Resources for Professionals

 

http://www.aecf.org Annie E. Casey Foundation: A private charitable foundation dedicated to helping build better futures for disadvantaged children in the U.S.  Links to a quarterly journal called ADVOCASEY Online; results of Casey-funded programs; and other publications are posted here.
http://www.aecf.org/kidscount/ KIDS COUNT Data Book, a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, is a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the United States, including Indicators of Child Well-Being, Juvenile Justice statistics, economic and demographic information. The raw data is available online at this site, as are maps, state rankings, etc.
http://familyvio.ssw.fsu.edu/ Web site for the Institute for Family Violence Studies, at Florida State University, and the home page for the Clearinghouse on Supervised visitation. The Institute researches family violence in all age groups, distributes their findings, and develops innovative programs for reducing family violence.
http://www.frca.org Since 1981, Family Support America (originally known as Family Resource Coalition of America) has been helping the family support movement grow. FSA promotes family support as the nationally recognized movement to strengthen and support families and places the principles of family support practice at the heart of every setting in which children and families are present. Site includes many publications, and links to other resources.
http://www.nichcy.org/ NICHCY is the national information and referral center for information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals, with a special focus is children and youth (birth to age 22).
http://www.ncjfcj.unr.edu/ The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges is composed of judges, referees, and commissioners who deal with juvenile and family related issues such as: child abuse and neglect, termination of parental rights, child support enforcement, adoption and foster care, and juvenile delinquency. The National Council serves as a clearinghouse for juvenile information and statistics, and is recognized as one of the nation's most esteemed research facilities.

 

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