LIBRARY

A selective guide to online resources for Social Service Workers - Visit the Links section for more resources.

Internet Sites

Aboriginal
Family Violence
Homeless and Poverty
Seniors/Aging
Addictions
Mental Health
Social Development
Disabilities
Divorce
Miscellaneous

Internet Sites

Aboriginal

Aboriginal Canada Portal
“Welcome to the Aboriginal Canada Portal, your single window to Canadian Aboriginal on-line resources, contacts, information, and government programs and services.’’

Congress of Aboriginal Peoples "Representing off reserve Indian and Metis people living in urban, rural and remote areas throughout Canada.”

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Family Violence

National Clearinghouse on Family Violence
“Role of the National Clearinghouse on Family Violence (NCFV) The National Clearinghouse on Family Violence is a national resource centre for all Canadians seeking information about violence within the family and looking for new resources being used to address it.”

Stats Canada
Provides statistics on family violence.

Homelessness and Poverty

Campaign against Child Poverty
A national, non-partisan coalition concerned with the high level of child poverty.

Stats Canada – Labour Force Survey
Information on the latest statistics of employment in Canada

Ontario Coalition Against Poverty

Seniors-Aging

Canadian Health Network
“CHN is a national, non-profit, bilingual web-based health information service.”

Medbroadcast
Provides a wide range of health issues, medical information and patient support groups.

Alzheimer's Society of Canada Contains information and resources about Alzheimer’s.

Senior Abuse National Clearinghouse on Family Violence.

Dementia A site providing useful information and support for dementia patients and caregivers.
Seniors and Alcohol An informative site on alcohol abuse among seniors and many other useful links on aging.

Addictions

Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
“As an independent national organization, CCSA is committed to serving the interests of all Canadians on issues related to substance abuse and addictions.”

Drug and Alcohol Registry of Treatment
“The Drug and Alcohol Registry of Treatment (DART) : a toll-free, province-wide, treatment information and referral service located in Ontario, Canada”

The Royal Ottawa Hospital
The Royal Ottawa Hospital’s web page with many interesting links to help with all types of mental illness.

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Offers insights to families and professionals dealing with mental health problems.

Responsible Gambling Council "The Responsible Gambling Council (Ontario) helps individuals and communities address gambling in a healthy and responsible way, with a strong emphasis on preventing gambling-related problems.”

Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Board "The CACCB promotes, certifies and monitors the competency of addiction specific counsellors in Canada using current and effective practices, which are internationally recognized."

Intervention Centre "Intervention services for alcoholism, drug addiction, gambling, computer addiction and other compulsive behaviors.”

Mental Health

Psych Central
“The oldest annotated directory of mental health resources for professionals and consumers on the Internet. Every resource contained herein has been personally reviewed by Dr. Grohol.”

Ontario Federation of Community Mental Health and Addiction Programs "The Federation brings together community mental health and addiction services in the province of Ontario."

Resources for Dealing with Depression
Provides a resource centre with recent and newsletters, articles and information on dealing with depression.

Mood Disorders of Ontario
"The Mood Disorders Association of Ontario is a non profit, self-help organization committed to improving the quality of life for people with mood disorders, their families and their friends. We accomplish this through mutual support, information, and education."

A Report on Mental Illness in Canada
A report by Health Canada

Schizophrenia Society of Canada "SSC and its provincial affiliates carry out public awareness & education, family support, advocacy and research funding initiatives and programs.”

Social Development

The Canadian Social Planning
“The Canadian Social Planning Network (CSPN) is a collaborative Internet project that links community social planning councils (SPCs) across the country. The Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD) created this website with content provided by the social planning councils.”

C.D. Howe Institute
“Since its formation in 1973, the C.D. Howe Institute has earned a reputation as Canada's most respected independent, nonprofit, economic and social policy research institution.”

Canadian Council on Social Development
The Canadian Council on Social Development is a non-governmental and not for profit organization developing and promoting progressive social policies.

Canadian Association of Social Workers

Disabilities

Disabilities-Online
"Disabilities Online is a directory of information available on the World Wide Web for people with disabilities, their family and friends."

Learning Disabilities Assoc. of Canada “The organization mission is to be the national voice of persons with learning disabilities and those who support them.”

J.P. Das Developmental Disabilities Centre
Established since 1967 by the University of Alberta

Human Resources Development of Canada
Canada Disability Pension Benefits and other related information.

Divorce

DivorceSource
This site helps you manage your divorce and locate quality information.

Divorce Act
The Divorce Act of Canada

Miscellaneous

National Eating Disorder Information Centre
Provides information and resources on eating disorders and weight preoccupation.

Mayo Clinic "Reliable information for a healthy life”

Lambda Institute of Gay and Lesbian Studies
“The LAMBDA organization promotes research into lesbian and gay issues and lifestyles for the purpose of public education.”

Life Skills for Vocational Success Provides information and links on how to teach people life skills.

Bereaved Families Online A support centre to help people cope with the grief of losing a loved one.

Ontario Association of Child and Youth Counsellors Professional Association representing the Child and Youth Counsellors(CYC) in Ontario.

The Council on Social Work Education

Global Experience Ontario This site helps internationally trained individuals determine whether their social work or other degree is accredited in Canada.

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