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Child welfare

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America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 1999: Report presenting indicators of young persons' welfare, including economic security, health, behaviour and social environment, and education. Also presents data on demographic measures and includes a feature on children who have difficulty performing everyday activities such as learning, communication, mobility, and self-care. Full text report available in PDF format.
Author: Forum on Child and Family Statistics
Subjects: child welfare
DeweyClass: 305.2
Resource type: document
ARC: A National Organization on Mental Retardation: The Arc (formerly Association for Retarded Citizens of the United States) is a voluntary organisation, committed to the welfare of children and adults with mental retardation, and their families.
Author: The Arc
Subjects: child welfare, mental health services, mental illness
DeweyClass: 616.8
Resource type: institution
By the Sweat and Toil of Children: Efforts to Eliminate Child Labor: Report examining child labour in sixteen developing nations around the world. Provides an overview of the types of work performed by the estimated 250 million child workers in these countries and their labour conditions. Also reviews child labour laws and enforcement efforts, descriptions of education initiatives aimed at increasing primary school enrolment, and examples of efforts to address the exploitation of working children.
Author: US Department of Labor
Subjects: child welfare, employment
DeweyClass: 362.7
Resource type: article
Campaign for Our Children: Not-for-profit organisation that seeks to reduce the level of teenage pregnancies through educating children, parents, and youth leaders. Based in Maryland, US.
Author: Campaign for Our Children
Subjects: child welfare, pregnancy
DeweyClass: 362.7
Resource type: documents
Challenging racism: Provides information for children suffering racist abuse or who see other children suffering, about how they can stop or even prevent such behaviour.
Author: ChildLine
Subjects: child abuse, child welfare, racism
DeweyClass: 305.8
Resource type: guide
ChatDanger: Offers advice on the safe use of Internet chat rooms, with a focus on children and teenagers. Provides a parental guide to the Internet in general, and more detailed information about the attractions and dangers of chat, with suggestions as to how parents can ensure the safety of their children.
Author: ChildNet
Subjects: child abuse, child welfare, internet users
DeweyClass: 004.678
Resource type: documents
Children in Scotland: National agency for voluntary, statutory, and professional organisations and individuals working with children and their families in Scotland. Includes information on development programmes and policy forums, and a cataologue of agency publications.
Author: Children in Scotland
Subjects: child development, child welfare
DeweyClass: 362.7
Resource type: documents
Children of Conflict: Features the tales of children caught in war zones across the world, told in their own words. Includes quotations, RealAudio selections in a variety of languages, transcripts, and letters organised into categories such as child soldiers, wounded children, lost children, child-headed households, and child workers.
Author: BBC
Subjects: child abuse, child welfare, human rights
DeweyClass: 362.7
Resource type: documents, images, sounds
CHST: Centre for Human Service Technology: Aims to maintain and enhance the quality of learning, and increase the effectiveness of teaching, through the application of appropriate learning technologies. Provides a directory of social work resources in addiction, homelessness, ethnicity, disability, children, and mental health among other topics.
Author: Southampton University Department of Social Work
Subjects: addiction, child welfare, disability, homelessness, mental health links, social services, social welfare, social work
DeweyClass: 360
Resource type: documents
Criminal Records Bureau: Government agency aiming to protect organisations throughout England and Wales against recruiting individuals who may be inappropriate for certain types of work. By providing wider access to criminal records, the bureau is able to advise against employing people who, for example, may be deemed unsuitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. Information on data protection and freedom of information is provided, along with details of associated legislation and guidance.
Author: Criminal Records Bureau
Subjects: child welfare, crime, employment
DeweyClass: 351.41
Resource type: documents
CYFERNet: Children, Youth and Families Education and Research Network: Provides research-based information divided into four sections: 'Child', including resources tackling special needs, literacy, guidance and discipline, abuse, and health and safety; 'Youth', providing material dealing with sexuality, drugs and violence prevention; 'Parent and Family', offering information relating to aging, family policy, lifestyle and parenting education; and 'Community', a section addressing diversity, environmental health and welfare reform. Also includes a selection of resources aimed at professionals, and information about community projects.
Author: National Children, Youth and Families at Risk Program
Subjects: child welfare, community and youth studies, educational research
DeweyClass: 362.8
Resource type: document index
Facts for Families: The AACAP developed Facts for Families to provide concise and up-to-date information on issues that affect children, teenagers, and their families. Available in English, Spanish and French.
Author: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Subjects: child development, child welfare
DeweyClass: 362.2
Resource type: documents
Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths: Cot death charity which aims to prevent unexpected infant death and promote infant health by raising funds for research, supporting families whose babies have died and disseminating information about cot death and infant care among professionals and the public.
Author: Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths
Subjects: child welfare, death
DeweyClass: 618.92
Resource type: institution
Future of Children: Disseminates timely information on major issues related to children's well-being, with special emphasis on providing objective analysis and evaluation, translating existing knowledge into effective programs and polices, and promoting constructive institutional change.
Author: Center for the Future of Children
Subjects: child welfare
DeweyClass: 305.2
Resource type: journal
Glasgow Centre for the Child and Society: The Glasgow Centre for the Child and Society is based at the University of Glasgow and conducts research, offers teaching, consultancy and policy advice primarily in the areas of child welfare, children's rights, child protection and young people and crime. An academic centre operating at Scottish, UK and European levels, it focuses on internationally recognised priorities for children and young people. The Glasgow Centre for the Child & Society works alongside governments, policy makers and NGOs to effect improvement in the lives of children and young people. It acts as a bridge between academic study and the worlds of policy and practice.
Author: Glasgow University
Subjects: child abuse, child welfare, eastern europe
DeweyClass: 362.7
Resource type: reference documents
HandsOnScotland: Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing Toolkit: Resource commissioned by HeadsUpScotland, the national project for children and young people�s mental health, aimed at those working in the sector. The toolkit provides practical information and techniques on how to develop positive mental wellbeing in children and young people.
Author: HandsOnScotland
Subjects: child welfare, mental health links, mental health services
DeweyClass: 362.7
Resource type: documents, images, moving images
Immunization Action Coalition and the Hepatitis B Coalition: Aims to boost immunization rates by promoting physician, community, and family awareness of, and responsibility for, appropriate immunization of all children and adults against all vaccine-preventable diseases.
Author: Immunization Action Coalition
Subjects: child welfare, hepatitis, immunology
DeweyClass: 616.07
Resource type: documents
Intute: social sciences - children: Set of links to selected, evaluated and annotated Internet resources relevant to children.
Author: Intute
Subjects: child psychiatry, child welfare, community and youth studies
DeweyClass: 362.7
Resource type: index
Intute: social sciences - young people: Set of links to selected, evaluated and annotated Internet resources relevant to youth welfare.
Author: Intute
Subjects: child welfare
DeweyClass: 362.7
Resource type: index
La Leche League International: Information about an organisation dedicated to providing education, information and encouragement to women who want to breastfeed, as well as education opportunities and research for health care professionals. Features articles, conference information and news.
Author: La Leche League International
Subjects: birth, child welfare
DeweyClass: 649.33
Resource type: institution
National Children's Bureau: Promotes the interests and well-being of children and young people across every aspect of their lives. Offers information on policy formation in a range of children's issues, details holdings in the NCB library, and provides a catalogue of Bureau publications. Resource is keyword searchable.
Author: National Children's Bureau
Subjects: child welfare, social work
DeweyClass: 362.7
Resource type: documents
National Deaf Children's Society: UK charity, which aims to alleviate the challenges faced by deaf children and their families through the dissemination of accurate information. This includes medical information, regional and local representatives, downloadable publications in PDF format, welfare rights, a news archive, and events and conferences details.
Author: National Deaf Children's Society
Subjects: child welfare, deafness
DeweyClass: 362.4
Resource type: documents
Progress of Nations 1998: Document charting progress toward goals set at the World Summit for Children in 1990. Describes advances made in registration of births, immunisation, and help offered to adolescents entering adulthood.
Author: UNICEF
Subjects: child welfare, development studies
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: document
Progress of Nations 1999: Report documenting the impact of HIV / AIDS on children, the eradication of polio, prospects facing children entering the next millennium, and the burden of debt throughout the world.
Author: UNICEF
Subjects: child welfare, development studies, global health, polio
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: document
Progress of Nations 2000: UNICEF report concentrating on the impact and prevalence of AIDS/HIV amongst children. Contains personal commentaries, statistical profiles according to country, and an agenda for vaccination. Available in PDF format.
Author: UNICEF
Subjects: aids news, child welfare, global health
DeweyClass: 616.9
Resource type: document
Stolen Children: Abduction and Recruitment in Northern Uganda: Report authored by Human Rights Watch detailing the violations that are regularly experienced by children in Uganda. The document focuses on the role of the Lord's Resistance Army in northern Uganda who are reported to have abducted close to 20,000 children since 1986, often forcing them to serve as soldiers, labourers, housemaids, and sexual slaves. Based on field research conducted by Human Rights Watch in northern Uganda during February 2003, the methodology includes interviews with eighteen children who had been abducted, and three others who are now young adults but were abducted as children. Interviews were also conducted with numerous representatives of nongovernmental organisations, religious and civic leaders, UNICEF, local government officials, and representatives of the Ugandan People's Defence Force. Available in PDF only.
Author: Human Rights Watch
Subjects: child abuse, child welfare, human rights, uganda
DeweyClass: 323.352096761
Resource type: document
Thinkuknow: Provides young people (5-7s, 8-10s, 11-16s) with the latest information on the sites they like to visit, mobiles and new technology. They can find out what�s good, what�s not and what they can do about it. There are also areas for people who look after young people (parents and carers, teachers and trainers), with resources they can use in the classroom, at home or just to get with it. Most importantly, there�s also a place which anyone can use to report if they feel uncomfortable or worried about someone they are chatting to online.
Author: Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre
Subjects: child welfare, internet user education
DeweyClass: 004.678
Resource type: guide
UNICEF: United Nations Childrens Fund: Includes UNICEF news and information, information on the organisation's activities worldwide, child rights information and a link to 'The Progress of Nations' report, ranking countries according to their achievements in child health, nutrition, education, family planning and progress for women.
Author: UNICEF
Subjects: child welfare, development studies
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: documents, news
World's Youth 2000: Full text report profiling today's youth, with particular emphasis on sexual and reproductive health. Specific topics covered include education, use of contraception, sexual violence against women, and HIV/AIDS. The report is presented as a PDF file, with data tables given in both PDF and HTML format.
Author: Population Reference Bureau
Subjects: child development, child welfare
DeweyClass: 305.2
Resource type: document, reference data