2007 Dependency Benchbook, Office of the State Courts Administrator

American Bar Association Center on Children & the Law:
The goal of the ABA Children's Law Division is to improve the lives of children through advances in law, justice, knowledge, practice, and public policy. This site includes child welfare tips and great child advocacy links.

Best Interest Newsletter:
This newsletter offers news and resources for professionals and volunteers who advocate forthe best interests of abused and neglected children.

Children Now:
Children Now utilizes the mass media to make children a top priority across the country. Theywork to improve the quality of news and entertainment media for children and about children's issues.

Hear My Voice:
Hear My Voiceis a unique coalition of volunteerchild advocates and professionals in the areasof law, mental health, and the media. The site lists the recent success stories of difficult child advocacy cases.

Juvenile Justice Center:
The American Bar Association Juvenile Justice Center is dedicated to monitoring the legislative, fiscal, policy, and administrative changes rapidly emerging in juvenile justice systems across the nation.

National Association of Child Advocates (NACA):
NACA is the only national organization devoted to building the capacity of state and local child advocacy organizations.

National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC):
NACC is a nonprofit professional membership organization dedicated to quality representation and protection of children in the legal system.

National Center for Youth Law (NCYL):
NCYL provides information, training, and consultation on youth law matters to legal services for attorneys and other professionals serving poor children and youth.

National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges:
The NCJFCJ is dedicated to serving the nation's children and families by improving the courts of juvenile and family jurisdictions. Their mission is to better the justice system through education and applied research and improve the standards, practices and effectiveness of the juvenile court system.

National Children's Alliance:
NCA's Children's Advocacy Centers (CACs) are community-based programs that bring togetherrepresentatives from law enforcement, juvenile court counselors, mental health, and other serviceproviding agencies to address the investigation, treatment, and prosecution of child abuse cases.

National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association:
www.casanet.org or www.nationalcasa.org
The website for the national child advocacy organization, this site includes information about the work of CASA programs as well as a library with links about several important topics impactingchildren, including HIV, cultural awareness, and advocacy.

Office of Juvenile Delinquency Prevention:
This site offers links to the latest facts and figures on juvenile justice, delinquency prevention, and violence, and includes many of their publications, grant options, and local resources.

Social Work & Social Services Website:
This comprehensive site offers a wide variety of online resources of interest to social workers and those in the social services fields.

Voices for the Children:
This site provides a link to a summary of the Adoption and Safe Families Act, as well as a link to a chat room for others interested in this topic.

American Public Human Services Association:
APHSA educates members of Congress, the media, and the broader public on what is happening in the states around welfare, child welfare, health care reform, and other issues involving families and the elderly.