Web Resources

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        Web pages are among the most helpful source for background information on poverty and child welfare policy and statistics.

• National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect Statistics :  Reliable source for statistics; means for a researcher to explore important issues in child abuse

• American Bar Association Child Advocacy Web Page

• The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children

• The National Association of Counsel for Children

• National Center on Fathers and Families

• Court Appointed Special Advocates

• Packard Foundation Center for the Future of Children

• CIVITAS Child Law Center at Loyola Chicago School of Law

• Children's Defense Fund :  Provides statistics and points of view on how poverty affects people involved in the child welfare system.

• Child Abuse and Neglect Data :  Provides data on child maltreatment, foster care, adoption, and more

• National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse & Neglect :  National resource on the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect; answers to frequently asked questions

• Child Welfare Watch :  Newsletter from the Center for an Urban Future; a comprehensive discussion on race, bias, and power in child welfare system; cites to references on subject; editors include child care professionals and child advocacy lawyers.