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Professional Organizations

Administration for Children & Families The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is a division of the Department of Health & Human Services. We promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals and communities.
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) is the professional association for the field of marriage and family therapy.
American Counseling Association As the world's largest association representing professional counselors in various practice settings, the American Counseling Association stands ready to serve more than 55,000 members with the resources they need to make a difference. From webinars, publications, and journals to Conference education sessions and legislative action alerts, ACA is where counseling professionals turn for powerful, credible content and support.
American Psychological Association Our mission is to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people's lives.
Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative The Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative is home to a number of projects that focus on educating and raising young children. ECAP hosts research, technical assistance, and service projects.
National Association for the Education of Young Children NAEYC promotes high-quality early learning for all children, birth through age 8, by connecting practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse, dynamic early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children.
National Council on Family Relations The National Council on Family Relations, founded in 1938, is the oldest nonprofit, nonpartisan, multidisciplinary professional association focused solely on family research, practice and education.
National Partnership for Women & Families Founded in 1971 as the Women’s Legal Defense Fund, the National Partnership for Women & Families is a nonprofit, nonpartisan 501(c)3 organization located in Washington, D.C.
Society for Research on Adolescence The Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) is a rapidly growing, dynamic society focused on the theoretical, empirical, and policy research issues of adolescence.

Websites

Center on Everyday Lives of Families CELF is an interdisciplinary center where anthropologists, applied linguists, education specialists, and psychologists study how working parents and their children approach the challenges of balancing the demands of work, school, and family life using detailed, ethnographic research of everyday life.
Center on the Family Conducts applied and basic research on family issues, and generates and disseminates research-based information that improves the quality of life for Hawai‘i's families and is useful to those who work with them.
Child & Family WebGuide The WebGuide is a directory that evaluates, describes and provides links to hundreds of sites containing child development research and practical advice.
Children, Youth & Family Consortium The Children, Youth & Family Consortium educates professionals, translates research, and generates knowledge to enhance practice and inform policies that positively influence the education and health outcomes of children, youth, and families.
Council on Contemporary Families The Council on Contemporary Families is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to providing the press and public with the latest research and best-practice findings about American families.
Families and Work Institute Families and Work Institute is a nonprofit center dedicated to providing research for living in today’s changing workplace, changing family and changing community.
Family Issues Medline Plus MedlinePlus links to health information from the National Institutes of Health and other federal government agencies.
Intersecting the Two Kingdoms This Web site is dedicated to better understanding the Lutheran distinctions and how they inform higher education, our practices, and our instruction. The site provides practical examples, ideas, and background for content and instruction in the classroom and congregation.
Pew Research Center "Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. We conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other data-driven social science research."

News

Headlines from Journalism Center on Children & Families For reporters, editors, producers, educators, and students, JCCF aimed to deepen, spotlight, encourage and support media coverage of the complex and urgent issues that affect children, youth and families in the U.S.
Research news Child & Family WebGuide Various websites offer a wealth of child development research articles. Topics covered include education, social behavior, family and child care, parenting styles, parenting teenagers and abuse and violence. Information on programs for children and families, pediatric health, disorders and diseases, nutrition, women and family and other areas of child development research are also provided.