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Uncle Sam  Government Publications Department Tennessee Regional Depository Social Welfare Policies and Programs SWRK3920 General |Statistical Resources | Family Issues | Substance Abuse |Citations and Search Engines GENERAL RESOURCES Congressional Universe A commercial web service that allows searching of full-text congressional hearings, Congressional Record, bills and committee reports. Government Printing Office - Browse Topics Subject arrangement of federal government web sites. Hot Topics - University of Louisville Government Publications Department Almanac of Policy Issues Comprehensive background information on many social policies. Open Directory Project - Social Welfare Issues Lots of links to policy issue papers. Political Adovcacy Groups Alphabetic listing of major political action groups. Think Tanks Major listing of think tanks from the University of Michigan Libraries. SpeakOut.com Links to think tanks and advocacy groups, full text papers and policy positions. Check archives section for former topics of the week. Uncle Sam - University of Memphis Internet guides to various federal publications. STATISICAL RESOURCES Bureau of Labor Statistics - Department of Labor Bureau of the Census - Department of Commerce Centers for Disease Control Statistics FedStats Compilation of many agency statistics. National Center for Education Statistics - Department of Education National Criminal Justice Reference Service Statistics FAMILY ISSUES Administration for Children & Families - Department of Health & Human Services. Adoption Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Child Support Enforcement - Department of Health & Human Services 2002 Federal Poverty Guidelines/Census Bureau Fatherhood Initiative - Department of Health & Human Services Men's Health Minority Health Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention - Department of Justice Social Security Administration Teenagers - Department of Health & Human Services Women's Health Women, Infants & Children (WIC) SUBSTANCE ABUSE Initiative to Eliminate Racial & Ethnic Disparities in Health National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism National Institute on Drug Abuse Substance Abuse Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration SEARCH ENGINES Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications First Gov The official search engine for the U.S. Government. Google - UncleSam The search engine Google has component dedicated exclusively to searching government web sites. Send questions/comments/suggestions to Saunda Williams