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Federal Sponsors
National Substance Abuse, Child Welfare and Court Associations
Other Federal Websites of Interest
National Clearinghouses
National Resource Centers of the Children's Bureau, ACYF
Other Websites of Interest
Research and Policy Institutions
Technical Assistance Support Projects of the Children's Bureau, ACYF
Foundations
National Substance Abuse,
Child Welfare and Court Associations 
American
Public Human Services Association (APHSA)
APHSA was founded in 1930 as a nonprofit, bipartisan organization
of individuals and agencies concerned with human services. Its
members include all state and many territorial human service agencies,
more than 1,200 local agencies, and several thousand individuals
who work in or otherwise have an interest in human service programs.
APHSA's affiliate organization, the National Association of Public
Child Welfare Administrators (NAPCWA), was created in 1983 and
works to enhance and improve public policy and administration
of services for children, youth, and families.
Child
Welfare League of America (CWLA)
CWLA is the nation's oldest and largest membership-based child
welfare organization, and is committed to engaging the public
to promote the well-being of children, youth, and their families,
and protecting every child from harm. CWLA's membership consists
of approximately 1,200 public and private nonprofit agencies that
serve vulnerable children and youths, families, and communities.
National
Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD)
NASADAD is a private, not-for-profit educational, scientific,
and informational organization that is composed exclusively of
the directors of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Agencies. NASADAD's
purpose is to foster and support the development of effective
prevention and treatment programs for alcohol and drugs of abuse
throughout every State. NASADAD serves as a focal point for the
examination of issues on alcohol and drugs of abuse common to
both national organizations and Federal agencies.
National
Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ)
NCJFCJ was established in 1937and focuses on improving practice
in the nation's juvenile and family courts and related systems
through provision of training, technical assistance and research.
NCJFCJ provides judicial and interdisciplinary training to thousands
of judges and juvenile justice and child welfare system professionals
each year through hundreds of national, state and local training
presentations and programs.
National
Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA)
NICWA is dedicated to the well-being of American Indian children
and families. Its vision is that every American Indian child has
access to community-based, culturally appropriate services, which
help them grow up safe, healthy, and spiritually strong and free
from abuse, neglect, sexual exploitation, and the damaging effects
of substance abuse. NICWA defines its primary constituencies as
Tribal governments and urban Indian social service programs that
serve Indian children and families. NICWA is the only national
Indian organization, either public or private, that is focused
on child abuse and neglect issues that impact Indian children
and families.
Other Federal Sites of Interest
National
Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Health (NIH) is one of the foremost biomedical
research centers and the Federal focal point for biomedical research
in the United States.
National
Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) conducts and supports
research nationwide on mental illness and mental health, including
studies of the brain, behavior, and mental health.
Indian
Health Service (IHS)
Indian Health Services is an agency of the Public Health Service
providing health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Bureau
of Justice Assistance (BJA)
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is a component of the Office
of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, which also includes
the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice,
the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and
the Office for Victims of Crime. BJA provides leadership and assistance
in support of local criminal justice strategies to achieve safe
communities.
Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
Office of Justice Programs (OJP), a component of the U.S. Department of Justice, includes the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Office for Victims of Crime. BJA provides leadership and assistance in support of local criminal justice strategies to achieve safe communities.
Office
of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
The principal purpose of the Office of National Drug Control Policy
(ONDCP) is to establish policies, priorities, and objectives for
the Nation's drug control program, the goals of which are to reduce
illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking; drug-related
crime and violence; and drug-related health consequences. This
is an extensive site which includes the National Drug Control
Strategy in its entirety, and numerous publications, links, national
treatment information, prevention and education materials, and
state and local profiles and resources.
National Clearinghouses
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Formerly the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information and the National Adoption
Information Clearinghouse, Child Welfare Information Gateway provides access to information and
resources to help protect children and strengthen families.
Child
Welfare Training Resources Online Network
A project of the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect
Information, the Child Welfare Training Resources Online Network
is designed to enable State trainers, practitioners, social work
educators and other stakeholders to locate the most current training
and materials designed to train the child welfare workforce. The
Network also offers opportunities to share information and communicate
with other colleagues regarding training curricula, training evaluation,
and issues and practices related to workforce development and
retention.
National Mental Health Information Center
SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center provides information about
mental health via a toll-free telephone number (800-789-2647),
this web site and more than 200 publications to users of mental
health services and their families, the general public, policy
makers, providers, and the media.
National Resource Centers of the Children's
Bureau, ACYF
The Children's Bureau, in the Administration on Children,
Youth and Families operates the following nine National Resources Centers.
National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center
This center provides training, technical assistance, research and resource development, and information to professionals to enhance the quality of social and health services offered to families and their children who are abandoned or at risk of abandonment due to perinatal substance abuse and/or HIV. The Center generates and disseminates training and information on a wide range of child welfare and HIV and drug issues, particularly as they relate to the safety, well-being, and permanence of children.
National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues
This center provides expertise to agencies and courts on legal and judicial aspects of child welfare, including court improvement, agency and court collaboration, timely decisions on termination of parental rights, non-adversarial case resolution, reasonable efforts requirements, legal representation of children, permanent guardianship, confidentiality, and other emerging child welfare issues.
National Resource Center for Community-Based Family Resource and Support Programs (FRIENDS)
FRIENDS provides training and technical assistance to lead agencies implementing the Community-Based Family Resource and Support (CBFRS) grant program in the following key areas: parent leadership training, family resource and support programs and services, services to diverse populations, establishment of respite care programs, and creation of funding strategies. Requests for FRIENDS services are initiated by CBFRS State lead agencies.
The
Collaboration to AdoptUSKids
Provides training and technical assistance to States and Tribes in
connection with the CFSRs on issues that pertain to the development and
implementation of quality recruitment and retention services for foster and
adoptive families.
National Resource
Center for Child Welfare Data and Technology
Addresses a broad range of program and technical issues (including Tribal
and court child welfare issues) in assisting with the CFSR process,
including training on data use and management, AFCARS assistance,
coordinating peer consultation, and preparation and use of State Data
Profiles.
National Resource Center for Foster Care and Permanency Planning
This center supports the efforts of child welfare agencies to provide high-quality services to children in foster care and their families and to help them achieve permanency. In particular, this Center helps agencies respond to widespread changes in child welfare brought about by implementation of the Federal Adoption and Safe Families Act, Multi-Ethnic Placement Act, and Indian Child Welfare Act.
National Resource Center for Organizational Improvement
This center helps agencies build and improve the organizational infrastructures they need to implement Federal legislation. The Center also helps agencies cope with the administrative, management, and human resource issues that have surfaced in the wake of widespread changes in the field.
National Resource Center for Youth Development
This center focuses on increasing the capacity and resources of State, Tribal, and other publicly supported child welfare agencies to effectively meet the needs of youth who will be emancipated from the child welfare system. This will be accomplished by helping adolescents achieve the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 goals of safety, permanency, and well-being through the effective implementation of the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 and other related programs.
Other Websites of Interest
National
Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA)
National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA) is the
education and advocacy group that works on behalf of the over
11 million children of alcohol- and other drug-dependent parents
under age 18 in the U.S. Research-based resources are available
on the web site to help caring adults learn more about providing
support and information for these vulnerable children.
Children
of Alcoholics Foundation (COAF)
Children of Alcoholics Foundation (COAF) is a national non-profit
that provides a range of educational materials and services to
help professionals, children and adults break the intergenerational
cycle of parental substance abuse. The web site contains a section
on the impact substance abuse has on child welfare, as well as
research, publications, and topical information for populations
affected by familial use of alcohol.
National
Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD)
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) is
an organization that fights the stigma and the disease of alcoholism
and other drug addictions. It provides education, information,
help, and hope to the public through offices in New York and Washington
and a nationwide network of affiliates.
NAADAC
Association for Addiction Professionals
NAADAC is the largest national organization for alcoholism and
drug abuse professionals across the country who treat addicted
individuals and families. NAADAC is committed to increasing general
awareness of alcoholism and drug abuse and enhancing care of individuals
through treatment, education, and prevention programs.
National
Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS)
The National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS) is
a nonprofit organization founded in 1990 dedicated to eliminating
birth defects caused by alcohol consumption during pregnancy and
improving the quality of life for those individuals and families
affected. This site contains recommended professional FAS curricula,
strategies with working with FAS children, statistics on FAS,
current events, and a listing of national resources and materials
on the subject.
National
Association for Drug Court Professionals (NADCP)
The National Association of Drug Court Professionals seeks to
reduce substance abuse, crime and recidivism by promoting and
advocating for the establishment and funding of Drug Courts and
providing for collection and dissemination of information, technical
assistance, and mutual support to association members.
Drug
Court Planning Initiative (DCPI)
The Drug Court Planning Initiative (DCPI) is a training initiative
that helps communities develop effective adult, juvenile, family,
and tribal drug court programs. Communities interested in planning
a drug court program are encouraged to register for DCPI. Up to
200 communities are selected to participate in DCPI annually.
Community
Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) is a coalition
of more than 4,300 community organizations across the U.S. This
web site offers a plethora of resources to help communities combat
substance abuse.
Join
Together
Join Together is a national resource for communities fighting
substance abuse and gun violence. This web site contains a wide-range
of substance abuse-related materials including funding, prevention,
policy, and criminal justice issues.
Alcoholics
Anonymous (A.A.)
Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) is an international fellowship of
men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with
each other so they may solve their common problem and help others
to recover from alcoholism.
Al-Anon
Family Groups, Inc. (Al-Anon/Alateen)
Al-Anon/Alateen is a support program that helps families and friends
(adults and youths) of alcoholics recover from the effects of
living with the problem drinking of a relative or friend.
Narcotics
Anonymous (N.A.)
Narcotics Anonymous is an International community based organization
of recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other recover
from the disease of addiction.
Children's
Defense Fund (CDF)
Children's Defense Fund (CDF) is one of the leading children's
advocacy organizations focusing on poor, minority, and disabled
children. Many of their publications and reports highlight the
substantial influence of substance abuse on children and families.
This site contains publications, news and reports, links and information
pertaining to their numerous campaigns and projects.
Family
Support America
Family Support America promotes family support as a nationally
recognized movement to strengthen and support families and places
the principles of family support practice at the heart of every
setting in which children and families are present.
PACER
Center
The PACER Center expands opportunities and enhances the quality
of life of children and young adults with disabilities and their
families, based on the concept of parents helping parents.
Family
Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF)
The Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF) is the country's leading
nonprofit dedicated to preventing domestic violence. The FVPF
challenges lawmakers to take domestic violence seriously, educates
judges to protect all victims of abuse, and advocates for laws
to help battered immigrant women. The FVPF works with health care
providers and employers to identify and aid victims of abuse,
helps communities support children from violent homes, and shows
Americans how to help end domestic violence.
The
Greenbook Initiative
"Greenbook" is helping child welfare and domestic violence
agencies and family courts work together more effectively to help
families experiencing violence.
Rural
Assistance Center (RAC)
The Rural Assistance Center (RAC) is a new national resource on
rural health and human services information. Information specialists
are available to provide customized assistance, such as web and
database searches on rural topics and funding resources, linking
users to organizations, and furnishing relevant publications from
the RAC resource library.
National
Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)
NCTSN, which is currently comprised of 54 treatment centers is
dedicated to improving the quality, effectiveness, provision,
and availability of therapeutic services delivered to all children
and adolescents experiencing traumatic events. NCTSN provides
information on effective, evidence-based treatments, and helps
to educate professionals and the public about the effects of trauma
on children.
Research and Policy Institutions
American
University Justice Programs Office
The Justice Programs Office of the School of Public Affairs (SPA)
at The American University was established to support SPA's mission
to apply the tools of scholarship and professionalism to the design
and management of public programs.
Center
for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR)
The Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR) is a research
center at the University of Maryland. This web site contains statistics
on drugs, prevention and treatment resources, as well as legislative
and criminal justice information.
RAND
RAND is the large research organization includes a focus and also
to all of RAND's AOD and Mental Health related publications since
1995.
RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and
decisionmaking through research and analysis. Its diverse areas
of expertise include alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health services,
as well as maternal, child and adolescent health. The web site
contains a link to one of their large research project, Partners
In Care, as well as to RAND publications on alcohol, drugs of
abuse, and mental health.
Treatment
Research Institute
The Treatment Research Institute (TRI) is a not-for-profit organization
dedicated to reducing the devastating effects of alcohol and other
drug abuse on individuals, families and communities by employing
scientific methods and disseminating evidence-based information.
University
of California, Los Angeles Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
(UCLA-ISAP)
The University of California, Los Angeles Integrated Substance
Abuse Program (UCLA-ISAP) coordinates substance abuse research
and treatment under authority of the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute
& Hospital (NPI&H). NPI&H is a division of the UCLA
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences. The integrated
components of ISAP include five organizations: Pacific Node of
the NIDA Center for Clinical Trials Network (CCTN), UCLA Drug
Abuse Research Center (DARC), Matrix Institute on Addictions,
UCLA Addiction Studies Neurobiology Unit (ASNU) and UCLA Substance
Abuse Services Inpatient Unit.
Technical Assistance Support Projects of the Children's Bureau, ACYF
Addiction
Technology Transfer Centers (ATTC)
The Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (ATTC), sponsored by
the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, is a nationwide multi-disciplinary
resource that draws upon the knowledge, experience and latest
work of recognized experts in the field of addictions. The ATTC
network transmits the latest knowledge, skills and attitudes of
professional addiction treatment practice.
The Children's Bureau, in the Administration for Children
and Families operates the following four technical support projects.
National
Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect
The National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect facilitates
secondary analysis of research data relevant to the study of child
abuse and neglect. The Archive maintains numerous databases including
the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) and
Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS).
Interstate
Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance (ICAMA)
The Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on
Adoption and Medical Assistance facilitates the administration
of, and advocates State participation in, the Interstate Compact
on Adoption and Medical Assistance (ICAMA). ICAMA is the legal
mechanism by which member States regulate and coordinate the interstate
delivery of services to children with special needs adopted pursuant
to adoption assistance agreements. The Association provides technical
and legal assistance, education and training, and materials on
practice and policy issues.
Interstate
Compact for the Placement of Children (ICPC)
The Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children (ICPC) is
a uniform State law that establishes a contract among party States
to ensure that children placed across State lines receive adequate
protection and services. The primary function of the ICPC is to
protect the interests of children and of States by requiring that
certain procedures are followed in making and maintaining the
interstate placement of children going into adoption, residential
care or foster family homes, or being placed with relatives.
The
National Child Welfare Training and Technical Assistance Network
This agency serves as the central point-of-entry for all on-site
T/TA across the seven national Resource Centers and AdoptUSKids.
The help State and Tribal agencies identify and contact
appropriate NRCs to define and meet their T/TA needs; coordinate
on-site T/TA as multiple NRCs and AdoptUSKids work within
states; and evaluate the impact of on-site T/TA provided to
State and Tribal agencies.
Foundations
Annie
E. Casey Foundation
Since 1948, the Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) has worked to
build better futures for disadvantaged children and their families
in the United States. The primary mission of the Foundation is
to foster public policies, human service reforms, and community
supports that more effectively meet the needs of today's vulnerable
children and families.
David
and Lucile Packard Foundation
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation was created in 1964 by
David Packard and Lucile Salter Packard. The Foundation provides
grants to nonprofit organizations in the following program areas:
Conservation; Population; Science; Children, Families, and Communities;
Arts; and Organizational Effectiveness and Philanthropy.
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