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Additional Resources Related to Families and Policy

Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University: “The mission of the Center for Child and Family Policy is to solve problems facing children in contemporary society by bringing together scholars from many disciplines with policy makers and practitioners.” The site includes reports, policy briefs, newsletters, and presentations.

To access the website, click here: http://www.pubpol.duke.edu/centers/child/.

Family Policy Resources: This page from the University of Maryland’s Family Impact Seminar includes links to several family policy publications, links to other state family impact seminars, and family policy tools to use in analyzing proposed or current policy.

To access the website, click here: http://www.hhp.umd.edu/FMST/fis/resources.html.

Institute for Women's Policy Research: “The Institute for Women's Policy Research conducts rigorous research and disseminates its findings to address the needs of women, promote public dialogue, and strengthen families, communities, and societies. IWPR focuses on issues of poverty and welfare, employment and earnings, work and family issues, health and safety, and women's civic and political participation.”

To access the website, click here: http://www.iwpr.org/index.cfm.

The Clearinghouse on International Developments in Child, Youth, and Family Policies at Columbia University: “The Clearinghouse provides cross-national, comparative information about the policies, programs, benefits and services available in the advanced industrialized countries to address child, youth, and family needs. Coverage focuses on 23 advanced industrialized countries. Expansion to other countries and other parts of the world is under way.” Administered by the Institute for Child and Family Policy.

To access the website, click here: http://www.childpolicyintl.org/.

Social Policy Research Centre: “The Social Policy Research Centre is a research centre of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of New South Wales. The SPRC conducts research and fosters discussion on all aspects of social policy in Australia.” The site includes many full-text papers and reports.

To access the website, click here: http://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/.

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