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æ ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS
æ GOVERNMENT RESOURCES
æ NONPROFIT RESOURCES
æ RESEARCH RESOURCES
æ LAWS, REGULATIONS, & POLICIES
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ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS
Los Angeles County æ California æ National
Los Angeles County
A Community of Friends
http://www.acof.org
Alliance for Children's Rights
http://www.kids-alliance.org
Bring L.A. Home
http://www.bringlahome.org
Children’s Health Initiative of Greater Los Angeles
http://www.chigla.org
Children's Law Center
http://www.clcla.org
Community College Foundation
http://www.cccf.org
Los Angeles Coalition to End Hunger and Homelessness
http://www.lacehh.org
National Mental Health Association of Greater Los Angeles
http://www.mhala.org
Public Counsel
http://www.publiccounsel.org
Southern California Association of Non-Profit Housing
http://www.scanph.org
United Friends of the Children
http://www.unitedfriends.org
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California
California Alliance of Child and Family Services
http://www.cacfs.org
California Association of Adoption Agencies
http://www.california-adoption.org
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
http://www.camft.org
California Association of Mental Health Patients' Rights Advocates
http://www.camhpra.org
California Association of School Psychologists
http://www.casponline.org
California Association of Social Rehabilitation Agencies
http://www.casra.org
California Budget Project
http://www.cbp.org
California Child Welfare Directors’ Association
http://cwda.org
California Coalition for Mental Health
http://www.mhac.org/advocacy/ccmh.cfm
California Council of Community Mental Health Agencies
http://www.cccmha.org
California Institute for Mental Health
http://www.cimh.org
California Mental Health Advocates for Children and Youth
http://www.cmhacy.org
California Mental Health Directors’ Association
http://www.cmhda.org
California Network of Mental Health Clients
http://www.californiaclients.org
California Psychiatric Association
http://www.calpsych.org
California Psychological Association
http://www.calpsychlink.org
California Society for Clinical Social Work
http://clinicalsocialworksociety.org
California State Association of Counties
http://www.csac.counties.org
California Youth Connection
http://www.calyouthconn.org/site/cyc
Community Residential Care Association of California
http://hometown.aol.com/SNCNEWS/crcac.html
Mental Health Association in California
http://www.mhac.org
Mental Health Client Action Network
http://www.mhcan.org
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, California Chapter
http://www.namicalifornia.org
National Association of Social Workers, California Chapter
http://www.naswca.org
Protection and Advocacy, Inc.
http://www.pai-ca.org
Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
http://www.ppic.org
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National
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
http://www.aacap.org
American Association of Children’s Residential Centers
http://www.aacrc-dc.org
American Public Human Services Association
http://www.aphsa.org
American Psychiatric Association
http://www.psych.org
ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center
http://www.archrespite.org
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
http://www.bazelon.org
Casey Family Programs
http://www.casey.org
Child Care Law Center
http://www.childcarelaw.org
Child Welfare League of America
http://www.cwla.org
Corporation for Supportive Housing
http://www.csh.org
Foster Care and Adoptive Community
http://www.fosterparents.com
Mental Health America
http://www.nmha.org
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
http://www.nami.org
National Center on Child Fatality Review
http://www.ican-ncfr.org
National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
http://www.nccbh.org
National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association
http://www.casanet.org
National Foster Care Coalition
http://www.nationalfostercare.org/
National Foster Parent Association
http://www.nfpainc.org
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GOVERNMENT RESOURCES
Los Angeles County æ California æ National
Los Angeles County
First 5 Commission
http://www.first5.org
Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
http://www.hacla.org
Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect (ICAN)
http://ican.co.la.ca.us
Los Angeles County Auditor-Controller
http://auditor.co.la.ca.us
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
http://bos.co.la.ca.us
æ Agenda for Board of Supervisors’ Meetings
http://bos.co.la.ca.us/Categories/Agenda/AgendaHome.asp
æ Board of Supervisors’ Statements of Proceedings
http://search.co.la.ca.us/bossop
æ Communications with the Board of Supervisors
http://search2.co.la.ca.us/omd
æ Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Transcripts
http://lacounty.info/BOS/SOP/TRANSCRIPTS
Los Angeles County Chief Administrative Office
http://ceo.lacounty.gov
Los Angeles County Children’s Planning Council
http://www.childrensplanningcouncil.org
Los Angeles County Commission for Children and Families
http://www.lachildrenscommission.org
Los Angeles County Community Development Commission
http://www.lacdc.org
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services
http://dcfs.co.la.ca.us
æ Independent Living/Emancipation Program Website (ILPOnline)
http://www.ilponline.org
æ Runaway and Abducted Foster Children
http://www.missingkidsla.org
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (DMH)
http://www.lacdmh.org
æ DMH Integrated System
http://dmh.lacounty.info/hipaa/cp_home.htm
æ Los Angeles County Mental Health Services Act Website
http://lacdmh.org/stp/index.html
Los Angeles County Education Coordinating Council
http://www.educationcoordinatingcouncil.org
Los Angeles County Mental Health Commission
http://www.lacdmh.org/mhc
Los Angeles County Probation Commission
http://probation.co.la.ca.us/anmviewer.asp?a=282&z=8
Los Angeles County Probation Department
http://probation.co.la.ca.us
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Juvenile Courts
http://www.lasuperiorcourt.org/juvenile
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Mental Health Department
http://www.lasuperiorcourt.org/MentalHealth
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority
http://www.lahsa.org
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California
California Courts
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov
California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
http://www.adp.ca.gov
California Department of Aging
http://www.aging.ca.gov
California Department of Health Services
http://www.dhs.ca.gov
http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/Pages/default.aspx
æ Baby-Cal Care Services
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/babycal/default.htm
æ Healthy Families
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/director/healthy_families/default.htm
http://www.healthyfamilies.ca.gov/hf/hfhome.jsp
http://www.mrmib.ca.gov/MRMIB/HFP.shtml
æ Medi-Cal
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/mcs/medi-calhome/default.htm
http://www.medi-cal.ca.gov
æ Medi-Cal Redesign
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/mcs/mcpd/MCReform
æ HIPAA Information
http://www.dmh.ca.gov/hipaa
California Department of Mental Health
http://www.dmh.cahwnet.gov
æ Mental Health Services Act Website
http://www.dmh.ca.gov/Prop_63/MHSA/default.asp
æ Office of HIPAA Compliance
http://www.dmh.ca.gov/hipaa/default.asp
California Department of Developmental Services
http://www.dds.cahwnet.gov
California Department of Education
http://www.cde.ca.gov
California Department of Rehabilitation
http://www.adp.ca.gov
California Department of Social Services
http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov
æ Child Welfare Services Redesign
http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cfsweb/PG1519.htm
æ Children and Family Services Division
http://www.childsworld.ca.gov
æ Community Care Licensing
http://ccld.ca.gov
California Legislative Analyst’s Office
http://www.lao.ca.gov
California Mental Health Planning Council
http://www.dmh.cahwnet.gov/Mental_Health_Planning_Council/default.asp
California State Assembly
http://www.assembly.ca.gov
California State Senate
http://www.sen.ca.gov
Commission on State Mandates
http://www.csm.ca.gov
Little Hoover Commission
http://www.lhc.ca.gov
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National
National Child Welfare Resource Center for Youth Development
http://www.nrcys.ou.edu/nrcyd
National Conference of State Legislatures
http://www.ncsl.org
President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health
www.mentalhealthcommission.gov
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
http://aspe.hhs.gov/_/index.cfm
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
National Institutes of Health
http://www.nih.gov
æ National Institute on Aging
http://www.nia.nih.gov
æ National Institute of Mental Health
http://www.nimh.nih.gov
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration on Aging
http://www.aoa.gov
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and Families
http://www.acf.hhs.gov
æ Child Welfare Information Gateway – Adoption Information
http://www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/
æ Child Welfare Information Gateway - Child Abuse and Neglect Information
http://www.childwelfare.gov/can/
æ National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth
http://www.ncfy.com
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
http://www.cms.hhs.gov
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration
http://www.samhsa.gov
æ Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov
æ National Mental Health Information Center
http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov
U.S. Department of Justice,
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org
U.S. House of Representatives
http://www.house.gov
U.S. Senate
http://www.senate.gov
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NONPROFIT RESOURCES
Los Angeles County æ California æ National
Los Angeles County
Center for Nonprofit Management
http://www.cnmsocal.org
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California
California Association of Nonprofits (CAN)
http://www.canonprofits.org
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Action Without Borders (Idealist.org)
http://www.idealist.org
Alliance for Nonprofit Management
http://www.allianceonline.org
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RESEARCH RESOURCES
Center for Health and Public Policy Studies (UC Berkeley)
http://chpps.berkeley.edu
Center for Health Policy, Law, and Management (Duke
University)
http://www.hpolicy.duke.edu
Center for Healthier Children, Families, and Communities (UCLA)
http://healthychild.ucla.edu
Center for Mental Health in Schools (UCLA)
http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu
Center for Quality Assessment and Improvement in Mental Health
http://www.cqaimh.org
Chapin Hall Center for Children (University of Chicago)
http://www.chapinhall.org
Child Trends
http://www.childtrends.org
Child Welfare Research Center (UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare)
http://cssr.berkeley.edu/research_units/cwrc/index.html
Children’s Advocacy Institute (University of San Diego School of Law)
http://www.caichildlaw.org
Children’s Research Center
http://www.nccd-crc.org
Future of Children (Princeton University/Brookings Institution)
http://www.futureofchildren.org
Kids Count (Annie E. Casey Foundation)
http://www.aecf.org/kidscount
Los Angeles County Almanac
http://www.laalmanac.com
LONGSCAN - Longitudinal Studies on Child Abuse and Neglect (UNC, Chapel Hill)
http://www.iprc.unc.edu/longscan
National Center for Children in Poverty (Columbia University)
http://www.nccp.org/
National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (Cornell University)
http://www.ndacan.cornell.edu
National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning (Hunter College School of Social Work)
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/
RAND Corporation Child Policy Research
http://www.rand.org/research_areas/children/index.html
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LAWS, REGULATIONS, & POLICIES
Los Angeles County æ California æ National
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County Code and Charter
http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/codes/lacounty
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services,
Child Welfare Services Handbook
http://dcfs.co.la.ca.us/Policy/Hndbook%20CWS/default.htm
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, Policy Updates
http://dcfs.co.la.ca.us/Policy/FYI/TOCFYI.HTM
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, FYI Bulletins
http://dcfs.co.la.ca.us/Policy/FYI/TOCFYI.HTM
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, Policies and Procedures
http://lacdmh.org/policy/contractors/index.htm
Los Angeles County Probation Department, Placement Coordinating Memos
www.achsa.net/resources/PCMs.php
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California
California Code of Regulations
http://ccr.oal.ca.gov
California Department of Mental Health, Letters
http://www.dmh.ca.gov/DMHDocs/default.asp?view=letters
California Department of Mental Health, Information Notices
http://www.dmh.ca.gov/DMHDocs/default.asp?view=notice
California Statues
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/statute.html
California Welfare and Institutions Code
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/.html/wic_table_of_contents.html
Legislative Counsel of California, Official California Legislative Information (LegInfo)
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov
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National
Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services, HIPAA Information
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HIPAAGenInfo
Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services, Regulations and Guidance
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/home/regsguidance.asp
Code of Federal Regulations
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/
Library of Congress, Legislative Information (THOMAS)
http://thomas.loc.gov
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