Social Work
Addiction Resources
Evidence Based content.
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
The statistical arm of the U.S. Department of Justice, responsible for collecting, analyzing, and reporting data related to criminal
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
"Provides a full list of all Federal programs available to State and local governments."
Childstats.gov - Home
This website provides statistics and reports on families, children, health issues, economic issues, and many other issues that plague the American family.
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
Glossary, tutorials, evidence maps, and more from The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
Families USA: The Voice for Health Care Consumers
This site breaks down difficult medical information for the consumer, on all issues such as insurance, physicians and prescriptions that consumers invest time and money into.
ICPSR Web Site
Maintains and provides access to a vast archive of social science data for research and instruction, and offers training in quantitative methods to facilitate effective data use. Dates covered are from 1962-present.
ILLINOIS KIDS COUNT 2018
The Illinois Kids Count 2018 report Child Health Matter examines the health status of the state children. Since children physical, emotional, and social well-being can be affected by a wide range of factors, the report includes indicators on access to health care, early childhood outcomes, family environment, healthy living, social and emotional well-being, oral health, special health care needs, and personal and community safety.
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
This is a government site in Illinois that handles issues in the welfare of children and families. This would be helpful for knowing laws and regulations regarding children's safety.
Illinois Department of Human Services
The IDHS has agencies and services for the needs of people in Illinois to improve their quality of life. This is a good resource to find help for the people you might minister to.
Illinois Early Intervention Clearinghouse
"The Illinois Early Intervention (EI) Clearinghouse identifies and collects research-based and best-practice early intervention information to share with families....We have a library of videos, books, manuals, and journals related to the development of young children with special needs and their families."
Illinois General Assembly Home Page
This is the official website of the Illinois General Assembly containing information about state Senate and House members, legislation, and additional resources. Good for an article regarding political/legislative matters or for basic General Assembly information (i.e. members of the House and Senate).
Illinois Lobbyist Registration
This site is provided by the State of Illinois and contains resources to register as a lobbyist, find information on lobbying in Illinois, and a list of every lobbyist in Illinois including the company he or she works for or represents and a phone number where he or she can be contacted.
KidsData.org - California Children Statistics
STRYVE - Striving To Reduce Youth Violence Everywhere (data links)
Links to data regarding Youth Violence Prevention
SafetyLit
"SafetyLit provides abstracts of reports from researchers who work in the more than 30 distinct professional disciplines relevant to preventing and researching unintentional injuries, violence, and self-harm."
Southern Poverty Law Center
This website is an example of one area's goal of reducing poverty. Students covering nationwide poverty statistics would find help from this site.
Topics | SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SAMHSA (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration) a US Government agency. Use to find evidence-based practices and data.
