A consulting and training organization providing resources and technical assistance to national, state and county child welfare professionals and agencies primarily in the area of child protective services.

Protects, preserves, and promotes play as a fundamental right for all humans.

Works to improve the quality and standards of individual and family life through programs that educate, influence public policy, disseminate information and publish research findings.

A national collaboration of researchers, policy makers and practitioners devoted to building a better future for Australia's children and young people. Programs, publications, and media centre.

Created in 1993 to provide an authoritative, nonpartisan analysis of child, youth, and family issues. Board members, current research projects, publications, and meeting information included.

Offers a Christian perspective and practical tools on building successful relationships between brothers and sisters.

Seeks to improve the quality of publicly funded social services for children and families. Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) methodology, news, and small grant program.

Provides educational programs and information on Bowen theory and the study of family systems. Features mission statement, links and newsletter.

Strives to help states and localities implement strategies that strengthen disadvantaged communities and ensure that children grow up healthy, safe, successful in school, and ready for productive adulthood.

Educates children, parents, and the public on media and their effects on the physical, mental, and social health of all children.

A research center located at the University of Chicago that informs policymakers, service providers, and administrators on issues affecting the well being of children. Projects, publications, and newsletter.

An independent, nonpartisan research center dedicated to improving the lives of children and their families. Projects, news, and publications.

National trends and research on key indicators of child and youth well-being. News, data, and research briefs.

A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Provides access to print and electronic publications, websites, and online databases on topics such as child welfare, child abuse and neglect, adoption, and search and reunion.

Established in 1978, the ABA Center on Children and the Law's mission is to improve children's lives through advances in law, justice, knowledge, practice, and public policy.

Provides resources for researchers and others interested in issues related to violence and children.

A detailed analysis of spending on low-income children's programs in 13 states(1998).

An online, monthly digest designed for professionals concerned with child abuse and neglect, child welfare, and adoption.

Undertakes research and policy analysis, publishes reports and multimedia materials, and forges new alliances among parents, policymakers and the private sector to achieve tangible gains for children.

Provides statistical reports on the status of U.S. children and their families, including population, family characteristics, economic security, health, environment, education. From the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics.

Provides publications and data at the state and national level on adoption, child abuse, welfare reform, foster care, and child poverty.

Offers expert opinion, important tips, and complete lists to handle virtually every aspect of raising a child. Information for parents, professionals, and grandparents.

This website is sponsored by the Columbia University Institute for Child and Family Policy and provides cross-national, comparative information and linkages regarding the policies, programs, benefits and services available in the advanced industrialized countries to address child, youth and family needs.

Information for adults who want to make their communities better places for children. News, a directory of groups working on behalf of children and families, and articles on many parenting topics.

The child policy service of the National Children's Bureau of the UK. It provides information on issues relating to children and young people from Westminster and Whitehall.