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Social Work 

Scholarly resources for study and research in social work
Last update: Nov 05th, 2009 URL: http://infoguides.gmu.edu/socialwork  Print Guide  RSS Updates

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Goverment Resources

  • Administration for Children and Families  
    Federal agency funding organizations to provide family assistance , child support, child care, Head Start, child welfare, and other programs relating to children and families
  • Child Welfare Information Gateway  
      
    Provides access to information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families
  • Congressional Budget Office  
      
    CBO provides Congress with objective, nonpartisan, and timely analyses to aid ineconomic and budgetary decisions on the wide array of programs covered by the federal budget and the information and estimates required for the Congressional budget process.
  • FEDSTATS  
      
    Provides access to the full range of official statistical information produced by the Federal Government without having to know in advance which Federal agency produces which particular statistic.
  • Intimate Partner Violence  
    Part of the Centers for Disease Control provides fact sheets, guides and statistics
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse  
      
    NIDA’s mission is to bring science to bear on the understanding of drug abuse and addiction. Information is available on clinical trials listings and regulations and policies as well as other NIDA legislative resources.
  • National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information  
      
    The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
  • National Criminal Justice Reference Service  
      
    Federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development
  • National Institue on Child Health and Human Development  
    The NICHD conducts and supports research on topics related to the health of children, adults, families, and populations
  • Nutrition.gov  
      
    provides easy access to the best food and nutrition information from across the federal government.
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  
      
    Pending legislation, new laws and regulations pertaining to health care, information about HHS programs, and Congressional testimony by agency officials.
  • U.S. Department of Justice  
      
    To enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime
 

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Sarah E. Sheehan, M.L.S., M.Ed.
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College of Health & Human Services
A244 Fenwick Library
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ssheehan@gmu.edu
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