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• Oklahoma Health Care Authority 
  • Primary entity in the State of Oklahoma charged with controlling costs of State-purchased health care 
• Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission
  • The Commission serves as the liaison between Oklahoma’s tribal population and the State government
• Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services 
  • Oklahoma's state agency for mental health and substance abuse services
• Oklahoma Government 
  • Oklahoma's state government Web site
• Oklahoma State Courts Network Electronic Law Library 
  • Oklahoma electronic law library of state constitution, statutes, case law   

Federal

• Administration for Children and Families, Children’s Bureau 
  • Children's Bureau information on the safety, permanency and well being of children
• American Humane   
  • Information about protecting children from abuse and neglect
• Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) 
  • Promotes the well-being of children, youth and their families
• Department of Health and Human Services  
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services information about the health, safety and well-being of children and families
• Federal Statistics  
  • A gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies
• Social Security Administration (SSA)
  • Social Security Online, the official website of the U.S. Social Security Administration, for information about Social Security benefits
• State & Local Government on the Net  
  • A directory of websites to thousands of state agencies and city and county governments
• U.S. Census Bureau    
  • U.S. Census Bureau information on national and state poverty and income statistics

Other child welfare links by category

Adoption

• KTUL Waiting Children 
  • KTUL website on Oklahoma Waiting Children
• One Church, One Child of Oklahoma
  • One Church, One Child of Oklahoma website
• Adopt US Kids  
  • Information about Oklahoma and nationwide children available for adoption
• Adoptions   
  • Information about adoption and children available for adoption in Oklahoma
• American Adoption Congress   
  • Information about foster care and adoption
• Attachment Disorders 
  • Information about attachment disorders
• North American Council on Adoptable Children 
  • Information about services available to adoptive children and families

 Foster Care

• Community Services Worker Registry     
  • An online registry of community service workers
• Foster Care & Adoptive Community 
  • Information  for foster and adoptive families and other professions working with abused and neglected children

Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children

• Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (AAICPC)    
  • Provides additional information, including state contact names and telephone numbers, for the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children

Indian Child Welfare

• National Indian Child Welfare Association   
  • Information on American Indian child welfare

Protection and Permanency

• Casey Life Skills  
  • Provides tools to help young people prepare for adulthood
• Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA) 
  • Information about volunteer court appointed advocates for abused and neglected children
• Child Welfare   
  • Provides state and national statistics on foster care and adoption
• Child Welfare Information Gateway 
  •  Information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families
• Connect for Kids  
  • Information about children’s nutrition and physical activities needs
• Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect 
  • Information about child abuse treatment programs
• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children 
  • A clearinghouse of information about missing and exploited children
• National Resource Center for Youth Services (NRCYS)  
  • Information to help youth in care establish permanent connections and achieve successful transitions to adulthood
• Parents Anonymous  
  • Information about the prevention of child abuse