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The following links represent a collection of some of the best online resources we've found, addressing a wide variety of issues. If you would like to alert us to a useful link, please send an e-mail to White_Marlita@cdph.org.

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Children's Exposure to Violence
  • National Center for Children Exposed to Violence
    http://www.nccev.org/
    The National Center for Children Exposed to Violence (NCCEV) exists to increase public and professional awareness of the effects of violence on children as well as extending the capacity of individuals and communities to reduce the incidence and impact of violence.
  • Washington State University | Spokane Safe Start
    http://www.spokane.wsu.edu/safestart/links.htm
    A list of web resources that may provide useful information to people concerned about child development and exposure to violence. Spokane Safe Start does not endorse these sites or their content. You are encouraged to review the information provided and to use your judgment as to the value of the information presented. Also view Spokane's Strategic Plan.
  • Adults & Children Together Against Violence
    http://www.actagainstviolence.org/
    ACT—Adults and Children Together—Against Violence is a violence prevention project that focuses on adults who raise, care for, and teach children ages 0 to 8 years. It is designed to prevent violence by providing young children with positive role models and environments that teach nonviolent problem-solving. The project includes a national media campaign and training for community professionals.
  • The Effects of Domestic Violence on Children
    http://acadv.org/children.html
  • The Future of Children
    http://www.futureofchildren.org/pubs-info3133/pubs-info.htm?doc_id=78941
    Executive Summary: Domestic Violence and Children
  • Combating Abuse, Part II: Protecting the Child
    http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/JournalArticle.asp?Article_ID=101225
    Here's how to identify and help abused children–and what you can do to prevent abuse in the first place.
 
Domestic Violence / Child Abuse
  • Artemis Center
    http://www.artemiscenter.org/
    Leading the community in its commitment to end domestic violence.
  • Prevent Child Abuse Illinois
    http://www.childabuse-il.org/
    Prevent Child Abuse Illinois, established in 1990, is dedicated exclusively to the prevention of child abuse and neglect. Its programs contribute to strong, healthy families.
  • Rainbow House
    http://www.rainbow-house.org/
    Rainbow House provides intervention and prevention domestic violence services to Chicago area residents. We have five programs that provide prevention and intervention services: 24 Hour Crisis Line, Residential Services Program, Children’s Program, Community Resource Program, and, Domestic Violence Prevention and Education Program. Our sites are located in the Lawndale, Little Village and Beverly/Morgan Park neighborhoods of Chicago. We have no geographic limitations for the clients we serve.
  • SARAH'S INN
    http://oprf.com/sarahsinn/
    Oak Park based Sarah's Inn helps domestic violence survivors create new lives free from abuse. To this end their mission is to lessen the effects and work toward the elimination of the causes of domestic violence.
  • Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community
    http://www.dvinstitute.org/
    The Institute's Mission is: to provide an interdisciplinary vehicle and forum by which scholars, practitioners, and observers of family violence in the African American community will have the continual opportunity to articulate their perspectives on family violence through research findings,the examination of service delivery and intervention mechanisms, and the identification of appropriate and effective responses to prevent/reduce family violence in the African American community.
  • National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
    http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/index.cfm
    The National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information was established in 1974 by the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to collect, organize, and disseminate information on all aspects of child maltreatment.
  • Making the Link
    http://www.mincava.umn.edu/link/
    Promoting the safety of battered women and children exposed to violence.
  • Ending Violence Against Women
    http://www.infoforhealth.org/pr/l11edsum.shtml
 
Early Childhood: Facts and Programs
  • Irving B. Harris Training Center for Infant and Toddler Development
    http://www.harristrainingcenter.org/
    The Irving B. Harris Training Center for Infant and Toddler Development serves as a model for blending research with practice and policy. Harris Center faculty bring rich knowledge, broad experience and multiple skills to the field of infant/toddler development and infant mental health.
  • Ounce of Prevention Fund
    http://www.ounceofprevention.org/
    The ounce of prevention fund is doing some of the most innovative work in the early childhood field. Since 1982, we've worked with parents, policymakers, and other childhood providers to ensure that more young children have the opportunity for success in school and throughout life.
  • Zero to Three
    http://www.zerotothree.org/
    The Nation's Leading Resource on the First Years of Life.
  • Early Head Start National Resource Center
    http://www.ehsnrc.org/
    The Early Head Start National Resource Center (EHS NRC) is currently operated by ZERO TO THREE, Washington, DC, in collaboration with WestEd of Sausilito, CA. The EHS NRC works to ensure that Early Head Start programs have information and training on "best practices" on a range of topics.
 
Education / Schools
 
Health
 
Justice
  • National Criminal Justice Reference Service
    http://www.ncjrs.org/whatsncjrs.html
    NCJRS is a federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.
  • Childhood Development Community Policing Program
    http://www.cd-cp.org/
    The goal of the Child Development - Community Policing Program (CD-CP) is to heal the wounds that chronic exposure to violence inflicts on children and families. The CD-CP Program is a national model of a collaborative alliance among law enforcement, juvenile justice, domestic violence, medical and mental health professionals, child welfare, schools and other community agencies.
  • Center for Court Innovation
    http://www.courtinnovation.org/
    The Center for Court Innovation is a unique public-private partnership that is dedicated to enhancing the performance of courts and those whose work intersects with the courts. In performing this work, the Center's goals are to reduce crime, aid victims, strengthen communities and promote public trust in justice.
  • National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
    http://www.pppncjfcj.org/
    Mission is to provide and environment for change by supporting and facilitating dependency court teams and by providing education and technical assistance to enable courts nationwide to meet their goals to improve practice in child abuse and neglect cases.
  • Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
    http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/
    Whether you are looking for crime statistics on your community, criminal justice research of state and national scope, or news about federal grants, this site will be a tremendous tool.
  • National Center for Juvenile Justice
    http://ncjj.servehttp.com/NCJJWebsite/main.htm
    Since its inception in 1973, the Center has been a resource for independent and original research on topics related directly and indirectly to the field of juvenile justice.
 
Parenting / Family
  • Parenting Resources for the 21st Century
    http://www.parentingresources.ncjrs.org/
    Parenting Resources for the 21st Century links parents and other adults responsible for the care of a child with information on issues covering the full spectrum of parenting.
  • Top 100 Family Sites
    http://www.top100familysites.com/index.shtml
    Top100familysites.com is one of the first and original of the Top100 Family Ranking Sites. We showcase some of the Internet's best family sites ranked by popularity.
  • Parents.com
    http://www.parents.com/
    The comprehensive web site for 'Parents' magazine, featuring valuable information for parents and children.
  • NetMommies.com
    http://www.netmommies.com/
    Resources for work-at-home moms.
  • Practical Panreting Advice
    http://www.practicalparent.org.uk/
    Practical Parenting Advice is a FREE one-stop resource for parents and professionals wanting tips and support on child behaviour, development and family relationships. The site has been developed by Dr Andy Gill (qualified Social Worker; PhD in Psychology) as a global public service.
  • Civitas: Tools for Shaping Children's Lives
    http://www.civitas.org/
    Civitas is a national, not-for-profit communication group benefitting children. We transform essential child development information into UNDERSTANDABLE language and USEFUL tools for parents, professionals and grandparents working with young children.
  • Metropolitan Family Services
    http://www.metrofamily.org/
    For over 140 years, Metropolitan Family Services has been at the heart of Chicago and its suburbs-encouraging family strengths and investing in a comprehensive range of programs and services that help families through difficult times.
  • The Aspen Institute: Roundtable on Comprehensive Community Initiatives for Children and Families
    http://www.aspeninstitute.org/Programt3.asp?i=83
    The Roundtable on Comprehensive Community Initiatives was established in 1992 as a forum in which people engaged in the field of comprehensive community initiatives could meet and discussthe lessons that are being learned by initiatives across the country and to work on common problems they are facing.
  • Center for the Study of Social Policy
    http://www.cssp.org/
    The Center strives to help states and localities implement creative and effective strategies that strengthen disadvantaged communities and families and ensure that children grow up healthy, safe, successful in school, and ready for productive adulthood.
  • Center for the Improvement of Child Caring
    http://www.ciccparenting.org/
    Twenty-nine years of dedication and focused research has proven CICC as one of the largest and most influential parenting and parenting education organizations.
  • March of Dimes
    http://www.modimes.org/
  • Family Support America
    http://www.familysupportamerica.org/content/home.htm
 
General
  • Voices for Illinois Children
    http://www.voices4kids.org/
    Voices for Illinois Children is a non-profit, non-partisan, statewide group of child advocates who believe all children deserve the opportunity to succeed.
  • National Center for Children in Poverty
    http://www.nccp.org/
    The National Center for Children in Poverty identifies and promotes strategies that prevent child poverty in the United States and that improve the lives of low-income children and their families.
  • Bibliography of Community Networking Resources
    http://lone-eagles.com/chap11.htm
  • Children's Institute International
    http://www.childrensinstitute.org/
    Children's Institute International (CII) is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting, preserving, and strengthening the family through the provision of child abuse prevention and treatment services for high-need, low-resource families, as well as through professional training, research, and advocacy.
  • Chicago Children's Advocacy Center
    http://www.chicagocac.org/
    The Chicago Children's Advocacy Center (CCAC) coordinates, supports, and participates in an interdisciplinary response to child abuse victims and their families in a child-friendly environment that ensures children's safety, health and well-being.
  • Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
    http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/
    CSPV works from a multi-disciplinary platform on the subject of violence and facilitates the building of bridges between the research community and the practitioners and policy makers.
  • Children's Defense Fund
    http://www.childrensdefense.org/
    The mission of the Children's Defense Fund is to Leave No Child Behind® and to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.
  • National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
    http://www.missingkids.com/
    NCMEC was established in 1984 as a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization to provide services nationwide for families and professionals in the prevention of abducted, endangered, and sexually exploited children.