Research Guides: Human Development & Family Studies: Web Resources

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UNH Dept. of Huuman Development and Family Studies
Family Research Laboratory
Focused primarily on understanding family violence and the impact of violence in families.
Child Study and Development Center
A laboratory school affiliated with the UNH Department of Family Studies that has both an early care and education mission and an academic mission.

National Council on Family Relations
Provides an educational forum for sharing in the development and dissemination of knowledge about families and family relationships, establishes professional standards, and works to promote family well-being.
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
The professional association for the field of marriage and family therapy.
Society for Research on Adolescence
Focuses on the theoretical, empirical, and policy research issues of adolescence.
National Association for the Education of Young Children
The world's largest organization working on behalf of young children, whose mission tis to improve the well-being of all young children, with particular focus on the quality of educational and developmental services for all children from birth through age 8.

CYFERnet
From the Children, Youth and Families Education and Research Network, this site brings together the best children, youth and family resources of all the public land-grant universities in the country. Materials are carefully reviewed by college and university faculty.
Child Trends
A nonprofit, nonpartisan research center that studies children at all stages of development. Areas of research include early childhood development, fatherhood and parenting, and marriage and family.
Children, Youth and Family Consortium
From the University of Minnesota, this site identifies a wide range of information and resources about children and families, including materials related to research, teaching, policy, and community practice.
National Center for Early Development and Learning
A national early childhood research project supported by the US Department of Education's Institute for Educational Sciences .
Child Welfare League of America
A coalition of hundreds of private and public agencies serving vulnerable children and families since 1920. Identifies resources relating to advocacy, practice areas, research/data, culture/diversity, and more.
Families and Work Institute
A nonprofit center dedicated to providing research for living in today’s changing workplace, changing family and changing community in four major areas: the workforce and workplace; education, care and community; parenting; and youth development