Internet Resources in Community and Human Services
Criminal Justice | Emergency and Fire Services | Health and Mental Health Services | Human and Social Services
Criminal Justice
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
- Department of Justice Resource Center
- Federal Bureau of Prisons
- FindLaw: Cases and Codes - US federal and state laws and codes
- How to Do Legal Research: Basics
- Landmark Supreme Court Cases
- Legal Information Institute (Cornell) - text of court cases
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service Full-Text database
- New York State Criminal Justice Agencies Directory
- Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
- U.S. Sentencing Commission
Emergency and Fire Services
- Building and Fire Research Publications database
- Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management Resource Guide - ignore the section on databases
- Department of Homeland Security Emergency and Disaster Resources
- Disaster Research Center - social and behavioral aspects of disaster
- Encyclopedia of Southern Fire Science
- FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Fire on the Web - software, data and publications from NIST
- Fire Protection Engineering Magazine
- Fire Sciences Lab - publications and links for fire behavior, chemistry and effects
- Industrial Fire World Magazine
- Material Safety Data Sheets Search - Emergency Responders Information
- NYS Office of Fire Prevention and Control
- Office of Domestic Preparedness - part of the DHS
- 2012 Emergency Response Guidebook (.pdf file) - from the U.S. Dept. of Transportation
Health and Mental Health Services
- Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
- AllPsych Online Virtual Classroom - disorder information, reference, career and forum sections
- American College of Health Care Administrators
- American Hospital Association
- American Psychoanalytic Association
- American Psychological Association
- BioMed Central Full-Text Journals
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- Finding Psychological Measures
- Medterms.com - online medical dictionary
- Mental Health Net
- National Center for Health Statistics
- (New York State) Office of Mental Health statistics and reports
- New York Codes, Rules and Regulations (NTCRR) Title 18: Mental Health
- New York State Chartbook of Mental Health Information and other resources
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- U.S. National Library of Medicine- access to the databases of the National Library of Medicine
- PubMed - access to citations in MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE and other health-related databases
Human and Social Services
- Administration on Aging - information for older persons, their families and people interested in aging
- American Public Human Services Association
- Association for Gerontology in Higher Education
- Center for Social Services Research
- Child Care and Early Education Research Connections
- Cyburbia: Urban Planning Portal
- Clinical Social Work Federation
- Community Service Society of New York
- Corporation for National and Community Service
- Council for Standards in Human Service Education
- National Association of Social Workers
- National Office of Child Care
- National Organization for Human Services (NOHS)
- New York State Social Work Requirements
- Senior Living Map - resources on nonprofit housing and services for seniors
- The State of the World's Children - UNICEF annually examines issues affecting children. The report includes supporting data and statisitcs.
- (SWAN): Social Work Access Network
- U.S. Green Book - data and information on selected social welfare programs