National Resources

National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center -

Substance Exposed Newborns -
http://aia.berkeley.edu/information_resources/substance_exposed_newborns.html

Collection of Resources -
http://aia.berkeley.edu/information_resources/substance_abuse.html

Handouts from Teleconference Series by Doctor Rizwan Shah titled "Infants Exposed Prenatally to Methamphetamines: Developmental Effects and Effective Interventions" can be found on the Abandoned Infants Assistance website. Following is the direct link to the teleconference series information and handouts.
http://aia.berkeley.edu/training/teleconference_series.html

AIA bi-annual newsletter.
http://aia.berkeley.edu/publications/source.html

Children's Bureau website

Visit the new Children's Bureau website for better access to information on promoting the safety, permanency, and well-being of children. Users are now able to search the entire site by topic, locate Children's Bureau-sponsored conferences, and find details about the Children's Bureau's various Divisions. Other enhancements include:

• New sections, such as Training and Technical Assistance, Frequently Requested Information, Statistics and Research, and Federal and State Reporting Systems
• Information Memoranda and Program Instructions that can be sorted by topic or year (in the Laws and Policies section)
• Full text of all 52 Statewide Assessments, Child and Family Services Reviews, Key Findings From the Child and Family Services Reviews, and Program Improvement Plans that can be searched and downloaded (in the Child Welfare Monitoring section)
• Links to specific research funded by the Children's Bureau

The new website is available at www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb .

The National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare
http://www.ncsacw.samhsa.gov/

The National Center on National Resource Center for Child Protective Services
http://www.nrccps.org/

The National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect
http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov