SOCW310 (Human Behavior and the Social Environment): Find Websites
This guide includes print and electronic resources and instruction that will aid students in SOCW310.This guide was originally created by Michelle Spomer.
Administration for Children & Families (ACF)ACF is "a division of the Department of Health & Human Services. ACF promotes the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals and communities."
Annie E. Casey Foundation"The primary mission of the Foundation is to foster public policies, human-service reforms, and community supports that more effectively meet the needs of today’s vulnerable children and families. In pursuit of this goal, the Foundation makes grants that help states, cities and neighborhoods fashion more innovative, cost-effective responses to these needs."
Clinical Social Work Association"The Association is a national individual membership organization dedicated to providing essential services, products, professional support, and national identity for Clinical Social Workers."
Mental Health America (MHA)MHA "[educates] the public about ways to preserve and strengthen its mental health;
[fights] for access to effective care and an end to discrimination against people with mental and addictive disorders;
[fosters] innovation in research, practice, services and policy; and [provides] support to the 60+ million individuals and families living with mental health and substance use problems."
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)"NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies."
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)"The mission of NIMH is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure."
Office of Family Assistance (OFA)"OFA administers several key federal grant programs, including the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and the Tribal TANF program. [OFA] programs foster economically secure households and communities for the well-being and long-term success of children and families."
U.S. Department of Justice: Disability Rights"The Disability Rights Section works to achieve equal opportunity for people with disabilities in the United States by implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)."
