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Health and Human Services : Guide to Online Research

Accounting Anthropology Art Biology and Environmental Studies Business, Finance and Management Careers and Employment Criminal Justice Education Health & Human Services History Human Resources Humanities Law Marketing Mathematics Media/Communication Medicine and Health Philosophy Physical Sciences: Chemistry and Physics Political Science Psychology Sociology Theater Arts & Music Veterinary Science	Online Reference Sources Consult for background information, facts, definitions, statistics, etc.
	America's Children Children in Brief 2005 Key indicator and statistics covering children's economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education.
	Resource Directory for Older People From U.S. Administration on Aging, the directory contains names, addresses, phone numbers, and fax numbers of organizations which provide information and other resources on matters relating to the needs of older persons.
	State Health Facts From the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Presents statistics on medical insurance, medicaid funding and coverage, demographics, and other information related to health care policy.
	Central Referral Service Countywide Health and Human services information.
	Indexes and Databases Search for magazine, journal and newspaper articles, and other human services resources.
	The Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Science Database (ETOH) Covers all aspects of alcohol abuse and alcoholism. Includes abstracts and bibliographic references to journal articles, books, dissertation abstracts, conference papers and proceedings, reports and studies, and chapters in edited works.
	EBSCOhost Academic Search Elite Provides full text and indexing/abstracts for academic, social sciences, humanities, general science, education and multi-cultural journals.
	LEXIS/NEXIS Academic Universe Search for general and Human Services related news articles.
	ProQuest Direct Search for magazine, newspaper and peer reviewed journal articles in human services and related fields.
	PsycARTICLES (Available through EBSCOhost) Over 25,000 full-text articles from 1988 - present, are available from 42 journals published by American Psychological Association and the Canadian Psychological Association. Covers research in general, applied and clinical psychology, and in related disciplines such as counseling and mental health.
	PsycINFO (Available through EBSCOhost) Contains citations and summaries of international journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations, and technical reports (1887- present), in the field of psychology and the psychological aspects of related disciplines, such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, counseling, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, and law. Produced by the American Psychological Association.
	Recommended Web Resources Some of the "Best Human Services Sites on the Web." If you are looking for information on a specific subject - these links can be a great time saver.
	Web Directories
	Internet Resources on Aging
	Social Science Information Gateway : Social Welfare
	Resources in Social Gerontology
	Web Sites
	Administration on Aging: Information on Older Persons and Services for the Elderly
	Americans with Disabilities Act Hot Links and Document Center ADA Statute, Regulations, Guidelines, Tech Sheets and other assistance documents.
	Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Home page
	Child and Adolescent Health : Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Research reports, statistics, news, conferences, web links and other resources on child health and improving the quality of care.
	Disability and the Workplace: An Internet Primer Provides access to disability related Web resources on the ADA, government information, employment, organizations, statistics, and listservs.
	KaiserNetwork Non-partisan information on national health policy issues, this site includes webcasts, daily health reports, and news summaries.
	Mental Help Net A comprehensive source of online mental health information, news and resources.
	National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse Multidisciplinary information on substance abuse - surveys, research, laws, prevention and treatment.
	National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information.
	National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism This NIH Institute conducts biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences and prevention of alcoholism. The web site presents NIAAA publications, reports, statistics and other resources.
	National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center Information on prevention and intervention programs, publications, research, and statistics on violence committed by and against children and teens.
	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive The goal of this archive "is to provide ready access to substance abuse and mental health research data and to promote the sharing of these data and to promote the understanding of substance abuse and mental health problems and the impact of related treatment systems... "
	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - ASPE Policy and Research Reports Government reports on many current issues in human services, such as child welfare, minorities, the disabled, health care, etc.
	E-Texts - Online Books, Journals, News, Reports, etc.
	An Aging World: 2001 This report provides international comparative data relating to aging, including demographics, families, income, health and social information.
	Crossing the Quality Chasm: A new health system for the 21st century. Published the Institute of Medicine, 2001; full text of book available through the National Academy Press website.
	Free Medical Journals Online Directory of medical journals on the Internet that provide free, full-text articles. Also includes publications in Basic Sciences, Physiology, Psychology, Sports Medicine, Addiction, Public Health and other related subject areas.
	Internet & American Life An initiative of the Pew Research Center, this project provides academic research reports on the impact of the Internet on children, families, communities, the work place, schools, health care and civic/political life. An index of all reports is available.
	Is Work Enough? The Experiences of Current and Former Welfare Mothers Who Work Report issued by the Manpower Research Demonstration Corporation on the experiences of working mothers, who were formerly on welfare. Executive summary or complete report are available.
	Mental Health : A Report of the Surgeon General The full text and the executive summary of the Surgeon General's December 1999 report, is available in HTML or .pdf formats. This comprehensive report discusses the lack of treatment for many Americans with mental disorders; the diagnosis, course, and treatment of mental and behavioral disorders at different stages of life, and the impact of gender and culture. Supplemented by August 2001 report on Mental Health : Culture, Race and Ethnicity.
	National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Publications Full text of Alcohol Alert, and Alcohol Research and Health, plus other publications (in pdf format.)
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