Website of the Week for April 30, 2007

Cheryl Nyberg, editor

Website of the Week Archive

Child Welfare Information Gateway

The Gateway "provides access to information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families." It is sponsored by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Children's Bureau.

Topics addressed include:

• adoption
• child abuse and neglect
• out-of-home care
• permanency planning

Major resources include:

• a National Adoption Directory, which lists public and private adoption agencies, support groups, reunion registries, toll-free numbers, and other sources
• a State Statutes collection, which describes and identifies the states' laws on adoption, child abuse and neglect, foster care, and related topics
• statistics
• links to national organizations
• a conference calendar

This site includes information and material that were formerly available at the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse.