ABUSE & NEGLECT

National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse & Neglect Information
A service of the U.S. Dept. of Human Services, this web site acts as a national resource for professionals seeking information on the prevention, identification and treatment of child abuse & neglect.

ADOLESCENT

Adolescence & Nutrition from the Food and Nutrition Information Center

 

Adolescence Directory On-line (ADOL)
An electronic guide to information for educators, counselors, parents, researchers, health practitioners and teens on adolescent issues.

Adolescent Health

America's Children: National Indicators of Well Being This report is the first in a planned annual effort to monitor the well-being of the Nation's children & youth. Developed jointly by the Federal agencies that provide data on children & adolescents, it presents statistics, information, graphs & charts on our youth's well-being (ranging from their economic security, their health, their behavior, social environment, and their education).

Health Topics: Adolescents & Teens

Mental Health Risk Factors for Adolescents

CHILD CARE PROGRAMS

National Resource Center for Health & Safety in Child Care
This site promotes health and safety in out-of-home child care settings throughout the nation, and provides access to Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards, licensure regulations from the 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as other child care information resources.

FAMILIES/PARENTING

Child & Family Web Guide
A directory that evaluates, describes and provides links to hundreds of sites containing child development research and practical advice. Created by faculty and librarians at Tufts University.

Facts for Families
A collection of over 80 brief fact sheets developed by the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry on various issues of childhood and adolescence. Topics include child abuse, child and adolescent development, medical, health and disease, mental health and disorders, media issues, parenting and family problems, and sexuality issues.

The National Parenting Center
A leading parent advocacy organization dedicated to providing parents with comprehensive and responsible guidance from renowned child rearing authorities.

ParenthoodWeb
Offers parenting, family and pregnancy information. It provides an index to recent articles on a variety of subjects ranging from adoption, bedwetting. childcare, discipline, etc.

INFANT/CHILD DEVELOPMENT

America's Children: National Indicators of Well Being This report is the first in a planned annual effort to monitor the well-being of the Nation's children & youth. Developed jointly by the Federal agencies that provide data on children & adolescents, it presents statistics, information, graphs & charts on our youth's well-being (ranging from their economic security, their health, their behavior, social environment, and their education).

Child Nutrition & Health, from the Food & Nutrition Information Center

Child Care Hotlinks

Federal Food Assistance Programs

Health Topics: Infants & Children
Sponsored by the National Center for Chronic Disease.

Our-Kids
A support group web site for parents, caregivers & others who are working with children with physical and/or mental disabilities and delays.

UNICEF Home Page

OLDER ADULT

Aging & Nutrition, from the Food & Nutrition Information Center.

AgingStats.Gov: Website of the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics.

AOA is the official web site for "The Administration on Aging, an agency in the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, whose mission is to promote the dignity and independence of older people, and to help society prepare for an aging population."

Healthy Aging for Older Adults
Information, research, statistics & links to other aging-related organizations from the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention.

The Resource Directory for Older People
A database of information about national and state-level organizations that serve older adults and geriatric professional. Designed for professionals, researchers, older people and their families, this database provides names, addresses, phone numbers fax numbers as well as e-mail and web site addresses.

Statistical Information on Older Persons
Developed by the Administration on Aging, this site links to web sites providing statistical information on older Americans. Includes health, marital status, 60+ population by state, projections, and more.

Statistical Information on Older Persons
Developed by the Administration on Aging, this site links the searcher to other web sites providing statistical information on older adults.