The following Pathfinder is intended to step you through the basic library research process for
identifying resources relating to the
MSASS concentration of children,
youth and families. This concentration prepares social workers to provide a broad range of
services to individuals and families in all phases of the family life cycle. Marital therapy,
family counseling, parent education, and the full spectrum of child welfare services are
emphasized.
Consult the
Steps to Research and Writing
a Paper for more detailed information.
References to book and journal titles are specific to items owned by the MSASS Harris Library
and Case Western Reserve University libraries (although in most cases the resources can be found in
other academic and public libraries). The websites that are included at the end of the Pathfinder
are intended as a starting point for research on the Internet and are not meant to be inclusive.
1. Start by locating resources that provide an overview of your topic.
This will help you define terms in that discipline and provide background information in your
subject area.
Encyclopedias,
handbooks
and
subject specific
dictionaries offer good places to start.
Some titles specifically related to children, youth and families are:
Bornstein, M. H. (Ed.). (2002).
Handbook of parenting (2nd ed.,
Vols. 1-5). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Broude, G. J. (1995).
Growing up: A cross-cultural
encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
Damon, W. (Ed.). (1998).
Handbook of child psychology (5th
ed., Vols. 1-4). New York : John Wiley & Sons.
Gunsberg, L., & Hymowitz, P. (Eds.). (2005).
Handbook of divorce and custody:
Forensic, developmental, and clinical perspectives. Hillsdale, NJ: Analytic Press.
Harway, M. (Ed.). (2005).
Handbook of couples therapy.
Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley.
Hayslip, B., & Patrick, J. H. (Eds.). (2006).
Custodial grandparenting: Individual,
cultural, and ethnic diversity. New York: Springer Publishing Co.
Kinnear, K. L. (2007).
Childhood sexual abuse: A reference
handbook (2nd ed.). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
Levinson, D. (Ed.). (1995).
Encyclopedia of marriage and the
family (Vols. 1-2). New York : Macmillan Library Reference U.S.A.
Newman, B. M., & Newman, P. R. (2009).
Development through life: A
psychosocial approach (10th ed.). Australia; Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning.
Noshpitz, J. D. (Editor-in-chief). (1997-1998).
Handbook of child and adolescent
psychiatry (Vols. 1-7). New York: Wiley.
Steele, R. G., & Roberts, M. C. (Eds.). (2005).
Handbook of mental health services for
children, adolescents, and families. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.
Stolley, K. S., & Bullough, V. L. (Eds.). (2006).
The Praeger handbook of
adoption (Vols. 1-2). Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers. [
MSASS Note: The authors and several of the contributors are MSASS faculty members,
Ph.D. students, and alumni of the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences.]
Sussman, M. B., Steinmetz, S. K., & Peterson, G. W. (Eds.). (1999).
Handbook of marriage and the
family (2nd ed.). New York : Plenum Press.
World Association for Infant Mental Health. (2000).
Handbook of infant mental health
(Vols. 1-4). (J. D. Osofsky & H. E. Fitzgerald, Eds.). New York: Wiley.
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2. Search the online catalog for additional books that will give you the history, context,
definitions and theories.
Define the terms that you want to use when you are doing a search for materials. If you do a
subject search in the online catalog, the system limits you to using predefined Library of Congress
Subject Headings.
Click here for
more information on doing a subject search.
Some subject headings for children, youth and families (in alphabetical order):
Adolescence
Adopted children
Adoption
Child abuse
Child development
Child psychology
Child rearing
Child welfare
Children growth
Children with disabilities
Developmental psychobiology
Divorce
Family assessment
Family -- Psychological aspects
Family violence
Family psychotherapy
Grandparents as parents
Infants development
Kinship care
Life cycle, human
Marital conflict
Marital psychotherapy
Marital violence
Marriage counseling
Parent and teenager
Parenting
Sex counseling
Socialization
Victims of family violence
Doing a keyword search will give you many more titles than a subject search and may help you
focus the results. When you do a keyword search the system looks in the title, subject and table of
contents fields.
Click here for more
information on doing a keyword search.
To do effective keyword searching, you will need to think of
concepts and terms related to
your topic. Consulting a thesaurus will help you find synonyms for concepts.
Click here for a list of
thesauri owned by the Harris Library.
The following thesaurus provides children, youth and families-related terms and concepts:
Knapp, S. D. (2000).
The
contemporary thesaurus of search terms and synonyms: A guide for natural language computer
searching. (2nd ed.). Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press.
In addition to the subject headings above, here are some general terms (in alphabetical order)
to use when searching for information on children, youth and families. When you narrow your search
you will make an additional list specific to your topic.
NOTE: Using a system's truncating symbol (in this example, the asterisk "*") at
the end of the root word will provide you with records using variations of that word.
Adolescent (adolescen*)
Adoption
Attachment
Batterer (batterer*)
Child abuse
Child development
Childhood
Child welfare
Couple
Domestic Violence
Family systems
Family therapy
Foster care
Human development
Infant (infan*)
Kinship care
Marriage (or marital)
Parent (parent*)
Psychosocial
Relationship
Teenager (teenage*)
Toddler (toddler*)
You can do a key word search from this pathfinder.
Enter your search terms just as you would from the keyword search menu in the online catalog
and then click on "search."
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3. Find some general articles on your topic.
After you have located books on your topic, you will want to look for general journal articles
in your subject area. Case and OhioLINK offer several general databases. These include:
Academic Search Premier, Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, SIRS Researcher, and Social Sciences
Index. These databases provide a mix of popular magazine articles and scholarly research articles.
You can get to these databases by choosing the
Research Databases option in the
Library Catalog
. Note:
Access is limited to authorized users.
TIP: When you search in general databases, you will sometimes retrieve citations
to book reviews related to your topic. These book reviews may be helpful in leading you to book
titles and/or authors in your area of interest.
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4. Search subject specific databases for more scholarly journal articles.
Once you have assembled general journal articles on your topic, you can begin focusing on
scholarly research articles. Citations, abstracts and, sometimes, the full-text of journal articles
are found in a variety of databases available through Case Western Reserve University and OhioLINK
to
authorized users.
Case and OhioLINK databases are available by clicking on
Research Databases
in the
Library Catalog.
The World Wide Web also makes available a range of databases. Some of these require a
subscription fee to be paid; others are free.
Click here to view a list
of selected databases available on the Web that are related to social work and the social
sciences.
Literature on children, youth and families is found in many disciplines. Some of the databases
that will have articles on this topic include:
Child Development & Adolescent Studies (1927-present) is available
electronically through the
Case Research Databases. "References
current and historical literature related to the growth and development of children through the age
of 21. Included are book reviews and abstracts from hundreds of journals, and a bibliography of
thousands of technical reports, books, book chapters, theses and dissertations that cover the
biomedical and social sciences worldwide."--(Database description). [Listed August 22,
2005.]
Education Abstracts
is available electronically through the
OhioLINK Research Databases. The database covers a wide
range of contemporary education issues, including government funding, community partnerships,
multicultural education and counseling. The database cites articles in over 470 English-language
periodicals, monographs, and yearbooks. The full-text of some articles is available. Coverage is
from 1983 through present. [Listed May 10, 2002.]
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)
is available electronically through the
OhioLINK Research Databases and as a
free database on the Web. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of
Education, it indexes over 750 professional journals, as well as the Resources in Education File
which contains documents from a wide variety of organizations. Coverage is from 1966
forward.. [Listed August 22, 2005.]
Family & Society Studies Worldwide (1970-present) is available electronically
through the
Case Research Databases. It is a core
resource on family and gender related topics. It covers over 800,000 records drawn from journals,
books, conference and working papers government reports, and websites in the social science
disciplines. Citations from the
Inventory of Marriage & Family Literature and the
Australian Family & Society Abstracts are included. [Listed May 10, 2002. Last
updated November 11, 2005.]
Gender Studies Database
Available electronically through the
Case Research Databases and
the
OhioLINK Research Databases, Gender
Studies Database combines Women's Studies International and Men's Studies databases with coverage
of sexual diversity issues. Source documents include professional journals, conference papers,
books, book chapters, government reports, discussion and working papers, dissertations and
other sources. Offers several thousand links to freely available and indexed full-text articles and
documents on the web. [Listed August 16 2007.]
PsycINFO
is available electronically through the
OhioLINK Research Databases. The database indexes the
world's literature in psychology and related disciplines. It covers over 1900 journals as well as
books, and individual book chapters. The coverage is from 1967 forward. This index corresponds to
the printed publication
Psychological Abstracts
.
PsycINFO Historical is a different
database that covers similar information between the years 1887-1966. [Listed November 7,
2005. Last updated November 11, 2005.]
Social Sciences Citation Index
is a database available electronically through the
OhioLINK Research Databases. It is a multidisciplinary
index to the world of social sciences, and indexes over 1400 journals in fifty disciplines. The
database allows cited reference searching (searching by cited work) as well as traditional search
methods. Abstracts are not included. Current and retrospective coverage is from 1956 forward.
[Listed May 10, 2002. Last updated November 11, 2005.]
Social Work Abstracts is available electronically through the
Case Research Databases list. It
contains more than 45,000 records from 1700 social work related journals. Topics covered include
service delivery, social work practice, homelessness, aging, child and family welfare, community
organization, and substance abuse. The coverage is from 1977 to the present. This database
corresponds with the printed publication
Social Work Abstracts
. [Listed May 10, 2002. Last updated November 11, 2005.]
SocINDEX
is available electronically through the
Case Research Databases and the
OhioLINK Research Databases. SocINDEX includes
citations, abstracts, and some full-text for all subdisciplines of sociology. SocINDEX provides
data mined from more than 500 "priority" coverage journals as well as 1,040 "selective" coverage
journals. It also includes indexing of books, reports, and some other formats. Also included is a
useful sociology specific thesaurus for subject term searching. It replaces
Sociological Abstracts in the OhioLINK database. [Listed September 28,
2005. Last updated November 11, 2005.]
Sociological Abstracts is a database available electronically through the
OhioLINK Research Databases. It indexes 2600 journals in
sociology and related disciplines from over 55 countries. It also contains citations to many
relevant dissertations and conference proceedings. Sociological Abstracts is an excellent source
for information related to general community practice issues. The coverage is from 1963 through
June 2005. This index corresponds to the formerly printed publication
Sociological Abstracts. OhioLINK stopped subscribing to updates from this database
effective June 2005, as a result nothing after that date will be present in the database. Check
SocINDEX for current information. [Listed November 7, 2005. Last updated November 11, 2005.]
Women's Studies International
Available electronically through the
Case Research Databases and
the
OhioLINK Research Databases, Women's
Studies International covers the core disciplines in Women's Studies and the latest scholarship in
feminist research. Nearly 800 essential sources include: journals, newspapers, newsletters,
bulletins, books, book chapters, proceedings, reports, dissertations, NGO studies, web sites and
web documents, and grey literature. [Listed August 16, 2007.]
CAUTION: The setup will vary for different databases. In many databases if you
type in a phrase the system will look for the exact phrase. It does not add an "
and" between words. So if you type "urban poverty homeless" you will get zero
results because it will look for those words in that exact order. It is often clearer to enter one
term at a time and combine the end results.
TIP: Look in the descriptor field and/or use the online thesaurus to lead you to
additional terms.
NOTE: Online databases are distributed nationally and are not specific to Case
Western Reserve University. The University will not own all the journals that are cited in the
databases.
Click here for
information on finding journal titles in the online catalog.
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5. Browse current issues of journals that contain literature on your topic.
Click here for a list of journals to which the MSASS Harris Library subscribes.
Journals that are most likely to contain information on the topic of children youth and families
include:
Adolescence online at:
EBSCOhost
research databases.
E-Journal
Portal. (Public catalog)
**
NEW** Adoption Quarterly online at:
Haworth (Public catalog)
American Journal of Family Therapy online at:
EBSCOhost.
MetaPress,
EBSCOhost
Research Databases.
E-Journal
Portal. (Public catalog)
Child Abuse & Neglect online at:
OhioLINK.
E-Journal
Portal. (Public catalog)
Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal online at:
OhioLINK. E-Journal
Portal. (Public
catalog)
Child Development online at:
OhioLINK,
JSTOR.
E-Journal
Portal. (Public catalog)
**
NEW** Child Development Perspectives online at:
Blackwell Synergy. (Public catalog)
Child Welfare online at:
EBSCOhost
Research Databases.
E-Journal
Portal. (Public catalog)
Children & Schools online at:
EBSCOhost
Research Databases.
E-Journal
Portal. (Public catalog)
Children and Youth Services Review online at:
OhioLINK.
EBSCOhost
Research Databases. (Public catalog)
Children's Legal Rights Journal (Public catalog) [Harris Library
hardcopy discontinued]
Children's Services: Social Policy, Research and Practice online
at:
OhioLINK,
EBSCOhost. (Public catalog) [Ceased]
Children's Voice (Public catalog)
Contemporary Family Therapy online at:
OhioLINK.
E-Journal
Portal. (Public catalog)
Families in Society online at:
Alliance for Children & Families,
EBSCOhost.
E-Journal
Portal. (Public catalog)
Family Planning Perspectives online at:
Guttmacher Archive,
JSTOR.
E-Journal
Portal. (Public catalog) [Title changed
to: Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health.]
Family Preservation Journal (Public catalog)
[On CD-Rom beginning with v.9- 2006-. Ask at Circulation Desk]
Family Process online at:
OhioLINK,
E-Journal
Portal. (Public catalog)
Family Relations online at:
OhioLINK,JSTOR.
E-Journal
Portal. (Public
catalog)
Family Therapy online at:
EBSCOhost
Research Databases.
E-Journal
Portal. (Public catalog)
Family Therapy Networker (Public catalog) [Title changed to:
Psychotherapy Networker.]
Future of Children online at:
Packard Foundation,
OhioLINK,JSTOR,
E-Journal
Portal. (Public
catalog) [Hardcopy discontinued by Publisher. Available ONLINE only--For newest issues click on
Packard Foundation or OhioLINK link]
**
NEW** International Journal of Child & Family
Welfare (Public catalog)
Journal of Adolescence online at:
OhioLINK.
E-Journal
Portal. (Public catalog)
Journal of Child and Adolescent Group Therapy online at:
OhioLINK. E-Journal
Portal. (Public catalog) [Ceased]
Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse online at:
Haworth.
E-Journal
Portal. (Public catalog)
Journal of Child and Family Studies online at:
OhioLINK. E-Journal
Portal. (Public catalog)
Journal of Divorce & Remarriage online at:
Haworth.
E-Journal
Portal. (Public
catalog)
Journal of Early Adolescence online at:
OhioLINK.
Sage.
E-Journal
Portal. (Public catalog)
Journal of Family Issues online at:
OhioLINK,
Sage,
EBSCOhost.
E-Journal
Portal. (Public catalog)
Journal of Family Social Work online at:
Haworth.
E-Journal
Portal. (Public catalog)
Journal of Family Violence online at:
OhioLINK. E-Journal
Portal. (Public catalog)
Journal of Marriage and Family online at:
OhioLINK.
EBSCOhost.
E-Journal
Portal. (Public catalog)
Journal of Marriage and the Family online at:
JSTOR.
E-Journal
Portal. (Public catalog) [Title
changed to: Journal of Marriage and Family.]
**
NEW** Journal of Public Child Welfare online at:
Haworth.
(Public catalog)
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health online at:
Guttmacher Archive,
JSTOR,
EBSCOhost.
E-Journal
Portal. (Public
catalog)
Psychotherapy Networker online at:
E-Journal
Portal. (Public catalog)
Youth & Society online at:
OhioLINK,
Sage,
EBSCOhost.
E-Journal
Portal. (Public catalog)
Additional journals that cover general topics in Sociology and social studies are available in
the
Electronic
Journal Center.
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6. Do a Web search on the Internet for additional information.
Information located through the Internet can provide supplemental material to scholarly research
articles. Material retrieved from websites should always be
evaluated for
currency, authorship, bias and accuracy.
Following are selected Web sites that might be helpful when looking for information on children,
youth and families:
Administration for Children & Families (ACF)
The ACF, within the Department of Health and Human Services, is responsible for federal
programs that promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and
communities. This is an excellent Web site for federal government information. The
Search function allows you to search their website for information on a wide range
of topics such as welfare reform, child abuse and neglect, and runaway and homeless youth.
The
Find an ACF Program Office Website drop-down menu connects you with any of the
divisions of the ACF. The site also includes press releases and fact sheets on current issues.
[Listed April 1, 2001. Last updated August 16, 2007.] (ACF)
Adolescence
Directory On-line (ADOL)
ADOL is an electronic guide to information on adolescent issues. It is a service of the
Center for Adolescent and Family Studies at Indiana University. Educators, counselors,
parents, researchers, health practitioners, and teens can use ADOL to find Web resources for topics
such as conflict and violence; mental health issues; health and health risk issues, etc. [Listed
April 1, 2001. Last updated March 27, 2008.] (ADOL)
Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI)
AGI is a nonprofit organization focused on reproductive health research, policy analysis and
public education. The site provides policy papers, reports and statistics on topics such as
abortion, sexual behavior, teen pregnancy, contraception, etc. There is also access to the
Institute's publications:
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health and
International Family Planning Perspectives, which are in PDF format. [Listed December 27,
2002.] (AGI)
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is a professional medical
organization comprised of child and adolescent psychiatrists trained to promote healthy development
and evaluate, diagnose, and treat children and adolescents and their families who are affected by
disorders of feeling, thinking and behavior. Features of this site include:
Legislative Action (links to current legislation affecting children and
adolescents with mental illness);
Facts for Families (brief information summaries of over 75 issues relating
to children and families); and
Related Web Sites. Featured topics on this association's home page change on a
regular basis. [Listed April 1, 2001. Last updated August 16, 2007.] (AACAP)
American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
AAMFT is the professional association for the field of marriage and family therapy. Clicking
on
Updates on Family Problems in the
Public
category will take you to a
Families and Health section that offers pamphlets on such topics as adolescent
behavior problems, male sexual problems, children and divorce, and depression. The site also
includes
Resources for Practitioners and
Resources for Approved
Supervisors. [Listed April 1, 2001. Last updated August 16, 2007.]
(AAMFT)
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
This excellent site provides information on issues affecting "struggling families" and
at-risk children. The Foundation has funded a number of national initiatives, all of which are
presented on this site. These include
Child Welfare / Permanence,
Community Change,
Economic Security,
Education,
Health,
Juvenile Justice, and
Special Interest Areas. Supporting documentation and publications for all of
these programs can be found online. Also check out the data sets available through
KIDS COUNT (a state-by-state effort to collect data on the status of children in
the United States). [Listed April 1, 2001. Last updated August 16, 2007.] (AECF)
ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center
This organization provides information on respite programs for caregivers and families
dealing with individuals who have disabilities or other special needs. The site provides useful
Fact Sheets and
Services, as well as access to a National Respite Locator Service. Information on
federal funding programs for respite services is also included. [Listed July 5, 2001.
Last updated December 29, 2003.] (ARCH)
Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice (CECP)
This organization fosters the improvement of services to children and youth with emotional
and behavioral disorders. The
Issue Areas section provides information on cultural competence, school violence,
juvenile justice, special education and more. The site also provides comprehensive
MiniWebs on topics such as functional behavioral assessment, wraparound planning,
and strength-based assessment. Links to other resources connect to related documents produced by
other organizations in this field. [Listed April 23, 2001. Last updated November 27, 2002.]
(CECP)
Center on Children and the Law
This program of the American Bar Association Young Lawyer's Division focuses on law and
court-related topics relating to children. These include child abuse and neglect, foster care,
adoption, and children's exposure to domestic violence. The site provides information on laws
relating to these issues, reports, and summaries of Center projects. [Listed April 1, 2001.]
(CCL)
Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago
Chapin Hall is a research and development center focusing its research on the needs of
children and the ways in which those needs can be met. Particular attention is directed to children
facing special risks or challenges such as poverty, abuse and neglect, and mental and physical
illness. The site provides summaries of organizational research efforts and a list of its
publications. [Listed April 1, 2001. Last updated May 12, 2006.] (Chapin)
Child & Family WebGuide
This site was designed and built by a team of librarians and child development faculty at
Tufts University for students and parents. The site rates and reviews research-based child
development websites in the areas of
education/learning;
health/mental health;
family/parenting;
resources/recreation; and
typical child development. This site has an A-Z list of all of its web sites, but
is also searchable by
topic,
index (list of all topics), and
topics by age (age of child from 0-19). [Listed June 20, 2001. Last updated July
18, 2003.] (ChiFamTufts)
Child Trends
This nonprofit nonpartisan organization is devoted to research on children and youth
indicators. The site includes links to Web sites in the areas of welfare & poverty, teen
pregnancy, fatherhood, and children & youth. It also provides access to its online publication,
The Child Indicator, that includes articles on projects and programs using child and youth
indicators at the national, state, and community levels. [Listed April 1, 2001. Last
updated May 11, 2004.] (Childtrends)
Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)
The Child Welfare League of America is a nonprofit organization dedicated to "developing and
promoting policies and programs to protect America's children and strengthen America's families."
The site links to the
National Data Analysis System (NDAS) allowing users to customize tables and graphs
using data compiled from national child welfare agencies. The
Advocacy section provides information on key legislative priorities. The site also
links to selected articles from the organization's
Children's Voice Magazine. [Listed April 23, 2001.] (CWLA)
Children, Youth, and Family Consortium
The Children, Youth, and Family Consortium, based at the University of Minnesota, offers a
wide range of information and resources on children and family research, teaching, policy, and
community practice. Topics include early childhood, school-aged children, and adolescent issues.
The site is geared mainly towards Minnesota Children's services, however each subsection offers
links to national programs and current policy changes that will be of interest to all. Be sure to
check out the
Data Sources for children's issues under the
Family Relationships and Parenting section. [Listed March 11, 2003. Last
updated August 16, 2007.](CYFC)
Children's Bureau
This federal agency is located within the Health & Human Services' Administration for
Children and Families and assists states in the delivery of child welfare services. The site
includes information on agency
FAQs/Frequently Requested Information,
Laws & Policies,
Statistics & Research, and
Current Initiatives & Issues. [Listed July 5, 2001. Last updated
August 16, 2007.] (ChiBur)
Children's Bureau Express
The Children's Bureau Express "covers news, issues, and trends of interest to professionals
and policy makers in the interrelated fields of child abuse and neglect, child welfare, and
adoption." It is supported by the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and
Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and published by the Child Welfare
Information Gateway. The Children's Bureau Epress offers a free e-mail subscription for
professionals looking for information on the latest child welfare publications or current news and
resources from the field. (From the navigation bar on the left-hand side, click on the
Free Subscriptions tab in the
Tools section.) The service will be an excellent reminder to review the site for
practical and up-to-date information from the U.S. Health and Human Services' Administration for
Children and Families. [Entry originally contributed by Professor Elizabeth Tracy.] [Listed
July 1, 2002. Last updated August 16, 2007.] (ChiBurEx)
Children's Defense Fund (CDF)
The Children's Defense Fund gathers data, disseminates information, and monitors both state
and federal policies. Its site includes information on CDF's stand on issues affecting the nation's
children, summaries of its reports and research findings, links to other Web sites, and background
on CDF initiatives such as the Black Community Crusade for Children. Some of the information is
directly tied into the CDF mission that every child should have a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a
Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start. [Listed April 1, 2001.] (CDF)
The Clearinghouse on International Developments in Child, Youth and Family
Policies
Columbia University's Institute of Child and Family Policy created this website to act as a
single course for information and data about other countries' child, youth, and family policies.
The clearinghouse's website provides cross-national, comparative information on policies, programs,
benefits, and services in 23 advanced industrialized countries to address child, youth, and family
needs. Scope of the site includes laws, regulations, policies, programs, benefits, services
designed to achieve specific objectives with or for individuals in their family roles, or the
family as a whole unit. [Listed April 17, 2002. Last updated July 18, 2003.]
(ChildPolIntl).
CYC-Net
CYC-Net is a South African based non-profit organization for individuals interested in child
and youth care. The site provides an e-mail discussion group, news feeds around issues related to
child and youth care, an index to the year's news, and a
Reading menu that contains a Journals link giving summaries of articles
from other journals, and a
Reference Library . Although limited to a few topical areas, the Reference Library
entries are very much like pathfinders. [Entry originally contributed by Professor
Elizabeth Tracy.] [Listed July 1, 2002. Last updated August 16, 2007.] (CYC)
Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Health
This Web site is produced by the University of Minnesota. It focuses on resources related to
research and training in the areas of general pediatrics, adolescent health, behavioral pediatrics,
child and youth mental health, and health services for children and youth with disabilities. The
site links to projects such as the
National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Research Center
and the
Youth & AIDS Projects
. [Listed May 18, 2001. Last updated July 18, 2003.] (DivPedAdol)
Future of Children
This journal is now a publication of The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International
Affairs at Princeton University and The Brookings Institution, and is published by The Brookings
Institution Press (formerly published by the David and Lucille Packard Foundation). Each
issue of this quarterly journal focuses on a current research and policy issue relating to
the well-being of children. Each issue is available in standard HTML format and as a PDF (Adobe Acrobat Reader required)
file. [Listed April 1, 2001. Last updated August 16, 2007.] (Future_Children)
Guide to Careers in Child and Family Policy
This site covers career opportunities in child and family policy. At the same time it serves
to identify organizations in child and family policy that can serve as "information resources" in
their own right. [Entry originally contributed by Professor Aloen Townsend.] [Listed July 11, 2002.
Last updated March 27, 2008.] (CFP)
KIDS COUNT
KIDS COUNT is a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. It is a national and state-by-state
effort to track the status of children in the United States. The site includes access to most of
the compiled data and data summaries that have been generated by the project. It also allows you to
create graphs and charts from the data. Also included on the site are reports, working papers, and
links to AECF Initiative Sites. [Listed April 1, 2001. Last updated August 16, 2007.]
(Kidscount)
KIDS COUNT CENSUS
KIDS COUNT CENSUS is an online interface to help the user quickly and easily create, view and
print reports. The Annie E. Casey Foundation has compiled indicators of child well-being from the
2000 U.S. Census both short form (Census SFI) and long form (Census SF3). You can gather
information from geographic areas, produce summary profiles, generate ranking tables based on
measures and type of geographic areas selected, and download raw data that can be tab-delimited
text format for importing into most spreadsheets. [Listed December 27, 2002.] (KidsCtCens)
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, &
Transgender Concerns - American Psychological Association
Contains an extensive amount of information regarding development of sexual orientation
and psychological health. Includes information about therapeutic guidelines, articles, and
bibliographies. Sections of the website include
Publications/Resources and
Policy/Advocacy. [Listed August 16, 2007. Last updated March 27, 2008.]
(APA-LGBTC)
National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP)
The mission of the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) is to identify and promote
strategies that reduce the incidence of young child poverty in the United States and that improve
the life chances of the millions of children under age six who are growing up poor. [Listed April
1, 2001.] (NCCP )
National Center on Family Group Decision Making (FGDM)
A Program of the American Humane Association. Using the Family Group Decision Making
philosophy (family conferencing -- a one-time meeting where families and their relatives make plans
for the well-being of their children) allows families to become more involved with the child
welfare agencies that make decisions. The FGDM concept empowers families to develop a workable plan
that protects and nurtures their children, rather than professionals setting up a plan for the
family that may not work. The
FGDM Center offers services to support this philosophy such as training, technical
assistance, roundtable discussion notes, newsletters, and other information. [Listed February 5,
2002. Last updated July 21, 2003.] (NCFGDM)
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National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement
This Center focuses on child welfare issues related to management and operations,
organizational capacity and service integration. The site provides information on the Child and
Family Service Review process, free downloadable publications, and links to other resource centers.
It also provides access to the newletter
Child
Welfare
Matters (formerly
Managing Care). [Listed July 5, 2001. Last updated August 16, 2007.]
(NCWRCOI)
National Child Welfare Resource Center for Youth Development
(Formerly: National Resource Center for Youth Development)
This organization, through collaboration with the Children's Bureau of DHHS, provides
training and technical assistance to publicly administered and supported child welfare agencies. At
first glance the web site seems a bit sparse; but, if you click on
Resources, then the link to
Publications, you will get full-text reports on foster care and independent
living. The
State by State section provides facts organized by each state and included is
information on the Foster Care Independence Act. [Listed July 5, 2001. Last updated March 27,
2008.] (NCWRCYD)
National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth
This Clearinghouse is part of the Family and Youth Services Bureau of the Administration for
Children and Families (and links on the site go back to both parent organizations). The focus of
the site is on resources that support a youth development approach designed to reduce risky
behaviors on the part of young people by focusing on positive models. Material is included for a
variety of audiences including policy-makers, researchers, youth service professionals, students
and parents. [Listed April 1, 2001.] (NCFY)
National Family Preservation Network
This organization is "dedicated to promoting and preserving the well-being of children at
risk of being removed from their family." Clicking on
News will allow you to view articles from the
NFPN Newsletter. The site also includes information on current Network projects. [Listed
July 6, 2001. Last updated August 16, 2007.] (NFPN)
National Practitioners Network for Fathers and Families, Inc.
NPNFF is the "national individual membership organization whose mission is to build the
profession of practitioners working to increase the responsible involvement of fathers in the lives
of their children." The site provides information on related public policy issues, and links
to a wide range of related websites. [Listed July 6, 2001. Last updated August 16, 2007.]
(NPNFF)
National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data and Technology
(Formerly: National Resource Center for Information Technology in Child Welfare.)
As a result of a new award by the Children's Bureau effective 10/1/2004, the NRC-ITCW was
renamed the National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data and Technology (NRC-CWDT). Their
mission is "to assist State, local and tribal child welfare agencies and the courts in improving
outcomes for children and families through the use of information technology. [Listed July 6, 2001.
Last updated September 2, 2005.] (NRCITCW)(NRCCWDT)
National Resource Center for Youth Development
SEE:
National Child Welfare Resource Center for Youth Development.
National Youth Advocacy Coalition
"The National Youth Advocacy Coalition (NYAC) is a social justice organization that advocates
for and with youth people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ) in an
effort to end discrimination against these youth and to ensure their physical and emotional well
being... We are committed to addressing the connections between race, gender, class, and sexual
orientation; and to bridging the gap that exists between adult LGBTQ civil rights organizations and
the mainstream youth movement." Under
Learn about legislation there are links to
Current Legislation (summaries and status information about key bills); search for
Key Votes (the congressional roll call votes); and tips on how to
Communicate with Elected Officials. Click on
Youth Connections where you will find links to both programs and nationwide
resources. [Listed December 27, 2002. Last updated July 21, 2003.] (NYAC)
North American Council on Adoptable Children
Founded by adoptive parents in 1974, this non-profit organization focuses on the needs of
parents seeking to adopt, and children waiting adoption. Data sheets and short articles focus on
three main topical areas: post-adoption services, recruiting adoptive families, and adoption
subsidy. [Listed July 6, 2001. Last updated June 29, 2001.] (NACAC)
Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention
This site provides a wealth of information around issues of juvenile justice and delinquency.
The
Statistics section includes useful links to statistics as well as a caseflow
diagram of how a juvenile case would go through the court system. The
Resources section includes links to state contacts, national and international
agencies and information on topics such as gangs, gun violence and school violence. The
Programs section leads to literature reviews and model programs on topics such as
"Strengthening America's Families," "Causes and Correlates of Delinquency,'" and "Blueprints for
Violence Prevention." [Listed April 1, 2001. Last updated August 16,
2007.] (OJJDP)
Ohio Public Assistance Monthly Statistics (PAMS)
The
Public Assistance Monthly Statistics (PAMS) reports state and county information on Ohio
Dept. of Job and Family Services program areas covering child care, disability, food stamps, foster
care and adoption, medicaid and OhioWorks First. Hardcopy from 1992-2002 is available in the Harris
Library. [
Click here
to go to the Library Catalog.] [Listed December 27, 2002. Last updated August 16, 2007.]
(OhioPAMS)
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
Planned Parenthood "believes in the fundamental right of each individual, throughout the
world, to manage his or her fertility, regardless of the individual's income, marital status, race,
ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or residence." This organization
advocates reproductive freedom as essential to women's rights. Current health information, research
reports, fact sheets, current government policy, plus much more are available here. [Listed
January 27, 2004.] (PPFA)
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7. Evaluate the information you have collected from books and articles.
Consult the bibliographies of the books and articles you have selected. This will lead you to
additional references and authors to investigate. Make notes of the gaps in your literature so that
you can use this information when you do additional searches.
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information on evaluating the information you have collected.
