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Related Links
The
following are links to external Web sites. These sites are not part of
the CASA: Advocates for Children of New York State Web site, and
therefore CASA: Advocates for Children of New York State has no control
over their
content or availability. When you have finished visiting any of these
sites, you will be able to return to this page by closing the new
window that opens.
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New York State Government Sites
The Court Appointed Special
Advocates Assistance Program is
a unit within the Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution and Court
Improvement of the Unified Court System's statewide Office of Court
Administration. The Program supports the operations of CASA programs.
http://www.nycourts.gov/ip/casa/
The New York State Council on
Children and Families
is a state agency within the Executive Department charged with ensuring
the coordination of services to children and families in order to
achieve the most rational and effective services system possible. This
site provides information on the various initiatives of the Council
including the New
York State Kids Well-Being Clearinghouse (KWIC) which presents children's
health, education and
well-being indicators as a means to help assess needs, design and
improve programs, and sharpen the focus on outcomes.
http://www.ccf.state.ny.us/
The
New York State Data Center offers a wealth of
statistics about New York State's population and economy.
http://www.empire.state.ny.us/nysdc/
The New York
State Division of Criminal Justice Services site
provides the Missing and Exploited Children Clearinghouse as well as
well as the NYS Sex Offender Registry, criminal justice statistics and
an extensive list of criminal justice resources.
http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/
The New
York State Education Department
provides links to the various programs offered by the Department of
Education. Particularly helpful are a listing of program offices and of
topics A-Z.
http://www.nysed.gov
New
York State Government Directories provide
access to the central New York State Telephone Directory and individual
agency directories, where available. Access is also provided to the
directories of the NYS Senate and Assembly as well as local
governments. Note that this page is not comprehensive and some agencies
and officials may not be included.
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/ils/topics/directory.htm
The New York State Information Locator
Service (NYS GILS) provides
a single point of access to information services provided by New York
State Government agencies, the State Legislature and the Judiciary. The
GILS site is hosted by the New York State Library.
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/ils/
The New
York State Kids Well-Being Clearinghouse (KWIC) is a tool to
gather, plot and monitor NYS children’s health,
education and well-being indicator data using the Touchtones framework
that was established by the Council on Children and Families.
http://www.nyskwic.org/
The
New York State Legislature offers this
site where you can search for the text and status of bills from the
current legislative session.
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/ils/legislature/legis.html
The New York State Office of
Children and Family Services
This
site includes the Adoption Album, information about the Central
Register (child abuse hotline), and grant announcements and
information.
http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/
The New York State Office of Mental Health
oversees
a multifaceted mental health system that serves more than 500,000
individuals each year. Their site provides information about their
services and mental health issues in both English and Spanish.
http://www.omh.state.ny.us/
The New York State Unified Court
System
provides a wealth of information on the judicial system, including
guides to courts in each of the state's counties and links to legal
research and law libraries.
http://www.courts.state.ny.us/
The
Permanent Judicial Commission on Justice for Children
This
easy-to-navigate site provides information about Children's Centers in
NYS Courts, Healthy Development for Children in Foster Care, and the
Court Improvement Project. There are also valuable links to other child
and court related resources.
http://www.courts.state.ny.us/ip/justiceforchildren/index.shtml
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Last
Updated 05/09/08
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CASA: Advocates for
Children of New York State
32
Essex Street
Albany,
NY 12206
Phone:
518-426-5354
Toll-Free: 877-80-VOICE
Fax: 518-426-5348
E-mail: mail@casanys.org
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