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www.mincava.umn.edu - Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse: Research, education, and access to violence related resources

www.preventchildabusewi.org - Prevent Child Abuse Wisconsin: Information and statistics related to child abuse, lending library, how to recognize and report child abuse, hot topics and resources

www.kidsarewaiting.org - Kids Are Waiting: A project of The Pew Charitable Trusts, a national non-partisan campaign for reform of the nation's foster care program to ensure that children in foster care have the safe and permanent families that they deserve - site includes videos of former foster kids and the opportunity to sign up to receive their updates via email

www.childtrends.org/ci - Child Trends: Research areas including child poverty, welfare, development, fatherhood/parenting, health, and vulnerable children and youth

www.DaveThomasFoundationforAdoption.org - The Dave Thomas Foundation: Foster care adoption and advocacy related information and resources including free education and awareness materials

www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org - Office of Juvenile Justice and Deliquency Prevention: Headlines, statistics, publications, events, e-news, etc. Links to the National Sex Offender Public Registry, Amber Alert, Faith and Community Initiatives, OJP Re-Entry Initiative, and Helping America's Youth . gov ( A national effort headed by Mrs. Laura Bush)

www.ccfl.unl.edu - University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center on Children, Families, and the Law: Mission- is to conduct research, analyze policy and provice education and community service related to child and family law and policy; purpose of activities is to enhance the well being of children, youth, and families; related publications, links, events, research, services

www.fosterclub.com - Foster Club: The national network for youth in fostercare; Foster care related information, resources, links, and activities for kids, teens, and adults, including a message board, life books, foster care facts (Rights and Responsibilities, Q&A, Glossary), and topics (such as "the system", "bio family", "kids like me", "adoption", "school and education", "abuse", "drugs and alcohol", "relationships", and "stressed and depressed")

www.cwla.org - Child Welfare League of America - "Making Children a National Priority" : Includes resources and links on related topics which include research, publications, culture/diversity, special initiatives, advocacy, and news and media, as well as access to online issues of "Children's Voice" magazine

www.wisconsin-casa.org - Wisconsin CASA Association: State association website containing Court Appointed Special Advocate related data and info, including the history of CASA, contact info for programs in Wisconsin, news and updates, pictures, activities, etc.

www.casaforchildren.org - National CASA Association: Resources and information for judges (Judge's Page), CASA program volunteers and staff, and the general public, including how you can help, statistics, the history of CASA, the latest news and events, as well as ShopCASA (online store to purchase CASA related materials and resources). Also visit http://www.casanet.org.