Human Services Guide

A directory of federal, state, local and tribal government agencies.

Govinfo provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.

APHSA is a bipartisan, nonprofit organization representing appointed state health and human service agency commissioners.

A department of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

"NIAAA supports and conducts research on the impact of alcohol use on human health and well-being. It is the largest funder of alcohol research in the world."

"The CDC is one of the major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services."

"MedlinePlus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 950 diseases and conditions."

he Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is one of 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.

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"The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decision making through research and analysis." Check out the Research Areas section to the left of the screen.

The Urban Institute gathers data, conducts research, evaluates programs, offers technical assistance overseas, and educates Americans on social and economic issues — to foster sound public policy and effective government.

A national non-profit that works to improve the lives of low-income people.

CSG was founded in 1972 with the goal of providing quality community-based intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) and mental health services throughout Central and Northeastern Pennsylvania. Links to services and contacts are included.

Social Science Research Network (SSRN) is devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research including scholarly working papers and forthcoming papers.