ARKANSAS LINKS

 

Links The links provided on this page are a composite of local, state and national resources for children. You will find the links listed by type and topic. While this list is long, it in no way represents every resource available. If you have any additional links you wish to share please contact us at aacf@aradvocates.org. Child Advocacy Child Welfare Children and TV Community Development Data Disabilities and Special Needs Diversity Early Education and Child Care   Education Families and Parenting Foundations Government Health and Safety Human Services Hunger and Poverty Juvenile Justice and Youth Violence   Legal Resources Legislative Advocacy and Lobbying Opportunities for Youth Resources for Journalists Social Policy Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment Welfare Reform   CHILD ADVOCACY Advocacy 101 Children's Defense Fund Kids' Advocate Online National Kids Count Network The Future of Children Nat'l Association of Child Advocates Promising Practices Network The Child Advocate The Children's Advocate Newsmagazine CHILD WELFARE ASK The Magazine American Humane Association Child Protective Services Watch Children's Rights Council Child Welfare League of America Nat'l Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Info The No Spanking Web Page CHILDREN and TV Center for Media Education Center for Media Literacy Entertainment Software Rating Board Nat'l Institute on Media and Family TV Parental Guidelines Monitoring Board V-Chip Education Project Watch Out for Children: A Mothers' Statement to Advertisers COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Alliance for Nat'l Renewal National League of Cities The Delta Compact The MidSouth Delta Initiative U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development DATA Arkansas Children's Data Center Arkansas DHS 2000 Statistical Report Child Trends Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics Forum on Child and Family Statistics National Kids Count Project U.S. Census Bureau U.S. Census Bureau FactFinder U.S. Census Burea Quick Facts U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS Arc of Arkansas Disability Rights Center March of Dimes Mental Health Council of Arkansas Nat'l Association for the Mentally Ill - Ark. Nat'l Mental Health Association Screening for Mental Health Special Needs - Family Friendly Fun DIVERSITY Anti-Defamation League Bilingual Books Generations United League of United Latin American Citizens Little Rock Racial and Cultural Diversity Commission NAACP Nat'l Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition Nat'l Conference for Community and Justice Nat'l Urban League Seeking Harmony in Neighborhoods Everywhere Sexuality Information and Education Council Southern Poverty Law Center Students Talking About Respect United National Indian Tribal Youth University of Maryland's Diversity Database EARLY EDUCATION and CHILD CARE Arkansas Division of Child Care The Carolina Abecedarian Project Civitan Internat'l Research Center in Birmingham, AL Families and Work Institute GettingReady.org I am Your Child Nat'l Association for the Education of Young Children Nat'l Network for Child Care Southern Early Childhood Association Zero to Three Nat'l Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families EDUCATION   Arkansas Department of Education American Federation of Teachers Arkansas School Boards Association Just4Kids.org Nat'l Association of Secondary School Principals Nat'l Coalition of Advocates for Students Nat'l Education Association Partnership for Family Involvement in Education Public Education Network Rural School and Community Trust Safe and Drug-free Schools and Communities Program School of the 21st Century Southern Regional Education Board The Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Education U.S. Department of Education FAMILIES and PARENTING Center for Effective Parenting Family Support America Harvard Family Research Project Let's Invest in Families Today Nat'l Parent Information Network Parents Place Parents Talk FOUNDATIONS Annie E. Casey Foundation Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Ford Foundation Kaiser Family Foundation Open Society Institute Robert Wood Johnson Foundation GOVERNMENT State of Arkansas 83rd Arkansas General Assembly Nat'l Governors Association U.S. Department of Labor Government Benefits U.S. Senate Senator Tim Hutchinson (R) Senator Blanche Lincoln (D) U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Rep. Marion Berry (D), 1st District U.S. Rep. Vic Snyder (D), 2nd District U.S. Rep. John Boozman (R), 3rd District U.S. Rep. Mike Ross (D), 4th District HEALTH and SAFETY Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality American Association of Health Plans American Medical Association Arkansas Center for Health Improvement Arkansas Children's Hospital Arkansas Department of Health Arkansas Hospitals Association Arkansas Medicaid Arkansas Statewide Oral Health Coalition ARKids First Behavioral Risk Factor Surveilliance System Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids Center for Disease Control Center for Studying Health System Change Covering Kids Families USA Focus on Child Health HealthFinder Kids Growth KidsHealth Maternal and Child Health Policy Research Center Nat'l Academies Board on Children, Youth and Families Nat'l Academy for State Health Policy Nat'l Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health Nat'l Institute of Child Health Nat'l Safety Council State Children's Health Insurance Program State Health Facts Online HUMAN SERVICES Arkansas Youth Service Providers Association American Public Human Services Association U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HUNGER and POVERTY Food Research and Action Center MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger National Center for Children in Poverty Share Our Strength Tufts University Nutrition Center UNICEF U.S. Department of Agriculture JUVENILE JUSTICE and YOUTH VIOLENCE Arkansas Coalition for Juvenile Justice Arkansas Crime Information Center Building Blocks for Youth Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice Fight Crime - Invest in Kids Forum for Youth Investment Gang Crime Prevention The Justice Information Center National Resource Center for Safe Schools National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Talking with Kids about Tough Issues USDA Partnerships Against Violence Network LEGAL RESOURCES Legal Action Center LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY and LOBBYING Arkansas General Assembly Arkansas Kids Count Coalition Arkansas Public Policy Panel Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy Electronic Advocacy Grassroots.com Nat'l Conference of State Legislators THOMAS Legislative Information on the Internet OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH America's Promise Connect for Kids Conway's Child Harvard Children's Initiative Search Institute RESOURCES FOR JOURNALISTS Casey Journalism Center for Children & Families Children Now Columbia Journalism Review Media Alliance Project for Excellence in Journalism The Nieman Foundation for Journalism/ Harvard University SOCIAL POLICY Brandeis University's Graduate School in Social Policy Center for Policy Alternatives Child Policy Project Nat'l Center for Policy Analysis RAND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION & TREATMENT Alcohol Policies Project American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry American Society of Addiction Medicine Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Community Anti-drug Coalitions Nat'l Association of Addiction Treatment Providers Nat'l Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors Nat'l Association of Drug Court Professionals Nat'l Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence Nat'l Families in Action Nat'l Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Nat'l Institute on Drug Abuse WELFARE REFORM Center for Law and Social Policy Eastern Arkansas Workforce Center Welfare Information Network

REFERRALS: CAICA is not a referral agency. CAICA does not refer to or promote facilities or transport companies for children or teens. CAICA warns parents that the parent pay / parent choice programs ie. Residential Treatment Centers, Therapeutic Boarding Schools, Behavior Modification Programs, Christian Programs, Positive Peer Culture Programs, etc., are not regulated by the Federal Government and that it is a "Buyer Beware" industry. CAICA provides the following for parents: Message to Parents, Help for Distraught and Desperate Parents, and Questions to Ask and Warning Signs.

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