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Fulltext general encyclopedia for pscyhology and behavioral sciences.
Human services news, fulltext reports and documents and reference to important new articles.
Fulltext encyclopedia on marriage and the family.
Fulltext encyclopedia on child development.
This site has press releases, facts sheets, an overview of the agency, programs, organizational structure, etc. It can be searched by program/office or topic.
Resources for professionals in the field of child abuse and neglect.
From the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (Department of Health and Human Services), this site offers facts, federal and state policy documents, links to state sites, and a newsletter.
Child Welfare League of America advocates policy and programs for improving child welfare. This site outlines their efforts and publications and includes information on recent federal and state policy on child welfare.
Children Now is a non-partisan independent voice for children which takes positions on child policy and provides information, research, action alerts, publications, links, etc.
An advocacy organization for children, particularly poor, minority and disabled, the Children's Defense Fund's goal is to educate the nation on the needs of children. Included are Children in the States, data on children and many links to other advocacy organizations.
Formerly the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse & Neglect Information and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, Child Welfare Information Gateway provides access to information and resources about child abuse and neglect and other child welfare issues.
"The information source for the clinical trials industry."
Mental health information including publications, research and funding, clinical trials, health information for clients.
Knowledge bank and research links for evidence-based social service practice for adults.
"The Campbell Collaboration is an independent, international, non-profit organization that aims to help people make well-informed decisions about the effects of interventions in the social, behavioral and educational arenas." The Collaboration's Social Welfare web site features information on social welfare research, studies, and links to other evidence-based practice social welfare sites.
The Cochrane Center is an international organization that "produces and disseminates systematic reviews of healthcare interventions and promotes the search for evidence in the form of clinical trials and other studies of interventions." The Center's web site features links to evidence-based healthcare resources and a searchable library of abstracts of the Center's systematic reviews.
See Internet Resources on the Gerontology Subject Page.
Includes a directory of services, vital records information, information for consumers and health professionals, health care data, and public health forum.
Information on specific health topics, including mental heatlh, to share with clients.
A gateway to funding opportunities, science resources, institutes and offices of NIH and information about the NIH.
Information on hot topics in medicine, research programs, publications, and grants as well as free access to NLM's many databases--MEDLINE, AIDSLINE, AIDSDRUGS, AIDSTRIALS, BIOETHICSLINE, ChemID, DIRLINE, HealthSTAR, HISTLINE, HSRPROJ, OLDMEDLINE, POPLINE, SDILINE, SPACELINE and TOXLINE.
The Medicare Rights Center provides information and assistance to members of the public who have Medicare. The site provides clear, easy to read information about the Medicare system. The Center offers a web-based educational tool, Medicare Interactive , comprised of four tutorials including the Medicare Interactive Counselor, which is an "interactive Medicare Counseling system, complete with case examples, frequently asked questions and links to subject-specific web sites."
Access to public policy information on Africa. Sections include current news, topics, issues, and area index.
Amnesty International provides news and reports on human rights abuses worldwide.
Human Rights Watch offers news, reports and commentary on human rights abuses all over the world.
ILGA is a "world-wide federation of national and local groups dedicated to achieving equal rights for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgendered people everywhere." The site includes country reports, campaigns and news.
Web links for human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean.
From the Council on Social Work Education, a list of national and international associations for social work. Choose "Links" to bring up the list.
Under "OAS Structure" note the links for Inter-American Children's Institute and Inter-American Commission of Women.
Text of treaties, documents, and statements of the High Commissioner as well as the program, events and fulltext of publications.
From the Bora Laskin Law Library at the University of Toronto, this site has the text of articles and documents on various topics concerned with women's rights. Topics include reproductive rights, slavery and trafficking, prostitution, girl child, violence against women, etc. Extensive annotated links to other web sites.
Website of the European Economic Community, including individual governments and the European Economic and Social Committee website.
Facts on countries worldwide.
Alphabetical index to all United Nations web resources.
Access to websites from governments worldwide.
Includes Facts for Families, policy statements, information on research and funding, training, etc.
52 of the most common mental disorders are described as well as 67 of the most common psychiatric drugs. Also fulltext articles and information on diagnosis.
From the National Center for Mental Health Services, the Information Center (formerly the Knowledge Exchange Network) is "a one-stop, national clearinghouse for free information about mental health, including publications, references, and referrals to local and national resources and organizations."
NIMH lists upcoming meetings/events and funding opportunities, as well as offers "literature alert," research fact sheets, fulltext of research reports, etc.
Psych Web links to sites on psychology for both the public and professionals. Topical areas include behavior, continuing education, disorders, personality, publications, tests, etc.
Children Now is a non-partisan independent voice for children which takes positions on child policy and provides information, research, action alerts, publications,links, etc.
An advocacy organization for children, particularly poor, minority and disabled, the Children's Defense Fund's goal is to educate the nation on the needs of children. Included are Children in the States, data on children and many links to other advocacy organizations.
Discussion of welfare and family policy, education policy, health policy, economic policy, etc.
Includes public policy alerts on U.S. social policy and other information of value to the human services community.
The APA office which advocates for psychologists with Congressional and Executive branch agencies.
Fulltext encyclopedia on substance abuse.
Drug Reform Coordination Network is dedicated to the reform of the nation's drug laws and policies.
NIAAA publications, press releases, research, programs, conferences, etc. Also includes the Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Science Database, with over 100,000 records on alcohol abuse and alcoholism.
Information on drugs and abuse, publications, meeting dates, news releases, funding, etc.
"An extensive listing covering 300 of the most authoritative public interest and U.S. Government sites on the Internet, organized into 67 categories" about substance abuse.
PREVLINE allows multi-web site search of several federal, state and private organizations concerned with substance abuse.
Project Cork disseminates information on substance abuse. Its site includes a database of more than 13,000 articles and books on substance abuse.
Searchable directory of US substance abuse treatment programs from SAMHSA ( Substance Abuse & Mental Health Administration.)
"Web of Addictions is dedicated to providing accurate information about alcohol and other addictions."
Test Reviews Online indexes information from Buros testing products including Mental Measurements Yearbook and Tests in Print (both available in print at University at Albany Libraries). Also included are reviews available for purchase.
Information from the American Psychological Association on locating tests, finding information about tests, purchasing tests, proper use of tests, etc.
Educational Testing Service test collection offers more than 20,000 educational and psychological tests and measurements. Select "Database Search" and then "Catalog" to find test information and purchase instructions. Some tests can be downloaded from the site; others must be ordered.
A listing of over 10,000 measures published in 97 books.
An index to tests included in books and journal articles.
School of Education (Division of Educational Psychology and Methodology) Test Library is located in Education B-11. This website lists tests, books, hours for the library, etc.
AgeInfo contains a searchable database of 38,000 books, articles and reports on social gerontology. There is also information on 4000 relevant organizations and a calendar of events.
Free access to NLM's many databases--MEDLINE, AIDSLINE, AIDSDRUGS, AIDSTRIALS, BIOETHICSLINE, ChemID, DIRLINE, HealthSTAR, HISTLINE, HSRPROJ, OLDMEDLINE, POPLINE, SDILINE, SPACELINE and TOXLINE.
This is an interdisciplinary, searchable database of 100,000 records on alcohol abuse and alcoholism. Records cover the late 1960's to the present.
This includes three databases: a searchable documents database of 25,000 articles, reports, book chapters and books on child abuse and neglect and child welfare issues, a database of organizations, and a prevention programs database.
This is a database of "federally funded biomedical research projects conducted at universities, hospitals, and other research institutions." Coverage is 1972 to present.
PREVLINE allows multi-web site search of several federal, state and private organizations concerned with substance abuse.
A database of more than 13,000 articles and books on alcohol, drug, and substance abuse.
This is a list of free electronic journals. The University at Albany Libraries subscribe to thousands of other journals in print and electronic formats. For access to all journals to which the University Libraries' subscribe, consult the MINERVA University Libraries Catalog.
Non-profit organizations sometimes offer their publications free on their web sites. For social welfare organizations, go to Professional Associations
Published by social work students from the University of Chicago with the purpose of "fostering a valuable exchange among social work students and professionals in the field."
Newsletter of the State of New York Office for the Aging
Newsletter of the U.S. National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Research articles from the U.S. National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Newsletter of the U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Support Enforcement.
Articles on topics related to child welfare, including child abuse, adoption, foster care, welfare reform, poverty,etc.
A journal which "offers the opportunity for constructive dialogue in the interest of achieving social justice."
CRISP is an "electronic journal covering all aspects of social psychology." From the University of Iowa.
A journal from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
A journal who mission is to "translate research into better policy and practice for children."
Articles on health programming policy in schools, from the School of Public Health and Health Services, George Washington University.
Journal on "the infusion of technology in the teaching and practice of counseling."
A newsletter for mental health practitioners.
Scholarly journal on assessment, research, and evaluation. Primarily for educational researchers and practitioners, including teachers, policy-makers, school social workers and psychologists.
Peer reviewed journal on methods and ideas for "qualitative, action, collaboration, and critical study."
Articles on social sciences research from the University of Surrey, UK.
From the U.S. Social Security Administration. A research journal covering OASDI, SSI, retirement income, poverty, etc.
Collection of New York State documents in electronic format. Includes materials from executive, legislative and judicial branches.
Academic programs, admissions, class schedules, events, faculty research, etc. from the School of Social Welfare at University at Albany.
"CSWE is national organization that preserves and enhances the quality of social work education..."
General career resources, websites for federal and state employment, University at Albany Libraries books on social welfare careers.
From the Education and Behavioral Sciences Section of the American Library Association, this is a list of resources to assist social work collection development librarians.
Demographic and socioeconomic census data on the elderly in the U.S.
From the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics, this site collects statistics on aging from federal government agencies on aging, labor, health, management and budget, social security, etc.
This site from the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics "offers easy access to federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education."
Statistics from more than 100 agencies of the U.S. government.
List of U.S. and international sources for medical and health statistics.
Statistical tables from Trends in Health and Aging Database, Longitudinal Studies of Aging and the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics.
Statistics on child abuse and neglect and child welfare.
General source for statistical information for New York State including population, health and human services, housing, education, public safety and the criminal justice system, etc. (Note that files can be opened in spreadsheet or pdf format.)
From the White House this site has demographic statistics plus a selection of statistics on crime, education and health.
The federal government's compendium of statistics. Includes both statistics and sources for researching further information.