Internet Guides

Canadian Council on Social Development

CCSD is a non profit organization whose mission is to "develop and promote progressive social policies inspired by social justice, equality and the empowerment of individuals and communities." Under the section of "Research", you will find links to various types of documents and statistics on poverty, welfare and Income Inequality.  In the "Links" section, you will find a comprehensive list of Canadian and U.S. resources dealing with social policy available on the internet.

 

Canadian Health Network

"CHN is a national, non-profit, bilingual web-based health information service. CHN's goal is to help Canadians find the information they're looking for on how to stay healthy and prevent disease."  The information is provided by Health Canada, national and provincial non-profit organizations, universities, hospitals, libraries and community organizations. The site offers feature articles, information on societal health issues such as violence prevention, and links to key online resources.

 

Canadian Social Research: Quebec

This comprehensive website provides links to services, associations, reports on social policies for the province of Quebec. You will find Government information and statistics as well as publications from trade associations in Quebec. Site is in French and English, however, some reports are available only in French.

 

Grassroots Social Science Search

"The Grassroots Social Science Search Web lets you explore social work areas such as practice, values and ethics, cultural and ethnic diversity, social and economic justice, spirituality and alternative therapies, etc."

 

Social Work and Social Services Website

This site provides links to social work and social services sites on the internet.  A detailed subject index is provided, ranging from topics such as abuse and violence, parenting, and women's issues.  The list of resources covers various issues like health, disabilities, family crisis, illnesses and therapies.

 

Social Work Search A directory of Social Work related links

"This website became a major portal for the online Social Work community in providing Internet related services to social workers and other helping professionals. Socialworksearch.com had grown to over 500 different webpages of services and Internet links offering the largest online database of services devoted solely to the Social Work profession."

 

World Wide Web Resources for Social Workers

"A database of links to social service related resources on the Web. These links are organized in a hierarchy of categories, so information on a particular topic can be found easily by browsing. The links can also be searched automatically by using the Search feature." This site is highly recommended as a search engine.

 

Community

COMM-ORG (The Online-Conference on Community Organizing and Development)

"COMM-ORG began as an on-line seminar on the history of community organizing, it has evolved into a conversation of scholars, community organizers, community development workers, and others. Their goal is to help connect people who care about the craft of community organizing."

 

Community Networking Resources

This site offers links to a variety of Internet resources related to Internet access and community-building.

 

Idealist

"Idealist is a fully interactive system that enables any nonprofit or community organization - whether it has a Website or not - to enter and update detailed information about its services, volunteer opportunities, internships, job openings, upcoming events, and any material or publication it has produced. 14,000 organizations in 125 countries are already using Idealist."

 

NetAction Internet Resources

"This is a wonderful list of annotated links. Virtually everything you need to know to be a community activist using the Internet."

 

Senseofcommunity.com

"SenseofCommunity.com is an international meeting place for people with a scientific or professional interest in the study or application of a sense of community."

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Children and Adolescents 

Adolescence Directory On-Line (ADOL)

"Adolescence Directory On-Line (ADOL) is an electronic guide to information on adolescent issues. It is a service of the Center for Adolescent Studies at Indiana University. Educators, counselors, parents, researchers, health practitioners, and teens can use ADOL to find Web resources."

 

Canadian Child Care Federation

"Canadian Child Care Federation (CCCF) is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of child care services for Canadian children and families. CCCF includes 16 regional affiliate organizations, independent members and other partner national organizations."

 

Child Abuse Prevention Links

An annotated list of international links that provide professional support on topics from bullying to family violence.

 

Child and Family Canada

A non profit, public education website that provides credible information on children and family issues. Resources include a library of over 1300 documents and links to various other helpful sites.

 

Child Welfare Information Gateway

"Child Welfare Information Gateway promotes the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families by connecting child welfare, adoption and related professionals as well as concerned citizens to timely, essential information."  [They] " provide access to print and electronic publications, websites, and online databases covering a wide range of topics from prevention to permanency, including child welfare, child abuse and neglect, adoption, search and reunion, and much more."

 

Child Welfare Resource Centre

"A guide to Social Work, Foster Parent, Adoption and other Child Welfare related resources.  The site includes Free Mailing List, Chat Room and Daily Child Welfare News Stand."

 

Whole Family: Teen Center

Very good and well designed site that features information on teens and parents. It's focus is on adolescents, the issues that they face and have questions about. These issues are broken up into different sections: relationships, sexuality, food and fitness, feelings, school, and much more.

 

Adults and Seniors 

AgeInfo

"AgeInfo is an information service about old age and ageing provided by the Library and Information Service of the Centre for Policy on Ageing."  We don't have access to their complete database, but students can use this resource to check other databases online, as well as finding links to senior and gerontology sites.

 

Alzheimer's Association

A fact sheet created by the Association that provides a list of publications, statistics and pamphlets available free on the internet concerning the effects of the disease on the patient, the caregivers and society.

 

Combined Health Information Database

"CHID is a bibliographic database produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government. This database provides titles, abstracts, and availability information for health information and health education resources."

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Alcoholism and Drugs

Action on Smoking and Health

"ASH works by formulating the best information and analysis of the tobacco problem and credible responses, then communicates that to the public, opinion-formers and decision-makers in order to generate the public and political impetus for the measures that will reduce tobacco use and ultimately tackle the epidemic of disease and death that it causes."

 

American Council for Drug Education

"The American Council for Drug Education is a substance abuse prevention and education agency that develops programs and materials based on the most current scientific research on drug use and its impact on society."

 

Canadian Center on Substance Abuse

"CCSA is a non-profit organization working to minimize the harm associated with the use of alcohol."

 

PREVLINE Databases

"This site is maintained by the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information and links to 10 publicly accessible databases that are useful for research in the area of substance abuse. Some of the databases include: Medline, The National Directory of Drug Abuse and Alcoholism Treatment and Prevention Programs, and the ETOH bibliographic database, which focuses on alcohol abuse."

 

WHO - Management of Substance Abuse

"This website contains information pertaining to psychoactive substance use and abuse, and also information about the World Health Organization's projects and activities in the areas of substance use and substance dependence."

 

Family

End Abuse

This site, created by the Family Violence Prevention Fund, is committed to fighting all forms of domestic abuse against men, women and children.  The site includes information on the various programs and campaigns available to ending family violence, where to get help, press releases, and a free online newsletter published bi-annually.

 

Family Facts: Social Science Research on Family, Society & Religion

Produced by a U.S. conservative group called the Heritage Foundation, this database "highlights social science research regarding the relationship between family structure and religion and the well-being of men, women, children, and society. The Database currently contains over 2,000 empirical findings drawn from more than 1,250 peer-reviewed journal articles published throughout the past 20 years."

 

Family Service Canada

"Family Service Canada prepares and distributes resources designed to assist and strengthen people in their relationships, in critical times and day-to-day living. The documents are directed toward a variety of users: parents, children, adult children, service providers, community leaders, and researchers - anyone and everyone who is interested in families."  Access to documents can be found by clicking on online resources.

 

National Clearinghouse on Family Violence

A national resource centre for all Canadians seeking information about violence within the family and looking for new resources being used to address it. By sharing the latest research findings and information on all aspects of prevention, protection and treatment, the Clearinghouse seeks to help Canadian communities work toward the eventual elimination of all forms of family violence.

 

Popline

"The world's largest database on reproductive health, provides more than 300,000 citations with abstracts to scientific articles, reports, books, and unpublished reports in the field of population, family planning, and related health issues."  Certain journals are available free online while others need to be searched in CLUES under "Journal Title".  NOTE: Academic articles are identified as "Peer Reviewed".

 

Vanier Institute of the Family

Free access to a wide variety of publications devoted to family issues. Here you will find links to many topics, themes, reports, statistics as well as access to full text articles in Transition magazine.

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Counseling and Mental Health

Internet Mental Health

A free online encyclopedia of mental health which was created by a Canadian psychiatrist. Find what you need to know about common disorders, and it's diagnosis. Also has a list of research links to online magazine articles and books.

 

Medlineplus

"MedlinePlus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 650 diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials." Updated daily and ad-free.

 

National Alliance on Mental Illness

NAMI is a self-help, support and advocacy group whose members include mental health professionals, families and friends of people with severe mental illnesses.  Their aim is to improve the lives of those suffering from mental illnesses, support each other and to educate the public. Online discussion groups and links to other web resources can be found at this site.

 

School Psychology Resources Online

"The National Association of School Psychologists in Bethesda, Maryland has established this site to provide information to school guidance counselors and psychologists. Online includes hundreds of excellent links to professional and research organizations."

 

Group work and Leadership

Center for Collaborative Organizations

Formerly known as the Center for the Study of Work Teams, this site is an excellent source of information on teamwork, leadership and organizational design.

 

Conflict Research Consortium

A comprehensive site that provides users with links to databases, articles, news, reports and conference proceedings concerning conflict resolution - in the workplace and in the world.

 

Organizational Psychology

Find annotated links to internet resources on leadership, teams and organizational development.

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Sexuality

glbtq: Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Culture

Searchable and browsable encyclopedia. Divided by "department" (e.g. Arts, Literature, Social Sciences). Social Sciences department looks particularly interesting for AHSC.

 

KISISS: The Kinsey Institute's Sexuality Information Service for Students

KISISS is a website dedicated to the sexual health information needs of college students. The Kinsey Institute at Indiana University promotes interdisciplinary research and scholarship in the fields of human sexuality, gender, and reproduction.

 

OutProud

This is the official website of OutProud, The National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Youth. In addition to news items, it includes resources for making schools safe and supportive, online brochures, a library with the latest information, and links to other educational resources.

 

sexualityandU.ca

This site is committed to providing visitors with "...credible and up-to-date information and education on sexual health....it is made possible with the guidance and collaboration of a team of distinguished Canadian medical organizations, and is administered by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada".

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