SW 525 - Social Welfare Policy: History of Social and Economic Justice (UNH Durham): Web Resources

Conducts policy research on vulnerable children, youth, and families and on sustainable community development

Focused primarily on understanding family violence and the impact of violence in families.

Providing high quality research and statistics to the public, policy makers, law enforcement personnel, and other child welfare practitioners.

Through its activities and collaborations, the IOD is committed to improving the lives of persons with disabilities and their families.

Information on professional development, advocacy, ethics, resources, etc.

A nonprofit, bipartisan organization of state and local human service agencies and individuals who work in or are interested in public human service programs.

A partnership of educational and professional institutions, social welfare agencies, and private citizens that is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation as the sole accrediting agency for social work education in this country

Sponsored by the New York University School of Social Work; the Division of Social Work and Behavioral Science, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; the Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research, and the Society for Social Work and Research, with the goal of helping social service professionals throughout the world conveniently maintain an awareness of news regarding the profession and emerging scholarship.

A component of the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development.

A UK site with a range of information and research on all aspects of social care

From the University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, this is a nice list of organizations related to policy, poverty, gerontology, children and families, and more.

Presents both the institutional history of the Social Security Administration and the history of the Social Security program.

"The Urban Institute gathers data, conducts research, evaluates programs, offers technical assistance overseas, and educates Americans on social and economic issues — to foster sound public policy and effective government."

Contains a wide range of case studies, white papers, evaluations, fact sheets, issue briefs, annual reports, and toolkits from the social sector.

Has issue guides on crime, poverty and welfare, health care, and social security

a searchable, open access archive of public policy research by a variety of national research organizations. Subjects include demographics, health, human rights, social conditions, and much more.