The Green Book is published by the House Ways & Means Committee to provide background information and data on government programs under the jurisdiction of this committee. It includes succinct information on Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, Medicare, Social Services Block Grants and other benefits programs important to social work.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
This database contains summaries and citations for more than 200,000 publications on juvenile justice, family violence, drugs and crime, rape, gang crimes and other criminal justice issues. Citations are available from research reports, journal articles, books, and unpublished research.
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Provided by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Administration for Children & Families, the Child Welfare Information Gateway offers a library of articles on child welfare and adoption issues. Many but not all articles are available online for free. Some may need to be ordered or requested from your local library using interlibrary loan services.
Browse lists of web sites which address specific subject areas related to substance abuse and mental health or browse information based on age group or setting.
The U.S. Census Bureau's gateway to find demographic and economic information, data, and maps from U.S. Federal decennial censuses and the American Community Survey.
ERIC - Education Resource Information Center
An excellent freely available bibliographic database sponsored by the Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences. Many of the top social work journals are indexed in ERIC and some articles are available as full-text PDF files. Others can be received by using interlibrary loan services from your local library.
FDSYS - Federal Digital System
The U.S. Government Printing Office provides links to freely available government hearings, reports, public and private laws, the Federal Register and the U.S Code.
Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness
The Department of Health and Human Services provides this site to review and assess evidence of effectiveness of home visiting program models that target families with pregnant women and children from birth to age 5. It is a collection of research evidence and model programs related to home visits.
