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National and State CASA Programs
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Child Abuse Information
National
Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
The Clearinghouse is a national resource for professionals and others seeking information on child abuse and neglect and child welfare.
Child Abuse Prevention Network
Childhelp USA
Childhelp USAŽ is dedicated to meeting the physical, emotional, educational, and
spiritual needs of abused and neglected children. It does this by focusing its
efforts and resources upon treatment, prevention, and research.
Children's Defense Fund
Concentrating on the needs of poor and minority children and those with disabilities,
the Children's Defense Fund stresses the importance of preventative investment in children.
Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)
An association of nearly 1,000 public and private non-profit agencies, the Child
Welfare League of America (CWLA) is the largest publisher of child welfare materials
including general trade books, child advocacy books, the Child Welfare journal, and
the Children's Voice magazine.
Children and the Law
National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues
ABA Center on Children and the Law
Children's Rights, Inc.
A leading litigator on behalf of abused/neglected children and kids languishing in foster care, this organization has helped prod considerable reform throughout the country by use of statewide or local class action law suits, brought with the help of local child advocates.
National Center for Youth Law
A private, non-profit law office serving the legal needs of children and their families.
Foster Youth Rights
California Youth Connection
The Children’s Defense Fund
The Children’s Defense Fund has compiled state-by-state fact sheets on children in foster care, as an advocacy tool for programs serving vulnerable children on the state and federal levels.
Child Advocacy
Voices
for America's Children
Best Interests-- The E-Magazine for Children's Advocates
Continuing Education
National CASA Conference Audio Clips
(For example 1) Animal Cruelty, Child Abuse, Domestic Violence: a Toxic Triangle 2) Conflict Management 3) Facing the Methamphetamine Epidemic 4) Keys to Best Practices for Non-Native Advocates for Native Children 5) Successful Advocacy and Intervention for Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder 6) Speaking Out for Rural Children & Families 7) The Power of Education in a Child's Life 8) Domestic Violence and the Impact on Children). Speak to your Volunteer Supervisor / Case Manager regarding collecting Continuing Education / Hours credit before accruing them.
Transitional Services Information (Link to section of Sonoma CASA's Summer 2005 newsletter discussing transitional services. PDF)
Sonoma County Superior Court Juvenile Dependence Court Info
Juvenile Dependency Court Information Website
Sonoma County Department of Child Support Services
Santa Rosa Junior College Independent Living Program
I Can Afford College
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