LibGuides: Master of Social Work: Data & Policy

General Statistics

Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Data and Statistics
Provides links and data on more than 35 health issues and diseases nationwide.
United States Census Bureau
The leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy.

Subject-Focused Statistics

Adoption & Foster Care Statistics
Case-level information on all children in foster care and those who have been adopted with title IV-E agency involvement.
State of the World's Children
The State of the World's Children, closely examines a key issue affecting children. The report includes supporting data and statistics and is available in French and Spanish language versions.
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Collects, analyzes, and publishes information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.

State & Local Statistics

Texas Association of Counties
A central clearinghouse for county-related information.
Texas Department of State Health Services
Data and reports of the state of Texas about health.
Texas State Data Center
Focal point for the distribution of Census information for Texas.

Health Policy Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals, ebooks, magazines, and trade publications covering all aspects of health policy to support decision-making, planning, and research in a variety of healthcare system areas. Coverage dates: Current

Policy File Index

Information on both sides of a public policy debate; search and access reports from over 300 active think tanks, research organizations, and advocacy groups; links directly to current research on virtually every public policy issue, with international coverage, as well as in-depth coverage of U.S. domestic policy organizations.

Social Work Policy Institute
Examines issues that relate to the work of social workers, including how to serve people who have multiple or complex needs and how public agencies deliver health and human services.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
The nation’s premier policy organizations working at the federal and state levels on fiscal policy and public programs that affect low- and moderate-income families and individuals.
U.S. Department of State - Global Health Diplomacy
Guides diplomatic efforts to advance the United States' global health mission to improve lives and foster sustainability.
Department of Health and Human Services
Protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.
National Institute of Justice
Dedicated to improving knowledge and understanding of crime and justice issues through science.

Kaiser Family Foundation
A non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the U.S., as well as the U.S. role in global health policy.
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Protects and advances the rights of adults and children who have mental disabilities; persues a progressive mental health agenda at the federal level.
Brookings Institution - Health
A private, nonprofit organization devoted to independent research and innovative policy solutions.
Center for Health Care Strategies
Advancing access, quality and cost-effectiveness in publicly financed health care.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
A nonpartisan research and policy institute; pursues federal and state policies designed both to reduce poverty and inequality and to restore fiscal responsibility.
Institute for Research on Poverty
A nonprofit, nonpartisan center for interdisciplinary research into the causes and consequences of poverty and social inequality in the United States.
National Center for Law and Economic Justice
Advancing economic justice across the country; securing systemic reform in the delivery of income support and related human services; and safeguarding important legal and constitutional rights.
Urban Institute - Health and Health Policy
Studies health care costs, access, quality, and coverage to guide state and federal health policy.

Funding & Grants

Grants.gov
A comprehensive resource to search, apply, track and learn about all kinds of federal grants.
NIH - Office of Extramural Research
The National Institute of Health Funding opportunity is a resource created to support biomedical research.

Master of Social Work: Data & Policy

Data, Stats & Tests

General Statistics

Subject-Focused Statistics

State & Local Statistics

Policy & Law

Funding & Grants