Caregivers
And
Thou Shalt Honor - Caring for for Our Parents, Spouses and Friends
Profiles of caregivers and recipients, community
and support articles, resources, and information on training
and in the extensive outreach program to be created in relation
to the PBS CareGiving Project: And Thou Shalt Honor program.
http://www.pbs.org/thoushalthonor/index.html
Caregiving
Resources from University of Missouri's Center on
Aging Studies Without Walls.
http://iml.umkc.edu/casww/tablcont.htm
Family Caregiver
Alliance
Has caregiver statistics, research,
fact sheets and more. http://www.caregiver.org/
Rush
Manual for Caregivers
115 page pdf book from the Rush Alzheimer's
Disease Center. http://www.rush.edu/patients/radc/pdfs/Caregivers%20Manual.pdf
National Family
Caregivers Association (NFCA)
Has survey reports and caregiving tips. http://www.nfcacares.org/
Special
Committee on Relative Caregivers
Wisconsin Joint Legislative Committee meeting
materials such as expert testimonies. http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/2002studies/CARE/index.htm
Child Abuse
Prevent
Child Abuse Wisconsin
General information and statistics about child
abuse and neglect, ways to recognize it, resource lists for professionals,
advocacy updates, tips for parents, and more. http://www.preventchildabusewi.org/
Child Abuse Prevention
Network
For professionals in the field of child abuse
and neglect. Has the online book "Travels in the Trench
Betwen Child Welfare Theory and Practice" as well as extensive
bookmark list of links. http://child-abuse.com/
Child Abuse:
Statistics, Research, and Resources
Site by Jim Hopper, Ph.D., clinical psychologist
at Boston University School of Medicine. http://www.jimhopper.com/abstats/
National Data
Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect
Acquires, preserves and disseminates high
quality datasets relevant to the study of child abuse and neglect.
http://www.ndacan.cornell.edu/
Questions and Answers About Child Abuse and Neglect
Includes how to report suspected abuse. From
the Children's Bureau of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.
Child Support / Custody
Wisconsin
State Law Library- Legal Topics: Child Custody & Child Support
Links to WI Statutes and Legal Forms on these
topics. http://wsll.state.wi.us/topic/familylaw/childcustody.html
Wisconsin
DWD Child Support Program
WI Dept. of Workforce Development (DWD) has
section on child support with information for parents and employers.
http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/bcs/
Federal
Office of Child Support Enforcement
Policy documents, Reports and Resources include
statistics, and links to State IV-D program Web sites . http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/
National Child
Support Enforcement Association (NCSEA)
Public Policy and Research, and Resources
have useful information. http://www.ncsea.org/
NCSEA
Research Clearinghouse
Searchable database of citations, abstracts,
and full documents of child support related articles, books,
book chapters, dissertations and reports to federal, state, and
local governments. http://www.spea.indiana.edu/ncsea/
Couple Relationships / Marriage
Alternatives
to Marriage Project
"Resources, advocacy, and support to
people who have chosen not to get married, are unable to marry,
or are in the process of deciding whether marriage is right for
them." From national non-profit organization. http://www.unmarried.org/
Coalition
for Marriage, Family and Couples Education (CMFCE)
Articles and Information section has research
and statistics. School and Youth programs has a Directory of
Youth and School Based Marriage Education Programs. http://www.smartmarriages.com/index.html
Family
and Relationships (Montana State University)
Publications catalog links to full text documents
such as "The Softened Startup: A Gentler Approach to Dealing
with Conflict in Marriage" and "Strengthening Your Marriage." http://www.montana.edu/wwwpb/home/home_idx.html#family
Marriage
and Couples Relationships (University of Wyoming)
University of Wyoming's Cooperative Extension
site directed to "Couples of all ages who want to learn, in the
privacy of their own computer terminal, facts and skills which
contribute to successful relationships." Also to "Helpers and
supporters of couples, including family, friends, and professionals." Includes
fact sheets with exercises, summaries of research literature,
and statistics and trends.http://www.nnh.org/cyfernet/toc.htm
National
Marriage Project
Has full-text publications such as "The State
of Our Unions: The Social Health of Marriage in America" and how
the Next Generation views marriage. From Rutgers University. http://marriage.rutgers.edu/index.htm
Psychological
Self Help
CHAPTER 9 "Understanding Ourselves and Our Relationships" and
CHAPTER 10 "Dating, Love, Marriage, and Sex" of this online book
are useful. By Dr.Clay Tucker-Ladd, Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology.
http://mentalhelp.net/psyhelp/
Relationships
(University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension)
Links from Publications Catalog to full text publications
such as "Strengthening the Couple Relationship," "Making Relationships
Work in Difficult Times," and ""Fighting Fair" in Marriage". http://www.ianr.unl.edu/pubs/family/#RELATIONSHIPS
Depression / Suicide / Prevention
About.com
Guide to Depression
A general guide to depression information
for all age groups, including children, adolescents, and the
elderly. Also includes gender-related depression information
for both men and women. http://depression.miningco.com/mbody.htm
About.com
Guide to Parenting of Adolescents: Disabilities and Disorders
Includes Depression and Teen Suicide. http://parentingteens.miningco.com/cs/disabilities/
American
Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Suicide FAQ and many links. http://www.afsp.org/index-1.htm
CDC's
Suicide in the United States
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
factsheet on suicide prevention with links to many CDC reports
on suicide such as "Programs for the prevention of suicide among
adolescents and young adults; and suicide contagion and the reporting
of suicide: recommendations from a national workshop." http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/suifacts.htm#2
Depression
(National Institute of Mental Health)
Has depression facts by audience (students,
employers, older adults, women) and by topic. Includes information
on general depression, research, and suicide facts. http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depressionmenu.cfm
Suicide
and Suicide Prevention
A comprehensive site that covers suicide research,
causes and prevention. Included among the many topics covered
are children and adolescent suicide, suicide in the elderly,
assisted suicide, and suicide in stroke victims or people with
other illnesses. http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.suicide.html
Divorce / Step & Blended Families
Americans
for Divorce Reform
"Divorce reform links, information and articles,
a divorce statistics collection, and guide to current grounds
for divorce in all states." http://www.divorcereform.org/
Children
and Divorce: An Internet Inservice Experience for Professionals
Course Description includes links to the text
of each session. "In general, this course describes the demographics
of divorce, the research regarding the causes and consequences
of divorce for children and provides a brief overview of interventions
for children and adults." From Robert Hughes, Jr., Ph.D., Department
of Human Development & Family Science, Ohio State University.
http://www.hec.ohio-state.edu/famlife/divorce/
Divorce,
Single Parenting, and Step-Families
Annotated links from the University of Minnesota's
Children, Youth and Family Consortium. http://www.cyfc.umn.edu/Parenting/parentlink.html#divorce
Divorce
Support
Major directory of divorce links. http://www.divorcesupport.com/
LII:
Law about Divorce
Links to Federal decisions and State statutes
from the Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School. http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/divorce.html
Stepfamily
Association of America
A catalog of educational materials, some statistical
facts about stepfamilies, membership information and contacts
for local chapters. http://www.saafamilies.org/
Grief
HFA
Grief Resource Page
Hospice Foundation of America provides practical
advice about dealing with grief, whether your own or trying to
help a family member or friend. http://www.hospicefoundation.org/griefAndLoss/
Violence and Aggression
ABA
Commission on Domestic Violence
Domestic and Teen Dating Violence. From American
Bar Association. http://www.abanet.org/domviol/home.html
APA
Violence Issues
Resources and publications from the American
Psychological Society. http://www.apa.org/pi/pii/violencepage.html
Family
Violence Department of the National Council of Juvenile and Family
Court Judges
Publications are useful. http://www.dvlawsearch.com/
Family Violence
Prevention Fund
Resources/Get the Facts has statistics. http://endabuse.org/
Minnesota
Center Against Violence and Abuse: Domestic Violence
Articles and fact sheets, Batterer intervention,
Children, and Welfare and Domestic Violence are categories in
this site. http://www.mincava.umn.edu/vaw.asp
Partnerships
Against Violence Network (PAVNET)
"Virtual library" of information
about violence and youth-at-risk, representing data from seven
different Federal agencies. http://www.pavnet.org/
Project
for Research on Welfare, Work, and Domestic Violence
Extensive resources and publications and resources
for researchers. http://www.ssw.umich.edu/trapped/
Toolkit to
End Violence Against Women
Each Toolkit chapter focuses on a particular
audience or environment (eg. Native Women, Educating the Public)
and includes recommendations for strengthening prevention efforts
and improving services and advocacy for victims. http://toolkit.ncjrs.org/
Violence
Against Women Online Resources: Domestic Violence
Annotated links from U.S. Dept. of Justice
Violence Against Women Office. http://www.vaw.umn.edu/dv.asp