Social Work Web Resources

Age Concern

British Association of Social Workers

British Society of Gerontology
Aims to promote the understanding of ageing through promotion of research

Centre for Disability Studies
Disability archive hosted by University of Leeds

Centre for Evidence-based Mental Health
Set up to promote teaching and practice of evidence-based health care throughout UK and to disseminate improved methods of using research in practice

Centre for Policy on Ageing

Centre for Policy Studies

Equality & Diversity Forum

General Social Care Council

Help the Aged

ICAR (Information Centre about asylum and refugees)

Joseph Rowntree Foundation
JRF is an independent body which supports research in social care, housing and social policy.

Kings Fund
The King's Fund is an independent charitable foundation whose research is aimed at improving the health of Londoners.

Liz Davies Website

Mental Health Care
Aimed at those providing support for those experiencing mental illness with information on mental health, mental illness and research findings. From the Institute of Psychiatry and South London and Maudsley NHS Trust.

Mental Health Foundation

National Children's Bureau

NSPCC

NSPCC inform
Free, specialised online child protection resource

NSPCC CASPAR News
Current awareness service

Personal Social Services Research Unit
Carries out independent research aimed at improving the equity and efficiency of social and health care.

Runnymede Trust
Policy research organisation focusing on equality & social justice through promotion of racial equality

Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health

Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)

Social Work on the Web (SWAP)

Worldwide Web Resources for Social Workers