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Alcohol and Other Drugs

http://www.nasadad.org
(National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors) This national organization addresses ATOD prevention and treatment issues. Includes information about its annual National Prevention Network conference.

http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/mentalhealth/index.shtml
(Office of Mental Health and Addiction Services) OMHAS has compiled information and links to assist consumers in becoming informed about mental health disorders and to assist consumers in becoming healthy, safe and independent individuals.

http://www.health.org
(National clearinghouse for drugs and alcohol information) Includes statistics, a searchable database, and fact sheets.

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Children and Families

http://www.cachildwelfareclearinghouse.org
The California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC) Web site serves as an online connection for child welfare professionals, staff of public and private organizations, academic institutions, and others who are committed to serving children and families. It provides information on evidence-based child welfare practices and facilitates the utilization of evidence-based practices as a method of achieving improved outcomes of safety, permanency and well-being for children and families involved in the California public child welfare system.

http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/children/index.shtml
(State Office for Services to Children and Families, Oregon Department of Human Resources) A resource to share information on the agency and the programs and services it provides.

http://www.alliance1.org
(Alliance for Children and Families). Provides a resource for anyone interested in initiatives supporting children and families. The alliance is an international membership association made up of private, nonprofit human- and social-service agencies.

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Criminal Justice

http://www.ncjrs.org
(National Criminal Justice Reference Service) A division of the U.S. Department of Justice, includes sections on courts, juvenile justice, statistics, and drug and crime, among others.

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Drug Courts

Evaluation

http://www.eval.org
(American Evaluation Association) Home to numerous links and resources pertaining to evaluation.

http://www.innonet.org
A strategic planning site for non-profit organizations that includes research and evaluation resources, and information about workshops and training sessions.

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Health Care

http://www.rwjf.org
(Robert Wood Johnson Foundation) The largest U.S. foundation devoted to improving the health and health care of all Americans.

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Journals and Magazines

http://www.apa.org/journals
Search for articles related to psychology either by topic or journal contents. Maintained by the American Psychological Association.

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Juvenile Justice & Delinquency

http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/programs/ProgSummary.asp?pi=2
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) established the Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse in 1979 as a resource for people interested in juvenile justice, delinquency issues, and OJJDP. Sections include Grants & Funding, Publications, Programs, and Events.

http://virlib.ncjrs.org/JuvenileJustice.asp
This site, which is part of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service, is an indexed resource of publications pertaining to juvenile justice issues. It also includes links to more than 50 other juvenile justice-related Web sites.

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Oregon Data

http://www.upa.pdx.edu/CPRC
(Center for Population Research and Census, Oregon State Census Headquarters) Many good links are listed here.

http://bluebook.state.or.us
The Oregon Blue Book is the official state directory about state, county, city, federal and tribal governments ... and much more.

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Prevention

http://captus.samhsa.gov/western/resources/bp/step7/index.cfm
This site is designed to be a "how-to" guide to planning and implementing an evaluation of your prevention program. NPC contributed the Logic Model section. The site includes a step-by-step process for developing an evaluation. An outline makes it easy to locate specific kinds of evaluation information.

http://prevention.samhsa.gov

SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention works with States and communities to develop comprehensive prevention systems that create healthy communities in which people enjoy a quality life.

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Research Legalities

http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp
(Office for Human Research Protections at the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services) Includes policy guidance, compliance oversight, educational materials, and workshop schedule.

http://www.gsr.pdx.edu/orsp.html
(Portland State University Office of Research and Sponsored Projects) Includes Application for Review of the Protection of Human Subjects in Proposed Research.

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Scales, Measures and Instruments

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~psychrc/time.html
Drug/Alcohol and Residential 6-month follow-back calendars are forms for assessing client patterns using the Time-Line Follow-Back method (Sobell et al., 1980).

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Youth Issues

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/index.htm
This CDC resource provides national school health strategies and research & evaluation information, including latest version of YRBS (Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System).

http://www.aypf.org
(American Youth Policy Forum) This nonpartisan professional development organization provides learning opportunities for policymakers working on youth issues at the local, state, and national levels.

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