http://www.childwelfare.gov
Child Welfare Information Gateway website. Child Welfare Information Gateway consolidates and expands upon the services formerly provided by the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse. Included in this website:
Customer service center with knowledgeable staff available Monday through Friday to answer questions. Email us at info@childwelfare.gov or phone 1.800.394.3366
Serve as an online connection for child welfare professionals and others (staff of public and private organizations, academic institutions, etc.) who are committed to serving children and families.
Provide up to date information on evidence based child welfare practice.
Facilitate the utilization of evidence based practices as a method of achieving improved outcomes of safety, permanency and well being for children and families involved in the California public child welfare system.
http://www.cimh.org The California Institute for Mental Health (CIMH) was established in 1993 with a declared mission to "promote excellence in mental health services through training, technical assistance, research and policy development."
http://www.campbellcollaboration.org The Campbell Collaboration is an international organization that aims to prepare, maintain, and disseminate high-quality systematic reviews of studies of effectiveness of social and educational policies and practices.
http://www.chsd.org The Chadwick Center, one of the largest centers of its kind, is staffed with more than 120 professionals and para-professionals in the field of medicine, social work, psychology, psychiatry, child development, nursing and education technology. The staff is committed to family-centered care and a multidisciplinary approach to child abuse and family violence.
http://www.casrc.org CASRC is a collaborative undertaking of Children's Hospital San Diego, Universities in San Diego and public services sectors in San Diego County. CASRC focuses on mental health care issues from vulnerable children including children in public services sectors. In addition, CASRC specializes in longitudinal studies of children at risk for development of mental disorders and other problems in psychosocial functioning, and the effectiveness of early preventive interventions.
http://www.cfpic.org The purpose of the Child and Family Policy Institute of California is to advance the development of sound public policy and promote program excellence in county Human Services Agencies through research, education, training and technical assistance.
http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/ In response, the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV), a research proqram of the Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS) at the University of Colorado at Boulder, was founded in 1992 to provide informed assistance to groups committed to understanding and preventing violence, particularly adolescent violence. Since that time, their mission has expanded to encompass violence across the life course.
http://www.cochrane.org The Cochrane Collaboration is an international not-for-profit organization, providing up-to-date information about the effects of health care.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/ The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) was established by the 1984 Victims of CrimeAct (VOCA) to oversee diverse programs that benefit victims of crime.
http://www.modelprograms.samhsa.gov U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. The SAMHSA Model Programs have been tested in communities, schools, social service organizations, and workplaces across America, and have provided solid proof that they have prevented or reduced substance abuse and other related high-risk behaviors. Programs included have been reviewed by SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices 1NREPP).
