychoanalytic Association.

• Behavior Analysis
  The main purpose of this home page is to provide a low-response cost outlet to some of the interesting things that are available on the Internet relating to behavior analysis.

• Behaviour Analysis
  Maintained by Athabasca University, this is believed to be the largest list of web-based behavior-analysis resources on the internet.

• Behavior OnLine
  Behavior OnLine aspires to be the meeting place online for Mental Health and Applied Behavioral Science professionals. It hosts ongoing discussions on a variety of therapeutic approaches and provides links to organizations and interests groups and to other resources.

• Cognitive Therapy
  MindStreet is a multimedia learning program which uses full-screen, full-motion video and consists of 5-8 hours of computer-assisted psychotherapy, plus a take-home manual with customized homework assignments for each patient. The program utilizes cognitive strategies for treating depression.

• Counseling Center - University at Buffalo
  The Counseling Center Self-Help Home Page presents a wide selection of documents, Internet resources, referrals, and reading lists, all to help students with day-to-day stresses and difficult periods in their lives.

• FreudNet: The A.A. Brill Library
  This server provides access to information about library services and the collection, as well as general information about psychoanalysis within the New York area and around the country.

• Freud's Interpretation of Dreams
  A hypertext version of Sigmund's famous opus.

• Gestalt Therapy
  The Gestalt Therapy Page, the Internet resource center for Gestalt therapy, includes a world-wide directory of Gestalt therapists, a Gestalt bibliography, a News at Notes bulletin board, and articles relating to Gestalt therapy.

• Human Services Resource Center
  The Human Services Resource Center is an outgrowth of the Electronic Mailing Lists which are hosted at St. John's University. There are more than 750 such lists which send messages per day to 183,000 subscribers. The preponderance of these lists deals with Education, Psychology, Disability and Support, as well as Social Cultural, and Entertainment, and a Virtual Press with 20 electronic publications.

• The National Institute for the Psychotherapies
  The National Institute for the Psychotherapies (NIP) training programs enhance the capacity of mental health professionals to treat child, adolescent and adult clients. The training reflects a unique commitment to draw on a wide range of theories of psychotherapy, to support the integration of existing treatment modalities, and to develop new treatment approaches.

• NetPsych.com
  This site explores the new uses of the Internet to deliver Psychological and Healthcare Services. NetPsych is the first site to focus exclusively on online resources. "HUH?" is my favorite button.

• Psychoanalysis and the Public Sphere
  Psychoanalysis and the Public Sphere has provided a unique 'home' for psychoanalytically orientated practitioners and theorists to develop a critical understanding of various elements of the public world. This web site features articles and papers on the topic, as well as information about related conferences.

• Psychotherapy on the Internet
  This web site is intended as a guide to the understanding the "how" and "why" of psychotherapy services being offered, wholly and in part, on the Internet. It provides an extensive reading list of online resources, journals and books. There is also a discussion area and guest book for those who want to comment, discuss, or ask questions.

• Support Coalition: Human Rights & Psychiatry Home Page
  The Support Coalition is dedicated to exposing human rights abuses by the psychiatry profession.

• Campus Outreach Opportunity League
  Founded in 1984, the Campus Outreach Opportunity League (COOL) is a national non-profit that helps college students start, strengthen, and expand their community service programs.

• The Center for Civic Networking
  The Center for Civic Networking (CCN) is a non-profit organization dedicated to applying information infrastructure to the broad public good - particularly by putting information infrastructure to work within local communities to improve delivery of local government services, improving access to information that people need in order to function as informed citizens, broadening citizen participation in governance, and stimulating economic and community development. Among the topics covered on the site are issues related to community building on the Internet and Internet access for the poor.

• CivicNet
  The Center for Civic Networking promotes best practices and policies that foster the public use of information infrastructure for community economic development, social service delivery and participation in governance.

• The Community Builders Fellowship
  A program of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, in partnership with Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, the purpose of the Community Builders Fellowship program to educate and train individuals from diverse professions as Community Builders. As Community Builders, individuals can obtain practical, hands-on experience in community and economic development during a two-to-four year stay with HUD.

• Community Networking Resources
  This site offers links to a variety of Internet resources related to Internet access and community-building.

• Community Networks: an Online Guide to Resources
  This Web site is a compilation of references, links, and publications related to a variety of networked information infrastructures.

• HandsNet
  HandsNet is a national, nonprofit organization that promotes information sharing, cross-sector collaboration and advocacy among individuals and organizations working on a broad range of public interest issues.

• How to Use the Internet for Organizing
  Martin Kelley, of The Nonviolence Web, has compiled "How to Use the Internet for Organizing" that can be useful to almost any organization.

• The Human SERVE Home Page
  This site reports on the Campaign for Universal Voter Registration, and offers statistical information related to voter registration, community organization manuals, and reports on legal challenges to the motor/voter bill.

• Idealist
  Idealist is a fully interactive system that enables any nonprofit or community organization - whether it has a Website or not - to enter and update detailed information about its services, volunteer opportunities, internships, job openings, upcoming events, and any material or publication it has produced. 14,000 organizations in 125 countries are already using Idealist.

• National Urban League
  The mission of the National Urban League is to assist African Americans in the achievement of social and economic equality. The Board of Trustees of the National Urban League and all of its affiliates reflect a diverse body of community, government, and corporate leaders. The League implements its mission through advocacy, bridge building, program services and research.

• Neighborhoods Online
  Neighborhoods Online was created in 1995 by the Institute for the Study of Civic Values and Philadelphia's LibertyNet as an online resource center for people working to build strong communities throughout the United States. Their aim is to provide fast access to information and ideas covering all aspects of neighborhood revitalization, as well as to create a national network of neighborhood activists. The site offers information related to community development, education, crime, jobs, environment, health and human services.

• NetAction Internet Resources
  This is a wonderful list of annotated links. Virtually everything you need to know to be a community activist using the Internet.

• Nurturing Neighborhood Nets
  Interesting article about how providing free access to computer networking can extend the pleasures and benefits of the Net to people living in poor communities. Provides links to several community organization efforts utilizing Internet resources.

• People-Link
  People Link provides integrated communications to the progressive, socially responsible business, and organized labor communities. The site offers progressive and alternative news media, labor union sites and information, links to socially responsible businesses, information on environmental issues, left wing activities, women, gays and lesbians, people of color, and progressive arts.

• Social Contract Project
  Through the Social Contract Project, the Institute for the Study of Civic Values has developed a new way for neighborhood activists, business leaders, and public officials to develop comprehensive plans for neighborhood improvement. These stakeholders negotiate an explicit social contract defining how they will work together to make the neighborhood is clean, safe, economically viable, and a decent place to raise children. The site details the work of the project.

• Toronto Coalition Against Racism
  TCAR is a coalition of over 50 community based anti-racist and social justice organizations. The site offers position statements on a variety of topics and links to related sites.

• Zero Population Growth
  ZPG is the nation's largest grassroots organization concerned with the impacts of rapid population growth and wasteful consumption. The site offers information about the activities of the organization, including curriculum information and legislative updates.

• Ability
  Ability is a grassroots organization in the UK which is dedicated to utilizing computer technology and the Internet for people with disabilities. The site offers access to disability and health resources, social contacts, message boards, classified ads, and news.

• Able-Together
  ABLE-TOGETHER is a quarterly international newsletter for bisexual and gay men with and without disabilities. The site offers links to Web sites on disability and sexuality.

• Active Living Alliance
  The Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability is a partnership of 17 National Associations whose common goal is to facilitate active living opportunities for Canadians with a disability. Information about the alliance, news, and links to related resources are offered.

• ADA Information Center On-Line Website
  Sponsored by the Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns, this site offers a wealth of information and resources for people with disabilities in Kansas, nationally and internationally.

• American Council for the Blind
  This site offers information about the activities of the organization, recent issues of its monthly publications, and helpful resources and information about blindness.

• American Foundation for the Blind
  Information about the AFB, the Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, the AFB Press Catalog, the Helen Keller photograph collection, and information on blindness, low vision and related issues.

• The Archimedes Project
  The mission of the Archimedes Project is to help secure equality of access to information for individuals with disabilities through the development of computer technology and the promulgation of knowledge about disability to present and future designers in academia and industry.

• The ARC
  The Arc (formerly Association for Retarded Citizens of the United States) is the country's largest voluntary organization committed to the welfare of all children and adults with mental retardation and their families.

• Associated Services for the Blind
  This site offers information about the organization's services and information about subscribing to popular national magazines on cassette. The Web site is offered in an all audio version.

• Better Life On-Line Catalog
  Better Life On-Line Catalog provides a single point central library to locate products and services available, for independent living, home healthcare, disabilities and general fitness.

• Blind Children's' Center
  The Blind Children's Center is a family-centered agency which serves children with visual impairments from birth to school age. The site offers information about their services, publications, and research.

• The Center for Independent Living
  The Center for Independent Living (CIL) is a national leader in helping people with disabilities live independently and become productive, fully participating members of society.

• Central Institute for the Deaf
  CID is an independent, private, not-for-profit institute centered on the effects of hearing impairment. It is located on the medical school campus of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.

• Crotched Mountain Foundation
  Crotched Mountain offers a number of programs and services for the frail elderly and for adults with disabilities in New Hampshire, Maine, and New York.

• Deaf Queer Resource Center
  DQRC is a national non-profit information center. Considered to be "the place" to find comprehensive and accurate information about the Deaf queer community.

• disABILITY Information and Resources
  One of the largest collections of resources for all types of disabilities.

• Disability Net
  This site offers an impressive array of disability information resources for the UK.

• Disabled Peoples' International
  The purpose of DPI is to promote the Human Rights of People with Disabilities through full participation, equalization of opportunity and development. DPI is a grassroots, cross-disability network with member organizations in over 110 countries, over half of which are in the developing world. DPI is administrated through the headquarters in Winnipeg, Canada and through eight Regional Development Offices. DPI has consultative status with the ECOSOC, UNESCO, WHO, and the ILO, and has official observer status at the United Nations General Assembly.

• Down Syndrome WWW Page
  A support and information page for parents, professionals and others interested in Down syndrome.

• Dyslexia Archive
  The Dyslexia Archive is an ever growing collection of up-to-date material covering all aspects of dyslexia.

• Electronic Rehabilitation Resource Web Site
  This is a vast repository of information about handicaps and rehabilitation. Major areas include Papers and Publications, databases of Assistive and Adaptive Devices, listings of Support Organizations, and Funding Sources. Most databases are searchable by keyword.

• ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education
  ERIC EC is part of the National Library of Education (NLE), Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI), U.S. Department of Education. It is operated by The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). ERIC EC provides information on the education of individuals with disabilities as well as those who are gifted.

• Gallaudet Research Institute
  Gallaudet University is the world's only four-year university for deaf and hard of hearing undergraduate students. The Gallaudet Research Institute specializes in research about the deaf.

• Hattie Larlham Foundation
  HLF is a private, non-profit service agency for young people with mental retardation, developmental disabilities and/or complex medical needs. The Web site is offered as a service for the families of children with profound disabilities, professionals who work with children having disabilities and anyone who wishes to learn more.

• Hearing Loss Resources
  The SayWhatClub sponsors the Hearing Loss Resources web site. Internet Mailing lists and non-profit organizations that focus on the issue of hearing loss are featured.

• Language Based Learning Disability
  The University of California at San Francisco offers this site as a compendium of information on resources for the remediation of language-based disabilities.

• National Federation of the Blind
  The goal of the NFB involves the removal of legal, economic, and social discriminations; the education of the public to new concepts concerning blindness; and the achievement by all blind people of the right to exercise to the fullest their individual talents and capacities.

• National Institute for Life Planning
  NILP is a national organization dedicated to promoting transition, life and person centered planning for all persons with disabilities and their families. The site provides families with information on government benefits, advocacy, guardianship, aging, housing, and supported employment.

• National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
  The Library of Congress a free library program of Braille and recorded materials circulated to eligible borrowers through a network of cooperating libraries. This Web site offers access to online catalogs of holdings.

• National Technical Institute for the Deaf
  One of the seven colleges of the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), NTID is the world's first and largest technological college for deaf students. It represents the first concerted effort to educate large numbers of deaf students within a college campus planned principally for hearing students.

• Northamptonshire People First
  People First is an organization run by and for people with disabilities. This is the Northamptonshire (UK) Chapter's site. It offers links to other People First and related groups.

• Panhellenic Association for the Blind
  This organization advocates for the blind in Greece.

• Royal National Institute for the Blind
  RNIB is the leading charity working for blind and partially sighted people throughout the United Kingdom.

• Shriver Center
  The Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center for Mental Retardation, Inc. is a not-for-profit service, training and research institute. The site offers information about their research, training, and services divisions.

• Values into Action
  VIA is a non-profit organization which works to promote the rights of people with learning difficulties. The site offers information to promote the civil rights of people with disabilities.

• World Disability Resources Directory
  This German site brings together a wealth of Internet resources related to cognitive, hearing, physical, and vision disabilities.

• World Information on Disability
  This is a Japanese site which pulls together a variety of resources on disabilities.

• The African World Community Network
  Links to Afrocentric resources around the Internet.

• Asian American Resources
  Provides a variety of links to Internet resources about Asian Americans.

• Asian Studies WWW Monitor
  This online newsletter was established to provide resources which are inspected and rated in terms of the quality, overall reliability and usefulness of their content to the social sciences' research in Asia-Pacific region.

• The Amistad Research Center
  An independent archives, library, & museum dedicated to preserving African-American & ethnic history and culture, housed at Tulane University.

• The African American Home Page
  Links to African American resources, including one of the largest collections of African American art on the Internet. Also includes recipes, bulletin boards, library resources, and links to related sites.

• The Chicano/Latino Electronic Network
  CLNet is an emerging digital library on Latinas/os in the United States and a joint project of the Center for Virtual Research in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at the UC Riverside, the Chicano Studies Research Library at UCLA and the Linguistic Minority Research Institute at the UC Santa Barbara.

• The Cradleboard Teaching Project
  Founded by Buffy Sainte-Marie, the Nihewan Foundation is dedicated to the development of curricula for American Indian Education. Included in this site is a comprehensive listing of links to Tribal resources across North America.

• CyberMuslim Information Collective
  A listing of Muslim resources available on the Internet.

• India Network World Wide Web
  This is a non-profit, charitable, educational and community organization dedicated to serve the Virtual community of Asian Indians around the World since 1988.

• Institute of Hispanic-Latino Cultures
  Offers information for students at the University of Florida.

• Islamic Resources
  A listing of links and informational resources about Islam.

• The Jewish Communication Network
  An on-line center serving information for families, teachers, writers, Jewish professionals and organizations from around the world.

• Judaism and Jewish Resources
  A compendium of Internet resources of Jewish interest.

• The Kansas Religion & Philosophy Corner
  Links to a variety of information resources about religion on the Internet.

• Latin-American Network Information Center
  This site is considered by some to be by far the best on-line resource for information about Latin America and the Caribbean.

• Latino Link
  Considered by some to be the premiere spot for Latinos on the Web. News, chat, job bank, weekly email newsletter, bulletin boards and more.

• Minority Rights Group International
  MRG is an international non governmental organization working to secure justice for minorities and majorities suffering discrimination and prejudice and to active the peaceful coexistence of majority and minority communities. MRG informs and warns governments, the international community, non governmental organizations and the wider public about the situation of minorities around the world.

• National Congress of American Indians
  Sponsored by the Center For World Indigenous Studies and the Fourth World Documentation Project. This project is an online library of texts which record and preserve Indian struggles to regain their rightful place in the international community.

• Native American Home Pages
  A wealth of links to Indian-focused Internet resources.

• Native American Indian Art, Culture, Education, History Science -- Gateway
  300+ web pages of Native American resource materials, original publications and organized links, including reservation/Indian country maps; original Native literature, Native art. Unfortunately, the author has died, and the pages are not being maintained.

• NetNoir
  Your gateway to everything afrocentric, afro-latin, afro-caribbean, afro-european, continental african or african-american! chat, play games, or read articles.

• The Sikhism Home Page
  Information about the Sikh religion and culture.

• The Universal Black Pages
  The Universal Black Pages is an information service which resides at the Georgia Institute of Technology but is not affiliated with the Institute. The main purpose of the UBP is to have a complete and comprehensive listing of African Diaspora related Web pages at a central site.

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