A Research Guide for Social Work

Below are additional resources that could support your research in social work.

• ACL Administration on Aging
  • Focus on older Americans and people with disabilities across the lifespan.
• American Public Human Services Association
  • Nonprofit membership organization representing state and local human service agencies through top-level leadership.
• Association of Social Work Boards
  • Advocates safe, competent, and ethical practices.
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
  • Administers Medicare, Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program, and Health Insurance Marketplace.
• Child Welfare Information Gateway
  • Information on child welfare, child abuse, neglect, out-of-home care, and adoption.
• National Association of Social Workers
  • Organization of professional social workers.
• National Center for Health Statistics
  • Data and statistics on public health.
• Office of Policy Development and Research (HUD)
  • Data on housing needs, markets, programs, priority housing, and community development.
• Rural Health Information Hub
  • Supporting healthcare and population health in rural communities.
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
  • Focus on efforts to advance the behavioral health.

This Steely Library video playlist (14:33) covers strategies for social work students including following the scholarly conversation,  database searching tips, how to locate scholarly journal articles, how to review the scholarly literature, and creating citations in Zotero.

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