Administration for Children and Families -
Description: The Web site of this Federal agency includes
information on government support services for children and families. Includes
information and updates on
welfare reform legislation.
Contact:
Webmaster
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Agency for
Health Care Policy and Research -
 Description:
Developed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, this
site offers news, research information, guidelines and consumer information.
Also includes 17 Clinical Practice Guidelines online.
Contact:
Gerri Michael-Dyer and Deirdre
Herman
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first! New sites: We welcome your suggestions
An Ounce of Prevention - Prevention Yellow
Pages -
Description: "A
worldwide directory of programs, research, references and resources dedicated
to the prevention of youth problems and the promotion of nurturing children."
Includes links to resources on the issues challenging today's children (drugs,
violence, gangs, delinquency, suicide, etc.) and a variety of solutions
(mentoring, mediation, boot camps, religious organizations, etc.).
Contact: Texas
Youth Commission Office of Prevention
Feedback: None
received yet; you may be the first! New sites: We welcome your suggestions
Center for Educational Priorities -
Description: This
organization primarily serves as an advocacy group for educational TV
programming, and through its Web site provides information and updates on FCC
rulings, studies on the effects of television viewing, and other issues.
Contact: btburke@
cep.org
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first! New sites: We welcome your suggestions
Child Support Home Page -
Description: Created
by the U.S. Office of Child Support Enforcement, this site contains news and
documentation concerning child support enforcement laws, as well as links to
state child support resources.
Contact:
Webmaster
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Children Now -
Description: Health,
educational, economic and legal information concerning children's well-being.
Also includes tips for starting grassroots efforts to benefit children.
Contact: Administrator
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Children's Defense Fund -
Description: "The
Children's Defense Fund exists to provide a strong and effective voice for all
the children of America, who cannot vote, lobby, or speak out for themselves.
We pay particular attention to the needs of poor, minority , and disabled
children." Information on children's activism, including legislative
updates.
Contact:
National Headquarters
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@InsideHealthCare -
Description:
Healthcare directory with links to research online information on
health care policy, reform, managed care, wellness, and industry news.
Contact: Barry L. Hock
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Parents of Murdered Children -
Description: A
non-profit self-help organization dedicated to offering emotional support to
those who have lost a child to murder.
Contact:
NatlPOMC@aol.com
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National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children -
Description: "As the
nation's resource center for child protection, the National Center for Missing
and Exploited Children (NCMEC) spearheads national efforts to locate and
recover missing children and raises public awareness about ways to prevent
child abduction, molestation, and sexual exploitation." The Web site also
contains a database of missing children.
Contact: 1-800-THE-LOST
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Street Children -
Description: General
background about the worldwide problem of homeless and parentless children, as
well as information on organizations working to solve the problem.
Contact: bonzi@pangaea.org
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