Northern Kentucky University

Social Work Web Resources

These are suggestions only and do not reflect the full range of materials that may be useful to you. For additional assistance, Ask Steely Library!

National Association of Social Workers

The site includes links to information on research on a wide variety of topics in social work including child welfare, ethics and homelessness. It also includes NASWJOBLINK, a social work career center.

Child Welfare Gateway Information

The site "provides access to information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families." It includes information on "a wide range of topics from prevention to permanency, including child welfare, child abuse and neglect, foster care, and adoption."

HUDUSER

This is a "source for research and data that offers an in-depth view of housing in the United States." It provides "free downloads of more than 1,000 publications and data sets published by HUD’s Office of Policy Development & Research."

Rural Assistance Center

"A product of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Rural Initiative, the Rural Assistance Center (RAC) was established in December 2002 as a rural health and human services "information portal." RAC helps rural communities and other rural stakeholders access the full range of available programs, funding, and research that can enable them to provide quality health and human services to rural residents."

SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

Site maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Washington University (St. Louis)

The web site for the School of Social Work has an excellent list of external links on topics in social work from "Abuse and Violence" to "Women's Issues."

American Public Human Services Association

Resource site for human service and welfare agency professionals.

Association of Social Work Boards

The Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) is the association of boards that regulate social work. ASWB develops and maintains the social work licensing examination used across the country and in several Canadian provinces, and is a central resource for information on the legal regulation of social work.

ETS Test Collection

"The Test Collection at ETS is a library of more than 25,000 tests and other measurement devices that makes information on standardized tests and research instruments available to researchers, graduate students, and teachers. Collected from the early 1900s to the present, the Test Collection at ETS is the largest such compilation in the world."

National Center for Health Statistics/FastStats

Faststats A-Z "provides health statistics and links to additional sources of information."

DHHS Administration on Aging

The website of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid

From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, "administers Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program. Provides information for health professionals, regional governments, and consumers.

Health Resources and Services Administration

The website of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration.

Child welfare Information Gateway

A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, we provide access to print and electronic publications, websites, and online databases covering a wide range of topics from prevention to permanency, including child welfare, child abuse and neglect, adoption, search and reunion, and much more.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

The website of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Green Book

From the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, "The Green Book provides updated data and information on programs within the Committee's jurisdiction, such as Medicare, Social Security, Unemployment Compensation, Foster Care and welfare. Additionally, it includes a discussion of related issues, such as the well-being of the elderly and of children and families. Since its first publication in 1981, the Green Book has become a valued reference guide for legislators, administrators, researchers and interested citizens."