Links To Other Sites
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Federal Resources Grants Health Housing/Homeless Human Services Legislators |
Mental Health Poverty Seniors Social Work State Resources |
AIDS: 
Medscape-AIDS
Addiction and Substance Abuse: Alcoholics Anonymous AMERSA - Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse
Center for Education & Drug Abuse Research - Univ. of Pittsburgh
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention - The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) Technical Assistance Services to Communities is a unique federally funded program designed to disseminate information, increase dialog, and promote community empowerment to combat alcohol and other drug problems.
The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) -One of three centers under SAMHSA, was established with the Congressional mandate to expand the availability of effective treatment and recovery services for alcohol and drug problems.
Center of Alcohol Studies - Rutgers University - is a multidisciplinary institute dedicated to acquisition and dissemination of knowledge on psychoactive substance use and related phenomena with primary emphasis on alcohol use and consequences. Cocaine Anonymous The Higher Education Center for Alcohol & Other Drug Prevention - U.S. Department of Education Site - contains extensive links to educational resources and grants regarding alcohol prevention and education Join Together - highlights the latest news in alcohol and substance abuse treatment and education.
National Association of Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Counselors National Association on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information - One of three centers under SAMHSA, NCADI is the world's largest resource for current information and materials concerning substance abuse prevention. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) - The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) supports and conducts biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences,treatment, and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) The Research Institute on Addictions 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.
Children and Families: Adolescence Directory Online - Adolescence Directory On-line (ADOL) is an electronic guide to information regarding adolescent issues and secondary education.
Adoption Network - a volunteer operated information resource for the adoption community
Child Net - news, information, resources and referrals for and about kids and teens on the World Wide Web. You will find every subject area there is for and about children and youth, from child psychology to teens volunteering, substance abuse prevention to parenting, brought to you by the National Children's' Coalition.
Child Support Enforcement System - This site hosts the federal Child Support Enforcement web page, run by HHS' Office of Child Support Enforcement, provides information on the child support enforcement program, tell parents where they can apply for child support assistance, and links them to the states that currently have their own home pages.
Children's Bureau -(DHHS) is responsible for assisting States in the delivery of child welfare services - services designed to protect children and strengthen families. The agency provides grants to States, Tribes and communities to operate a range of child welfare services including child protective services (child abuse and neglect) family preservation and support, foster care, adoption and independent living.
Child Welfare Homepage - a gateway to information related to the welfare of children, containing an electronic journal, Child Welfare Review, a Library, a resource on issues related to sources on child welfare.
Daycare Providers Homepage
DHHS Administration for Children and Families
DHHS Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Family Education Network - " To help parents help their children
learn." A huge and well-organized site for parents. The page can be
customized to suit your specific needs for information.
Mental Health Risk Factors for Adolescents - collection of electronic resources is intended for parents, educators, researchers, health practitioners, and teens.
National Center for Children in Poverty
National Immunization Program
National Parent Information Network
National Parenting Center - An extensive source of parenting information.
Parents Place
Resources For Parents With Disabilities - written by disabled parents.
The Whole Family Center -This site doesn't just offer support and discussion but features real life dramas illustrating many of the problems faced in families. They can be either read on the page or listened to with Real Audio. One of the best sites on the web.
Counseling:
Counseling resources on the Net
Disabilities:
ADA Home Page - at the U.S. Department of Justice.
ADA Information on the Web
Able-Together
American Council for the Blind
American Foundation for the Blind
ARC - a national organization on mental retardation
Down Syndrome WWW Page
ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education
Allude Research Institute
Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns - web sites all over the world
National Federation for the Blind
National Library Service - for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Resources For Parents With Disabilities - written by disabled parents.
Federal Agency Resources:
Administration for Children & Families , U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Web Site - contains information about organization structure and agency publications and child support state links and Presidential Actions.
Administration on Aging , U.S. Department of Health and Human Services -site contains topics such as Internet resources for the Aging.
DHHS Administration for Children and Families
DHHS Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
DHHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - (DHHS) contains agency news, publications and Internet site links.
U.S. Dept of Housing and Urban Development - considerable information about the agency and its services with links to its publications and related Internet sites.
U.S. Public Health Service
U.S. Social Security Administration Web Site - Social Security Online - a wealth of information about the agency and its services (text for this site is also available in Spanish)
Veterans Affairs
Grants and Funding Sources On-line:
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Programs (CFDA) - a government-wide compendium of all 1,386 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., to millions of Americans every day.
Chronicle of Philanthropy
Corporate Grantmakers on the Internet
Council on Foundations -works to support foundations by promoting knowledge, growth and action in philanthropy.
The Foundation Center - has a mission to foster public understanding of the foundation field by collecting, organizing, analyzing, and disseminating information on foundations, corporate giving, and related subjects.
Foundations.org is a directory of charitable grantmakers.
Fundsnet
Global Fund for Woman - provides grants/resources for women's projects around the world.
Grants and Related Resources - a meta-site from the University of Michigan.
Grants Etc. - is hosted by the University of Michigan School of Social Work. Links to grant information from the government, national and local organizations, and corporate funding is included. As well as links to web sites that assist in proposal writing, workshops, journals and associations in the grant community.
Grants Net - is a tool for finding and exchanging information about HHS and selected other Federal grant programs.
GrantsWeb - is provided by the Society of Research Administration and offers electronic solutions for the research and education community.
Guide Star - is the donor's guide to the nonprofit universe.
Non-Profit Gateway
Health:
Abortion Clinics Online
American Public Health Organization
Center for Disease Control and Prevention Homepage
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Diseases, Disorders, and Related Topics
Drug Database
Healthfinder® - is a gateway consumer health and human services information web site from the United States government. Developed by the Department of Health and Human Services it focuses on federal, nonprofit, and educational resources.
Health Index - index of USA Today articles on health topics
Health Information Index at NIH
Health Week - PBS Online health pages
Health Online - CNN pages
Library of Medicine - National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health
Minority Health - Office of Minority Health (HHS)
National Center for Farmworker Health
National Health Information Center - The National Health Information Center (NHIC) is a health information referral service. NHIC puts health professionals and consumers who have health questions in touch with those organizations that are best able to provide answers. Established in 1979 by DHHS.
National Immunization Program
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Public Health Service
The World Health Organization
WWW Virtual Library : Biosciences: Medicine - at Ohio State University
Housing and Homeless:
American Housing Survey
Habitat for Humanity International
Housing and Household Economic Indicators
HUD - established by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), income limits are used to determine the eligibility of applicants for HUD's assisted housing programs.
National Coalition for the Homeless
Human Services:
Computer Use in Social Services Network
Legislators:
State Senators and Representatives - search by county to contact your representatives in Harrisburg. Also lists your U.S. Senators and Congressional Representative.
U.S. House of Representatives - link to house directory, updates on current legislation, etc.
U.S. Senators - listed by state - includes link to home page, address, phone number and e-mail.
White House
Mental Health:
Internet Mental Health
KEN: National Mental Health Services - Knowledge Exchange Network
WebMD
Mental Health InfoSource
Mental Health Net
National Alliance for the Mentally ILL
National Institute of Mental Health
National Mental Health Information Center
Psych Central : Dr. John Grohol's Mental Health Page
Stress Management FAQ's
Poverty:
America's Charities
Analysis of Income and Poverty Data
Federal Poverty Guidelines -2003
Income and Poverty - Census data
Institute for Research on Poverty
Minimum Wage - U.S. Department of Labor Press release and related documents of the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996.
National Center for Children in Poverty
Poverty Areas
Poverty, Welfare, and Ethics
Seniors:
Administration on Aging
Age of Reason - Over 5,000 links for the over 50s.
Elder Abuse - The National Elder Abuse Incidence Study: Final Report. The .pdf Version is at: Prepared for the Administration on Aging (AOA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The site offers an introduction, the full text of the findings, background, study design and methods.
ElderWeb - over 4,000 links
Family Caregiver Alliance
GeroWeb - is designed as an online resource for researchers, educators, practitioners, and others interested in aging and older individuals.
Seniors-Site - dedicated to provide a unique, informative, interesting, and entertaining web site for adults, age 50 and older (senior citizens), and younger folks that help or deal with parents, grandparents, older friends or are caregivers. Topics include Bulletins & Ads, Computers & Internet, Coping or Dealing With Old age, Death & Dying, Education, Finances, Fraud, Scams, & Abuses Help & Assistance, Housing Options, Insurance, Laws & Legislation, Legal Issues, Medical Information, Nursing Homes, Physical Ailments, References, Retirement
Statistical Information on Older Persons - site maintained by the Administration on Aging with links to sites containing statistical data and information.
Social Work and Social Services Web Sites:
Computer Use in Social Services Network
G. Warren Brown School of Social Work - variety of online resources of interest to social workers and those in the social services fields. Many of these sites will be jumping-off points which will lead you to other interesting, pertinent sites.
National Organization of Social Workers (NASW)
Social Issues and Social Services - a meta-site for social services from the Michigan Electronic Library.
Social Work Online
State Resources:
Birth/Death Certificates -procedure to obtain birth and death records in Pennsylvania.
Civil Service Applications - this page describes the basic process required to apply for civil service employment.
State of Pennsylvania - website