This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cachildwelfareclearinghousetest.org/
This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cachildwelfareclearinghousetest.org/
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) supervises the administration of programs that are federally funded, state-directed and locally operated. The mission of the CDSS is to serve, aid, and protect needy and vulnerable children and adults in ways that strengthen and preserve families, encourage personal responsibility, and foster independence.
http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cdssweb/
A one-page description of the CEBC in PDF version.
CEBC one-page description.
The California Institute for Mental Health (CIMH) was established in 1993 with a declared mission to "promote excellence in mental health services through training, technical assistance, research and policy development."
http://www.cimh.org/home/index.cfm
The Regional Training Academy Coordination Project is a statewide collaborative for in-service training and continuing professional education of public child welfare staff. Six coordinating partners- the four regional training academies, the Inter-University Consortium/Los Angeles Count Training Division, and the Resource Center for Family-Focused Practice provide a continuum of training and professional education to county staff across the state.
http://calswec.berkeley.edu/CalSWEC/2001RTA_FAQ5.html#Anchor-Bay-49575
The California Social Work Education Center (CalSWEC) is a partnership between the schools of social work, public human service agencies, and other related professional organizations that facilitates the integration of education and practice to assure effective and culturally sensitive competent service delivery to the people of California.
http://calswec.berkeley.edu/
The Campbell Collaboration is an international organization that aims to prepare, maintain, and disseminate high-quality systematic reviews of studies of effectiveness of social and educational policies and practices.
http://www.campbellcollaboration.org
The Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV), a research program of the Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS) at the University of Colorado at Boulder, was founded in 1992 to provide informed assistance to groups committed to understanding and preventing violence, particularly adolescent violence. Since that time, their mission has expanded to encompass violence across the life course.
http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/
The Chadwick Center at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego, one of the largest centers of its kind, is staffed with more than 120 professionals and paraprofessionals in the fields of medicine, social work, psychology, psychiatry, child development, nursing, and education technology. The staff is committed to family-centered care and a multidisciplinary approach to child abuse and family violence.
http://www.chadwickcenter.org/
CASRC is a collaborative undertaking of Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center in San Diego, universities in San Diego and public services sectors in San Diego County. CASRC focuses on mental health care issues for vulnerable children including children in public services sectors. In addition, CASRC specializes in longitudinal studies of children at risk for development of mental disorders and other problems in psychosocial functioning, and the effectiveness of early preventive interventions.
http://www.casrc.org/
The purpose of the Child and Family Policy Institute of California is to advance the development of sound public policy and promote program excellence in county Human Services Agencies through research, education, training, and technical assistance.
http://www.cfpic.org/
Revised Report, April 2004. A cooperative agreement funded by the Office for Victims of Crime. Prepared by National Crime Victims Research & Treatment Center and Center for Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress.
http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/ncvc/resources_prof/OVC_guidelines04-26-04.pdf
Child Trends is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization providing social science research to those who serve children and youth. To advance its mission, Child Trends collects and analyzes data; conducts, synthesizes, and disseminates research; designs and evaluates programs; and develops and tests promising approaches to research in the field.
http://www.childtrends.org
The National Child Abuse and Neglect Information Clearinghouse and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse have been consolidated and expanded to create Child Welfare Information Gateway, a service of the Children's Bureau/ACF/HHS. Child Welfare Information Gateway provides easy access to print and electronic publications, websites, and online databases covering a wide range of child welfare topics, including child abuse prevention, family preservation, foster care, domestic and intercountry adoption, and search and reunion. All of this and more of what child welfare professionals need to protect children and strengthen families can be found at:
http://www.childwelfare.gov
The Cochrane Collaboration is an international not-for-profit organization, providing up-to-date information about the effects of health care.
http://www.cochrane.org
The County Welfare Directors Association of California (CWDA) is a non profit association representing the human service directors from each of California's 58 counties. The Association's mission is to promote a human services system that encourages self-sufficiency of families and communities, and protects vulnerable children and adults from abuse and neglect.
http://cwda.org/
Closing the Quality Chasm in Child Abuse Treatment; Identifying and Dissemination Best Practices.
http://www.chadwickcenter.org/kauffman.htm
Select centers specializing in the treatment and research of victims of child abuse from across the United States have joined together to form the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). This network consists of 70 member centers, 45 that currently receive funding from the Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and 25 that previously received funding. The funding for this network became available through a congressional initiative; the Donald J. Cohen National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative.
http://www.nctsn.org
The mission of the National Family Preservation Network (NFPN) is to serve as the primary national voice for the preservation of families through Intensive Family Preservation and Reunification Services (IFPS & IFRS). NFPN provides the vision, leadership, training, tools, and resources to assist policy makers and practitioners to build on a family's strengths and to preserve family bonds so children can be protected and nurtured at home.
http://www.nfpn.org/
The mission of the National Implementation Research Network (NIRN) is to close the gap between science and service by improving the science and practice of implementation in relation to evidence-based programs and practices. The NIRN consists of a network of professionals, consumers, researchers, and policy makers who advance the science of implementation across domains (e.g. mental health, substance abuse, education, juvenile justice), inform the transformation of human services, and ensure that the voices and experiences of diverse communities and consumers influence and guide implementation efforts.
http://nirn.fmhi.usf.edu
The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) was established by the 1984 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) to oversee diverse programs that benefit victims of crime.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc
The Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP) has been committed to improving the quality of life for California's children and families since 1977. To prevent child abuse and neglect, OCAP funds and coordinates local services that help strengthen and preserve families. OCAP also develops and distributes information to individuals and organizations. OCAP administers state and federal grants and the California State Children's Trust Fund.
http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cdssweb/PG91.htm
The Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention's Model Programs Guide (CMPG) is designed to assist practitioners and communities in implementing evidence-based prevention and intervention programs that can make a difference in the lives of children and communities.
http://www.dsgonline.com/mpg2.5/mpg_index.htm
Since Rady Children's Hospital first opened its doors in 1954, their mission has been "to restore, sustain and enhance the health and developmental potential of children." As the San Diego region's only designated pediatric trauma center and the only area hospital dedicated solely to pediatric care, Rady Children's is helping San Diego prepare for the 21st century. Their goal is to help create a region where all children go to school healthy and ready to learn how to be productive and responsible citizens.
http://www.rchsd.org/
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has created the SAMHSA Model Programs.
The SAMHSA Model Programs have been tested in communities, schools, social service organizations, and workplaces across America, and have provided solid proof that they have prevented or reduced substance abuse and other related high-risk behaviors. These programs have been reviewed by SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP).
http://www.modelprograms.samhsa.gov
TF-CBT Web is a web-based learning course for Trauma - Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. It was developed to complement other methods of clinical learning, such as reading a book or manual, or attending a workshop or learning course. But, unlike most workshops and manuals, this site includes specific, step-by-step instructions for each component of therapy, printable scripts for introducing techniques to clients, and streaming video demonstrations of the therapy procedures.
http://tfcbt.musc.edu/