Links to Youth-Related Organizations

Afterschool
National Institute of Out-of-School Time

Advocacy
Healthy Teen Network
Youth Action Policy Center

Careers
Career OneStop
Qvisory

Child/Youth Legal Rights
Crimes Against Children Research Center
Kids Counsel Advocacy Center for Children (Connecticut)
National Center for Youth Law
National Youth Court Center
Street Law, Inc.
Tribal Youth Program (Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention)

Disabilities
Center for Effective Collaboration & Practice
National Collaboration on Workplace and Disability for Youth
University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies

Education
Center for Effective Collaboration & Practice
National Association for the Education of Children and Youth
National Association of Street Schools
National Center for Homeless Education
What Works Clearinghouse: A Project of the US Department of Education

Foster Care and Adoption
FosterClub
The Office of Foster Care and Adoption
Youth Communication

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender
The Bridges Project/National Youth Advocacy Coalition
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network
Housing & Mortgages for Gay & Lesbian Couples
YouthResource

Girls
About Face
Girls Coalition of Greater Boston
GoGirlsGo!
Gurl.com
New Moon News & Blog
The Ophelia Project
When Love Hurts

Health
AlcoholScreening.org
Body Positive
Boston Youth Zone Resources
DB Foudation(Dylan Blake Foundation: Choking Games)
Games Adolescents Shouldn't Play
Healthy Teen Network
KidsHealth

Immigrants & Refugees
Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Migration and Refugee Services

Job Opportunities
Opportunity Knocks
ServeNet
Idealist.org
HSCareers.com
CharityChannel

Mental Health
American Association of Suicidology
American Psychiatric Association
Anxiety Disorders Assoc. of America
Center for Effective Collaboration & Practice
Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
Cope. Care. Deal.
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
Mental Help Net
National Research Center for Women and Families: Children, Teens & Young Adults
National Therapeutic Recreation Society
Psych Central
Schizophrenia Homepage
TeenScreen.org

National & Regional Organizations/General
American Association of Children's Residential Centers
CLASP
Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago
Child Trends
Children's Defense Fund
Child Welfare League of America
Connect for Kids
Empire State Coalition
Find Youth Info
Institute of Cultural Affairs
InterNetwork for Youth
Mid-Atlantic Network of Youth & Family Services
Mountain Plains Network for Youth
National Assembly: Family Strengthening Policy Center
National Children's Advocacy Center
National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth
National Resource Center for Youth Services
National Indian Child Welfare Association
National 4-H Council
National Youth Development Information Center
New England Network for Child, Youth & Family Services
Northwest Network for Youth
Southeast Network of Youth & Family Services
UNITY (United National Indian Tribal Youth)

Online Libraries
National Youth Development Information Center Library

Organizational Development
Compass Point
Leader to Leader Institute

Prevention and Juvenile Justice Programs
OJJDP Model Programs Guide

Relationship Violence
National Domestic Violence Hotline
SafeYouth.org
The Women's Justice Center (Spanish and English)

Runaway and Homeless Youth
Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB)
National Network for Youth
Runaway and Homeless Youth Training and Technical Centers

Spirituality
The Garrison Institute
The Mind Body Awareness Project: Mind, Body and Life Skills for At-Risk Youth
Talk About Wellness
Yoga for Youth

Sexuality
Planned Parenthood of Connecticut
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England
Planned Parenthood of Rhode Island

State Organizations
Children's League of Connecticut
Connecticut Association of Nonprofits
Youth Network Council/IL Collaboration on Youth
Rosie D.: Reforming the Mental Health System in Massachusetts
The Consultation Center
Texas Network of Youth Services
Wisconsin Association for Homeless and Runaway Services

Statistics
American Community Survey
America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2005
Bureau of the Census
Homelessness Counts/National Alliance to End Homelessness
Kids Count Data Center
National Center for Health Statistics
National Runaway Switchboard

Teen Parenthood
National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
National Fatherhood Initiative
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
HHS: Second Chance Homes

Volunteering
Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network
SERVE.gov

Young and Latency-Aged Children
NYU Child Study Center
Center for Effective Collaboration & Practice
Promising Practices Network on Children, Families and Communities
Research and Training Center on Early Childhood Development
Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health
Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children
University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies Tipsheets

Youth Courts
National Association of Youth Courts

Youth Development
The Innovation Center on Community and Youth Development
Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development
InterNetwork for Youth
National Youth Development Information Center

Youthwork
Certificates, Credentials and Degrees for Youth Development Workers
Next Generation Youth Work Coalition
Youthwork Links & Ideas