SOWK 536: Policy and Advocacy in Professional Social Work: Topic-specific Policy Resources

The following resources address family reunification in child welfare, including State and local examples.

The acts on this site provide a framework for understanding the Federal legislation that has shaped the delivery of child welfare services. Click on the P.L. number to access the summary of a specific act, including its major provisions.

From the Children't Bureau, which provides guidance to states, tribes, child welfare agencies, and more on the complex and varied federal laws as they relate to child welfare.

Provides background information and list of reports on health care policy.

The Urban Institute’s Health Policy Center analyzes trends and underlying causes of changes in health insurance coverage, access to care, and use of health care services by the entire US population.

Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. For 3 decades, Healthy People has established benchmarks and monitored progress over time in order to encourage collaborations across communities and sectors, empower individuals toward making informed health decisions, and measure the impact of prevention activities.

The Migration Policy Institute is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank in Washington, DC dedicated to analysis of the movement of people worldwide.

The American Immigration Council works to strengthen America by shaping how America thinks about and acts towards immigrants and immigration and by working toward a more fair and just immigration system that opens its doors to those in need of protection and unleashes the energy and skills that immigrants bring.

Pew Hispanic Center is a nonpartisan research organization that seeks to improve understanding of the U.S. Hispanic population and to chronicle Latinos’ growing impact on the nation.

Information on Defense of Marriage Acts and Same-Sex Marriage Laws.

Research reports on same-sex marriage and couples from UCLA's Williams Institute.

Topic page from Pew. Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan research organization. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research does not take policy positions.

The non-profit, non-partisan Prison Policy Initiative documents the impact of mass incarceration on individuals, communities, and the national welfare.

Reports on mental health in prisons.

Site for the ACLU National Prison Project which advocates for prisoner rights.

The Death Penalty Information Center is a national non-profit organization serving the media and the public with analysis and information on issues concerning capital punishment.

Reports compiled by the Prison Policy Initiative.

The National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is a federally funded resource offering justice and drug-related information.

Reports on juvenile justice from the Prison Policy Institute

JPI reports, briefs and factsheets on juvenile justice and needed reforms to ensure that young people are treated appropriately in the justice system.

Reports on drug policies compiled by the Prison Policy Initiative.

The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) is an organization promoting alternatives to current drug policy.

TPC provides analysis and facts about tax policy.

ITEP Policy Briefs are designed to provide a quick introduction to basic tax policy ideas that are important to understanding current debates at the state and federal level. For info on capital gains, look under personal income taxes.