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Periodical Databases Back to Top
Bengal Central Search - Social Work 
CQ Researcher
In-depth reports on current and controversial issues.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Presents opposing views on a wide range of social issues.
Points of View Reference Center
Essays and articles that present multiple sides of current issues. Provided by SUNYConnect.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Journal articles in psychology and behavioral sciences. Provided by SUNYConnect.
Psychology: A Sage Full-Text Collection
Peer reviewed articles covering many aspects of psychology.
PsycINFO
Comprehensive index to journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations in psychology and related disciplines (1887 - present).
Sage Premier (Sage Journals Online)
Over 450 scholarly journals in the social sciences, humanities, and health.
SocIndex with Full Text
journals in sociology and social work, plus coverage of criminal justice, anthropology, gender studies, and more. Also indexes books and conference papers.
Sociology: A Sage Full-Text Collection
Peer reviewed articles covering all areas of sociology.
Web of Science
Search for citations to scholarly journal articles in all subject areas. Conduct cited reference searches for articles that cite a previously published work. (1970 - present)
Reference Back to Top
Reference Books: Social Work
An active catalog link for reference books in this subject. Reference books are located in the Information Commons room (map).
Dictionary of the Social Sciences
Academic dictionary from Oxford University Press.
Encyclopedia of Social Work, 20th ed.
The major encyclopedia in the field.
Family Studies: Sage eReference
Academic encyclopedias and reference books.
Research Methods & Evaluation: Sage eReference
Academic encyclopedias and reference books.
Social Issues: Sage eReference
Academic encyclopedias and reference books.
Social Work and Social Policy: Sage eReference
Academic encyclopedias and reference books.
Sociology and Social Work: Encyclopedias (Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Academic encyclopedias and reference sources.
American Factfinder
A quick entry into U.S. Census information, with Fact Sheets available for cities/towns, zip codes, counties, and states, including population, housing, economic, and geographic data.
Central Referral Service
Database of Western New York health and human service organizations.
Child Trends DataBank
Reports and data on national trends and research covering over 100 key indicators of child and youth well-being. Child Trends is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization.
ChildStats
Statistics and reports on children and families from the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics.
Glossary of Social Science
List of social science terms from a Rogers State University professor.
Handbook of Death and Dying
Academic encyclopedia covering all aspects of the topic, from Sage eReference.
Health United States
Latest edition of an annual report on trends in health statistics, compiled by the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics.
New York State Dept. of Health Statistics and Data
A wide collection of statistics.
Poverty Facts and Statistics
From the U.S. Census Bureau.
Poverty Guidelines, Research, and Measurement
Statistics, data, and more from the U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services.
UNdata (United Nations Data)
Statistics sources from the United Nations on education, health, population, human development, business, and more.
Web Sites Back to Top
Child Abuse Prevention Network
Provides information for professionals to support the identification, investigation, treatment, adjudication, and prevention of child abuse and neglect.
FamiliesUSA
A national non-profit organization dedicated to the achievement of affordable health and long-term care for all Americans.
Family Violence Prevention Fund
This site includes news on domestic violence issues, information on legislation, fact sheets with statistics and links to related sites.
Films On Demand 
Over 5,000 academic-level educational streaming videos covering most subject areas, from Films Media Group.
Information for Practice
IP's goal is to provide social service professionals with easier access to relevant news stories, articles in scholarly journals, and other high quality information that can be used to improve their practice.
Internet Public Library: Social Issues and Social Welfare
Search or browse through topics such as housing and poverty, human rights, and social work.
netLibrary
Search the contents of thousands of books online.
New Social Worker Online
Called "the place for social workers on the Net," this site includes information on careers and jobs, along with links to many relevant Web sites.
Social Work Search
Search this site or browse through categories such as child welfare, mental health, disabilities, employment opportunities, education, and licensing and credentials.
Student Counseling Virtual Pamphlet Collection
Links to hundreds of pamphlets produced by college counseling centers across the country on a wide variety of topics of interest to students including alcohol and substance abuse, cults, eating disorders, grief, sexual orientation, and stress.
Child Welfare League of America
Develops and promotes policies and programs to protect America's children and strengthen families. Click on "Advocacy" and "News & Events" for information on legislation and other government information related to child welfare.
Government Resources Back to Top
New York State Office for the Aging
Serves as an advocate for New Yorkers sixty years and older through the development and delivery of policies, programs and services.
New York State Office of Mental Health
The OMH operates psychiatric centers across the state and oversees over 2,500 programs including inpatient, outpatient, emergency, community support, and family care programs.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Provides information on government services and resources. Administers agencies such as Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Institutes of Health, Administration on Aging, and Administration for Children and Families.
Local Resources Back to Top
Social Work Department at Buffalo State College
Department Web site.
Research Institute on Addictions
RIA is a research center of the University at Buffalo and a national leader in the study of alcohol and substance abuse issues.
Safety Zone: New York State Resources
Lists domestic violence programs by county and includes information on domestic violence legislation in New York State.
Professional Organizations Back to Top
American Counseling Association
Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors
Clinical Social Work Federation
Council on Social Work Education
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