Government Agencies (9)

1. Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is a federal agency funding state, territory, local, and tribal organizations to provide family assistance (welfare), child support, child care, Head Start, child welfare, and other programs relating to children and families.

2. Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS produces statistics on employment and unemployment; consumer expenditures; prices and living conditions; wages and employee benefits; industrial relations activities; productivity and technological changes in U.S. industries; projections of economic growth, the labor force, and employment by industry and occupation; and occupational injuries and illnesses.

3. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Home Page
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) website provides information from the Federal agency that conducts and supports research on mental illnesses.

4. National Institute on Drug Abuse
The mission of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is to lead the Nation bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction.

5. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Official website of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is one of the worlds foremost medical research centers. An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the Federal focal point for health research. The NIH website offers health information for the public as well as medical professionals. Theres extensive information on funding opportunities and links to the many Institutes and Centers that make-up NIH such as the National Cancer Institute and the National Library of Medicine.

6. National Science Foundation (NSF)
NSF is a Division of Science Resources Studies collects, publishes, and analyzes statistics on the Nation's science and engineering higher educational system and those who participate in it. The Division measures science and engineering enrollments and degrees and develops information on other aspects of higher education through the use of outside data. The Directorate for Education and Human Resources supports international assessments of student knowledge and curriculum, as well as contextual studies and indicators that monitor progress under NSF educational programs.

7. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration SAMHSA
SAMHSA works to improve the quality and availability of substance abuse prevention, alcohol and drug addiction treatment, and mental health services. Includes links to support groups, information resources, events and articles.

8. U.S. Department of Education
This site is designed to help pursue the President's initiatives and advance the mission of the Department—to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence for all Americans.

9. United States Department of Health and Human Services
HHS.gov is the website for the United States Department of Health and Human Services, led by Secretary Tommy G. Thompson, and based in Washington, D.C.

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