Resources

Below are our featured resources to help you further your knowledge, skills, and understanding of topics related to child welfare.

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National Association to Protect Children — "a national pro-child, anti-crime membership association ... founded on the belief that our first and most sacred obligation as parents, citizens, and members of the human species is the protection of children from harm: http://www.protect.org/

 

Prevent Child Abuse America — "building awareness, providing education and inspiring hope to everyone involved in the effort to prevent the abuse and neglect of our nation's children": http://www.preventchildabuse.org/index.shtml

 

Tapestry Books — a great selection of books related to adoption and foster care: www.tapestrybooks.com

 

Children's Bureau, US Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children & Families: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/index.htm

 

Child Welfare League of America: http://www.cwla.org/

 

Adoption.org: http://www.adoption.org

 

RadKid.Org — reactive attachment disorder and detachment issues: http://www.radkid.org/

 

Institutions vs. Foster Homes: The Empirical Base for a Century of Action, Richard P. Barth, Jordan Institute for Families, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: http://ssw.unc.edu/jif/events/GroupCare.pdf (PDF)

 

Andrew Vachss — child advocate, attorney, and writer who promotes a hardline, common sense approach to child welfare; he is also a founder of the National Association to Protect Children: http://www.vachss.com/

 

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month: http://www.childwelfare.gov/preventing/preventionmonth/

 

May is National Foster Care Month — change a lifetime: http://www.fostercaremonth.org/

 

Grannylook.com — "the most comprehensive website for grandparents who are looking for attractive sources of fun and entertainment for their grandchildren":
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