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Social Work

National Association of Social Workers

Council on Social Work Education

State of Maine Board of Social Work Licensure

The Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) is the association of boards that regulate social work. ASWB develops and maintains the social work licensing examination used across the country, and is a central resource for information on the legal regulation of social work.

The New Social Worker - networking for social work students.

Social work Access Network - Useful resource links for social workers

The Social Work Café - Cross-global exchange of information by social workers

Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups, Inc. An International Professional Organization. Advocacy and Action in Support of Group Work Practice, Education, Research, and Publication

Rural Social Work Caucus

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Social Work Employment

National Association of Social Workers Job Link, Information about social work careers

The Monster Board - Employment and job postings

Good Works is a national directory of social change organizations and is the first directory to present alternatives to traditional corporate employment. This directory, now in its fifth edition, lists the aims and projects of over 1000 organizations and provides background information on contacts, starting salaries and benefits, types of staff openings, available internships, annual budget and funding sources, and the application process. It also profiles individuals who are building public interest careers.

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Health & Mental Health

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Mental Health

The National Mental Health Association (NMHA) is the country's oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness

Resource and information about the welfare of children

US Department of Health & Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

The Center for Mental Health Services Administration

Resources Related to Trauma

A Mental Health Report of Surgeon General

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Advocacy

Maine Women's Lobby

Women's Resource Center UM

The Disability Rights Activist brings together much of the information needed to enable anyone interested in the rights of disabled people to work for those rights.

Advancing rights and enhancing lives of people with disabilities

Children's Defense Fund - Advocacy group for children

National Coalition of Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Youth

Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Advocacy, resource network.

Eastern Maine AIDS Network, Advocacy and services organization

Child welfare League of America

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Native American

Abbe Museum - Celebrating Maine's native American Culture, arts, and archeology

National Center for American Indian and Alaska native Mental Health Research

Timeline of Native American Culture in Maine

American Indian Resource Page

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Aging & Gerontology

Administration on Aging

The Gerontological Society of America

Family Caregiver Alliance WEBsite

SeniorNet (nonprofit) provides adults 50+ access to and education about computer technology and the Internet to enhance their lives and enable them to share their knowledge and wisdom.

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