LibGuides: Social Work: Web Resources

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Selected Websites

Explore these websites for further information:

Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
A government agency with the mission to improve the quality and efficiency of health care for all Americans.
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Resource Centers
Empowers consumers through patient education on psychiatric issues.
American Academy of Pediatrics Mental Health Initiatives
The AAP focuses on the best practices, tools and resources for mental health care.
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
Committed to alleviating the suffering caused by mental illness by awarding research grants.
Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
Commited to efforts to understand youth violence and to find ways to prevent it.
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry & Mental Health
An online journal provided to PubMed Central from BioMed Central, the open access publisher.
Child Study Center: New York University
Seeks to improve the treatment of child psychiatric disorders through scientific practice, research, and education.
Child Trends
Improves the lives of children and youth by sharing the results of high-quality research in the field.
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Information on child welfare from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
ClinicalTrials.gov
A registry of clinical studies of human participants conducted around the world.
Cochrane Library
Independent high-quality evidence for health care decision making.
Evidence-Based Behavioral-Practice
The EBBP creates resources to help bridge the gap between behavioral health research and practice.
Evidence-Based Mental Health
A digest surveying a broad range of international medical journals in the mental health field.
Family Resource Information, Education, and Network Development Service
Facilitates implementing evidence-based progams and practicies.
Family Voices
Promotes quality health care for all children and youth from a family perspective.
Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development
Seeks to improve the quality of life for children and youth, especially those with special needs.
HealthTopics
A web page from the National Institute of Mental Health that provides information on mental health topics.
Healthy Children: Emotional Problems
Information on emotional problems from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
National Guideline Clearinghouse
A searchable database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines from the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
National Implementation Research Network
Contributes to the best practices toward improving human services outcomes.
National Institute of Mental Health
An agency of the U.S. government which envisions a world without mental illnesses.
National Institutes of Health: Fact Sheets
Fact sheets about the various resources available from the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP)
A searchable database of interventions for mental and substance abuse disorders from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminsitration.
NIH Mental Health Medications
Describes the types and side effects of medications used to treat mental disorders.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Sponsors research, programs, training inititiatives, and sets policies to guide federal juvenile justice issues.
Promising Practices Network
Dedicated to providing quality evidence-based information about what works to improve lives for children, youth and families. Includes a link to Programs that Work.
Relections: Narratives of Professional Helping
Reflections is published as a double-blind peer-reviewed open access online journal covering the fields of social work, psychology, nursing, narrative medicine, and psychiatry.
SAMHSA: Pocket Guide to Evidence -Based Practices
A web guide to assist the public with connections to sites containing information about interventions to prevent or treat mental and substance abuse disorders.
SDQ Scoring Site (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaires)
Obtain instant reports designed for professionals. There is a link for questionnaires for parents and teachers.
Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
Collects and synthesizes current knowledge about what works in social care.
Social Programs That Work
A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with a mission to increase government effectiveness through evidence regarding “what works.”
Open Educational Resources (OER)
Open Educational Resources are openly licensed materials that are freely accessible for educational distribution. Examples of OER include textbooks, syllabi, lectures, assignments, games, etc.
Social Work Career Center
A career website where social workers can find national job listings and professional development resources.
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services.
Suicide Prevention (SAMHSA)
Provides individuals and professionals with resources concerning suicide prevention.
Suicide Prevention Research Center: Best Practice Registry
A federally supported resource center devoted to advancing the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.
Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention
Uses research to create free resources to providers for applying best practices to improve social-emotional outcomes for young children.
United States Census Bureau
Statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau
VA Quality Enhancement Research Inititive (QUERI)
Improving the quality of healthcare for Veterans by using research evidence to improve clinical practice.
What Works in Children's Mental Health (PracticeWise)
Offers tools and services to help practitioners and organizations improve the quality of health care for children and adolescents.

Professional Associations

Check out these professional associations for more information:

Council on Social Work Education
A nonprofit national membership association representing individuals as well as graduate and undergraduate programs of professional social work education.
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
A mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for Americans affected by mental illness.
National Association of Social Workers
A membership organization of professional social workers dedicated to professional growth, standards, and sound social policy.