Web Sites - Social Work/Issues Resources
Here you will find quality checked web sites relevant to Social Work/Issues in the following categories:
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Useful sources of general information
Home Office - Research Development and Statistics
Access Home Office reports on a range of topics including asylum, crime, ethnic minorities, older people and statistics.
Intute: Social Welfare
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Addiction
Action on Addiction
UK research charity dedicated to seeking new ways to prevent and treat nicotine, alcohol and drug abuse.
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
UK charity seeking to reduce the numbers of smokers and health problems associated with smoking.
Addiction Arena
Links to further sources of information.
Alcohol Concern
Provides information on alcohol abuse, including fact sheets and publications.
BUBL - Addiction
Links to further sources of information
European Association for the Treatment of Addiction
EATA is the umbrella organisation for the independent drug and alcohol treatment and aftercare sector.
European Monitoring Centre for
Drugs and Drug Addiction - EMCDDA
The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
US organisation which includes some facts on addictions and links to various organisations.
Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in England:
2000
2001
2002
2005 onwards
Smoking Kills
A White Paper on tobacco, including risks, statistics, and issues
for particular groups such as young people and pregnant women.
Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
Established by Government in 2001 to improve social care services for adults and children in the UK.
Social Care Online
Free database of social care in the UK. Information hosted by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE).
Society for the Study of Addiction
A learned society that supports the communication of scientific
knowledge about dependence on alcohol, nicotine and other drugs.
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Adoption and Fostering
Action for Children - Adoption
UK charity providing adoption services.
The Adoption Information Line
Information on adoptions.
British Association for Adoption and Fostering
UK charity involved in all aspects of the adoption process.
Directgov - Adoption
Fostering Information Line
The Fostering Network
Intercountry Adoption - The Department for Education
Post-Adoption Centre
Charity providing counselling and support in the post-adoptive setting.
SocietyGuardian.co.uk - Information on Adoption and Fostering
Recent news items and commentary.
Social Care Institute for Excellence - Practice Guide to Fostering
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Children and Young People
The British Youth Council
Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People's Services
Identifies and coordinates local, regional and national evidence of 'what works', in delivering children's services.
Child and young people - The Department for Education
Information about services for children, including welfare, justice and health.
Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families
Government document.
The
Health of Young People '95-'97
From the Health Survey for England Series, looking specifically at the health
and growth of children and young adults aged 2-24.
NSPCC - National
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Includes an information bank giving details of publications and research.
Teenage
Pregnancy
Part of The Department of Education website.
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Crime
Action on Elder Abuse
UK charity which includes a section on social policy.
Centre for Crime
& Justice Studies
Aims to advance the education of the public and policy makers in
the care and prevention of delinquency and crime through courses,
research and publications.
Home Office - Crime
Government department responsible for reducing and preventing crime.
National Statistics - Crime and Justice
Statistical information on crime and justice.
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Discrimination
Age Positive Publications
Information from Age Positive for employers and employees on the legal and social aspects of ageism in the workplace.
Employing Older Workers
Information from Business Link for employers about employing older workers.
Equality Act 2005
From 1 October 2010, the Equality Act replaced most of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA).
Equality and Human Rights Commission
Body campaigning for equal rights specifically relating to gender and race. Their pages for advisers gives detailed legal information.
Government Equalities Office
Governement funded body promoting equal rights for women.
UK Border Agency
Home Office department that provides information for asylum seekers.
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Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence Intervention Project
Charity promoting the safety of women and children in abusive relationships.
Home Office - Domestic Violence
Government information on crime reduction with links to specific initiatives.
Ministry of Justice - Domestic Violence
Information about the legal framework surrounding domestic violence in the UK. Includes links to other sources of information.
NSPCC
Advice from the NSPCC, including sources of information for men experiencing domestic violence.
Refuge
Charity providing support and emergency accommodation.
Respect
Association for practitioners working in the field of domestic violence.
Violence Against Women
Part of the Government Equalities Office website.
Women's Aid
Charity supporting women and children affected by domestic violence. Includes section giving statistical facts and figures.
Zero Tolerance Charitable Trust
Charity promoting policy to reduce violence against women and children, including violence in the home.
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Housing
Centre for Housing Policy (University of York)
Access to research resources and links to associated organisations.
Homeless UK
Information on over 9,000 services, including hostels, day centres and other advice and support services for homeless people.
Shelter
Organisation that supports the homeless.
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Older People
For further information see Web Sites - Older People
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Social Inclusion / Exclusion
Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion - CASE
CASE focuses on exploration of different dimensions of social disadvantage, particularly from longitudinal and neighbourhood perspectives, and examination of the impact of public policy.
Centre of Economic and Social Inclusion
Organisation promoting social justice, social inclusion and tackling disadvantage.
Centrepoint
Charity supporting young people, primarily with housing issues but involved in other aspects of social exclusion of young people in the London area.
The Poverty Site
Web site providing information from the New Policy Institute and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, including links to other bodies and relevant documentation.
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