World-Wide Web Resources
Family Studies

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  • The Administration for Children and Families, from the Department of Health and Human Services. Responsible for "federal programs which promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities." Provides links to the more than a dozen ACF programs and services, including the Office of Family Assistance, created by the Welfare Reform Law of 1996, which oversees TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), the program that replaced AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) and JOBS (Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training). Also contains reports to Congress and current press releases concerning child welfare.

  • Adolescence Directory On-Line, from the Center for Adolescent Studies at Indiana University.

  • The Adoption Book Catalog, contains over 250 books on adoption, infertility, and parenting challenges. Topics include "how to adopt," "raising adopted children," "international adoption," "open adoption," "search and reunion", and "learning about infertility."

  • Adoptive Families of America, non-profit organization bringing together people interested in adoption and resources to support adoption and children without permanent homes.

  • Adult Children of Alcoholics Resources

  • All About Kids Online, family and parenting resource site based on the Parenting Magazine, "All About Kids." Includes an interactive forum for visitor feedback. Intended as a children's issues resource.

  • All Family Resources, resources in many areas of family management, including a special Children/Teen section.

  • American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences

  • Australian Institute of Family Studies, includes research.

  • Child Development Resources

  • Children, Youth and Family Education and Research Network

  • Child, Youth, and Family Consortium, an electronic clearinghouse providing a pathway to information related to the health, education and welfare of children, youth and families.

  • Children in the States: 1998 Data. From the Children's Defense Fund. From this site users may access specific state pages which feature a large range of current data on population and family characteristics, economic security and federal program participation, child health and disabilities, childcare and early childhood education, and youth development.

  • Children's Rights of America, national non-profit organization that helps abused, neglected, and/or missing children and their families.

  • Families Under Construction, Inc., with tools that provide practical solutions for building, maintaining, and repairing families.

  • Family.com, offers activity planning, baby and pregnancy information, and education information.

  • Family Links, from Nerd World Media.

  • Family Planet

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  • American Coalition for Fathers and Children: "Fathers Rights for Gender Equality."
  • At-Home Dad, a quarterly newsletter promoting the home-based father.
  • Father Facts, review of current social science literature on fatherhood & family trends. Compiled by National Fatherhood Initiative president Wade Horn.
  • The Fatherhood Project, national research and education project examining the future of fatherhood and developing ways to support men's involvement in child rearing.
  • FatherNet, from the Children, Youth and Family Consortium. Includes research, policy and opinion documents to inform users about the factors that support and hinder men's involvement in the lives of children.
  • Father-to-Father, national effort to unite men in the task of being a strong and positive force in their children's lives.
  • FatherWork, "stories, activities, and ideas to encourage generative fathering."
  • Institute for Responsible Fatherhood & Family Revitalization, home-based grassroots non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging fathers to become involved in the lives of their children in a loving, compassionate, and nurturing way.
  • National Center for Fathering
  • National Center on Fathers and Families
  • National Fatherhood Initiative
  • National Fathers Network
  • Single and Custodial Father's Network

  • Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement, provides links to individual state's child support enforcement programs and to the most recent updates on national child support policy.

  • Focal Point, publication of the Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, which is funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research of the U.S. Department of Education.

  • The Future of Children, journal from the Center for the Future of Children at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

  • Goshen Family and Individual Resources

  • Home Education & Family Services, organization offering help to parents and families who are educating their children at home.

  • Human Development and Family Life Education Resource Center, at Ohio State University.

  • International Network for Children & Families

  • International Society for the Study of Personal Relationships

  • KidsHealth.org, from The Nemours Foundation. Created for parents and kids, KidsHealth contains interactive articles about children's healthcare, medicine, surgery, and parenting.

  • Marriage Builders Resource Links, includes marital advice articles.

  • National Academy for Child Development, helps parents and children overcome learning disabilities through home educational and therapeutic programs designed by Robert J. Doman, Jr. for infants, children and adults.

  • National Council on Family Relations

  • National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities

  • National Survey of America's Families, from The Urban Institute.

  • ParenthoodWeb

  • Parenting Links, from Nerd World Media.

  • ParentNews, with parenting skills, professional advice on specific questions, and community support resources.

  • Pediatric Points of Interest, includes software, pediatric organizations, parenting resources, and newsletters From the Johns Hopkins University School of Pediatrics.

  • Positive Parenting Related Links, from Positive Parenting On-line.

  • Teen Sexuality in a Culture of Confusion, Dan Habib has compiled a documentary featuring interviews and photos of teens dealing with AIDS, HIV, homosexuality, abstinence, bisexuality, race and gender, religion, pregnancy, abuse, and body image.

  • Web sites Related to Families and Children, from Kansas State University's School of Family Studies and Human Services.

  • The WonderWise Parent, includes both credit and non-credit extension courses for parents.

  • Work-Family Research Literature Database, from the Work-Family Researchers Electronic Network. Sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and maintained by the Center for Work and Family at Boston College.

  • School of Human Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky.
  • Department of Family Studies, University of Kentucky.

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    This page was last updated 4 August 2004. To suggest additions or corrections to this list, send mail to Valerie Perry at vperry@uky.edu.

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