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NIMH Depression Video

Here you will find a link to a four-minute video, aimed at the general public, that describes the symptoms of depression and stresses the importance of treatment
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Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Disparities

This compendium, Racial and ethnic disparity and disproportionality in child welfare and juvenile justice, is based on a 2008 symposium that outlines the disparities and suggests policies to address them.  (JustINFO)
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New Research Guides Available

Recently the library acquired a license from Springshare for a web 2.0 product called LibGuides, which is a research guide creation website for librarians. The guides I have created for Criminal Justice, Social Work, and Psychology are  now available and replace the previous research guides on the library website. The new guides feature improved visual [...]
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NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Website

A redesigned and enhanced Web site for scientists, advocacy groups, the media and the general public, providing key information on behavioral and social science research and activities at NIH, is now online at http://obssr.od.nih.gov.
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Green Corrections Blog

This blog from NIC is intended to provide the corrections field with up-to-date information on developing and practicing environmentally friendly business practices. (JustINFO)
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Prisoner Reentry Partnerships

Reentry partnerships: A guide for states & faith-based and community organizations provides recommendations on how government officials and community-based service providers can help individuals released from prisons and jails to successful rejoin their communities and families. (JustINFO)
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Girl Delinquency Resources

The recently launched Girls’ Delinquency Web page draws on OJJDP’s Girls Study Group and related resources to examine the nature and scope of girls’ delinquency and effective strategies to address it. The page features pertinent research, publications, training and technical assistance, and programs. (JustINFO)
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Sexual Exploitation of Children

A new OJJDP Web page features OJJDP Programs That Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children. This topical page describes relevant training and technical assistance programs, collaborative demonstration programs, and research projects supported by OJJDP to address the commercial exploitation of children and assist its victims.  (JustINFO)
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Crime Victim Services

The OVC Online Directory of Crime Victim Services features new enhancements. Visit the Directory to search nearly 11,000 programs and take advantage of downloadable search results, a subscription service to receive alerts when new programs are added, and the ability to add and search national organizations. (JustINFO)
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Terrorist Attack Prevention

Policing Terrorism: An Executive’s Guide, directed toward police, sheriffs, and other senior executives in agencies with limited resources, contains 50 briefs focusing on terrorism prevention and preparedness. It provides guidance on the essential components of a counterterrorism plan: developing intelligence, identifying and protecting major targets, and expanding disaster response capabilities (JustINFO)
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