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The ABA Center on Children and
the Law has information and links to resources
regarding children. The site also hosts several listservs.
http://www.abanet.org/child/home2.html The Attachment Disorder Site was created by the adoptive mother of a child with attachment disorder. The site contains a wealth of resources for information and support. http://www.attachmentdisorder.net/ Best Interests, The E-Magazine for Children's Advocates News and resources for professionals and volunteers who advocate in the best interests of abused and neglected children. http://www.childadvocacy.com/ The Child Trends DataBank offers the latest national trends and research on over 100 key indicators of child and youth well-being, with new indicators added each month. http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/index.cfm The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) is an association of more than 1,100 public and private nonprofit agencies that assist over 3.5 million abused and neglected children and their families each year with a wide range of services. Of particular interest are the pages on their programs and services. http://www.cwla.org/ The Children's Defense Fund's "Leave No Child Behind" mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities. http://www.childrensdefense.org/ Children's Rights is a national nonprofit organization at the forefront in the fight for the rights of poor children in the custody of child welfare agencies across the country, using policy, public education and the power of the courts. The site contains statistics on child welfare and national trends as well as information about pending legislation and reports on current research in the field. http://www.childrensrights.org/ The Community Cradle (formerly known as the Materinal Infant Network of the Capital Region) is part of the 18 Comprehensive Prenatal-Perinatal Services Network in NYS. Community Cradle works to remove barriers to accessing community and health services needed by infants and women of childbearing age by offering community education and resources, and by facilitating collaboration of consumers, health providers, and human service providers. http://www.communitycradle.org/ http://www.communitycradle.org/res_sisternetworks.html Connect for Kids offers valuable information on a broad array of topics impacting children. The features section offers an in-depth look at such issues as foster care, children's mental health, education, the early years, and the teen years. http://connectforkids.org/ The Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies (COFCCA) is the principal representative for nearly all the voluntary, not-for-profit organizations providing foster care, adoption, family preservation, and special education services in New York State. http://www.cofcca.org The Families and Advocates Partnership for Education (FAPE) project aims to improve the educational outcomes for children with disabilities, linking families, advocates, and self-advocates to communicate the new focus of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The site provides useful and in-depth information about IDEA. http://www.fape.org Families Together in NYS is a non-profit, parent-run organization that strives to establish a unified voice for children with emotional, behavioral, and social disorders. Their mission is to ensure that every family has access to needed information, support, and services. http://www.ftnys.org/ The Family Violence Prevention Fund is a national non-profit organization focusing on domestic violence education, prevention and public policy reform. There are links to protecting our children, health care impacts, enhancing justice, immigrant women, economic independence, and public policy. http://endabuse.org/ FosterClub was founded on the principal that self-advocacy, access to information and youth involvement are keys to youth well-being in foster care. FosterClub has three related websites: FosterClub.com is their primary communication tool with youth; fyi3.com is designed for youth preparing to transition out of foster care; and FosterClub.org is for foster parents, case workers, advocates and others who care for foster children. http://www.FosterClub.com / http://www.fyi3.com / http://www.FosterClub.org The International Child Abuse Network works worldwide to break the cycle of child abuse. This site contains articles, a bulletin board and chat room, statistics, inspirational writings, and links to survivors' home pages. http://yesican.org/ The International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, founded in 1977, is the only multidisciplinary international organization that brings together a worldwide cross-section of committed professionals to work towards the prevention and treatment of child abuse, neglect and exploitation globally. http://www.ispcan.org/ Justice For Children is a national nonprofit organization of citizens concerned about children's rights and their protection from abuse. Their site includes information about child abuse as well as legal briefs, court transcripts and other documents. http://www.jfcadvocacy.org KidsHealth
provides doctor-approved health information about
children from before birth through adolescence. There are separate
areas
for children, teens, and parents - each with its own design,
age-appropriate
content, and tone. There are literally thousands of in-depth features,
articles, animations, games, and resources - all original and all
developed by
experts in the health of children and teens.
http://kidshealth.org/index_noflash.html The Maternal Infant Network of the Capital Region (MINCR) is now known as the Community Cradle and is part of the 18 Comprehensive Prenatal-Perinatal Services Network in NYS. Community Cradle works to remove barriers to accessing community and health services needed by infants and women of childbearing age by offering community education and resources, and by facilitating collaboration of consumers, health providers, and human service providers. http://www.communitycradle.org/ http://www.communitycradle.org/res_sisternetworks.html The National Center for Children in Poverty identifies and promotes strategies that prevent poverty among young children in the United States and that improve the life chances of the millions of children under age six who are growing up poor. This site provides information on child poverty and features allows for the mapping and tracking of state initiatives for young children and families. http://www.nccp.org/ The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children serves as a resource center and clearinghouse for the community and law enforcement. The site contains photos of missing children and provides educational resources for parents and children. http://www.missingkids.com/ The National Child Welfare Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning focuses on increasing the capacity and resources of State, Tribal, and other publicly supported child welfare agencies to promote family-centered practices that contribute to the safety, permanency, and well-being of children while meeting the needs of their families. http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/ The National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues is dedicated to achieving safety, permanence and well-being for abused and neglected children through improved laws and judicial decision-making. The Resource Center provides training, technical assistance and consultation to agencies and courts on all legal and judicial aspects of the child welfare system. http://www.abanet.org/child/rclji/ http://www.ncjfcj.org/ http://www.ndacan.cornell.edu/index.html The National Foster Care Coalition is a partnership of member organizations and individuals dedicated to improving the lives of children, youth, and adults in and from foster care through political and public will building. http://www.nationalfostercare.org http://www.nfpainc.org/ http://www.immunizationinfo.org/ http://www.nyscarcc.org http://nysccc.org/ The New York State Interest on Lawyer Account Fund ("IOLA") helps the poorest and most vulnerable people in New York State to obtain help with legal problems affecting their most basic needs, such as food, shelter, jobs and access to health care. http://www.iola.org/ The North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)
is committed to meeting the needs of waiting children and the families
who adopt them. To achieve this mission, NACAC focuses its program
services in four areas: public policy advocacy, parent leadership
capacity building, education and information sharing, and adoption
support.
http://www.nacac.org/ Perspectives on Youth is a site which encourages contributions in a number of areas from professionals and those working with youth. Pages that are particularly valuable are the one on legislation, one listing national resource centers and another giving toll-free resource numbers. There are also articles on various issues of interest to child advocates. The site should grow and as it receives more input. http://www.perspectivesonyouth.org/ The Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care has been established to develop recommendations to improve outcomes for children in the foster care system. Of primary importance are expediting the movement of such children from foster care into safe, permanent, nurturing families, and preventing unnecessary placements in foster care. http://pewfostercare.org/ Prevent Child Abuse America is a national organization working to build awareness, provide education and inspire hope to everyone involved in the effort to prevent the abuse and neglect of our nation's children. This Web site provides a great deal of useful information about child abuse, its causes and prevention. http://www.preventchildabuse.org/ See also, Prevent Child Abuse New York . They also have a blog. http://www.preventchildabuseny.org/. http://www.preventchildabuseny.typepad.com/ The
Research Forum at the National Center for Children in Poverty
has encouraged research, collaboration, and exchange of information
among key stakeholders, such as researchers, funders, policymakers,
state and local administrators, practitioners and advocates. The Forum
focuses on research related to child and family well-being and
community initiatives. The ultimate goal of the Forum has been to
identify and promote strategies that protect and enhance the well-being
of low-income children and their families.
http://www.researchforum.org Stand for Children is a nationwide grassroots voice for children. Their members take action at the national, state, community, and neighborhood levels. This site offers information on how to join and how to build a local chapter. http://www.stand.org/ Voices for America's Children is devoted to building the capacity of state and local child advocacy organizations. This site provides information on their on-going initiatives in areas such as child welfare, early care and education, and health. http://www.childadvocacy.org/ (Back to Top) |
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