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Academic Search Premier ++ Academic Search Premier is the world’s largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for nearly 4,500 journals, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles. This collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study including: computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and many more. ++ This database is included in the Articles Search Box
CPI-Q CPI-Q is the premier database of Canadian magazines and newspapers, biographies, and other reference materials. It indexes 1,200 titles including the Globe and Mail and provides full-text coverage for over 550 journals.
Education Research Complete ++ Education Research Complete is the definitive online resource for education research. Topics covered include all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, and testing. Education Research Complete provides indexing and abstracts for more than 1,840 journals, as well as full text for more than 950 journals, and includes full text for more than 81 books and monographs, and for numerous education-related conference papers. ++ This database is included in the Articles Search Box
ERIC - Education Resources Information Center ++ ERIC is an index to the worldwide literature of education. Coverage includes periodicals as well as books, pamphlets, ERIC Digests, curriculum guides, bibliographies, and unpublished works such as conference papers and government reports. Please Note that many Full Text articles from ERIC are currently unavailable because of privacy concerns and they are making them available as they edit out the private data. If you need a document that is currently unavailable please make a request through this URL or request it through library staff: http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contactUs/requestPDF.jsp ++ This database is included in the Articles Search Box
Government of Canada Publications Search this catalogue of over 180,000 Government of Canada publications where you can download from the free E-collection of 70,000 publications. You can use the Advanced Search page to limit your search to free electronic documents.
Hindawi open access journals Hindawi publishes more than 200 Open Access journals covering a wide range of academic disciplines. All articles published in Hindawi journals are open access and distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
SocINDEX with Full Text ++ SocINDEX with Full Text, an EBSCOHOST database, allows you to search and retrieve bibliographic and full text information from in the field of sociology. Sub-disciplines include criminology & criminal justice, demography, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, marriage & family, political sociology, religion, rural & urban sociology, social development, social psychology, social work, substance abuse & other addictions, violence and many others. ++ This database is included in the Articles Search Box
Vocational Studies Premier ++ Vocational Studies Premier is designed specifically for junior and community colleges. Subjects include accounting, agricultural sciences, child care services, cosmetology, culinary arts, forestry, food service management, graphic arts, hair dressing, hospitality management, interior design, journalism, plumbing, heating & air conditioning, veterinary technology and welding to name a few. ++ This database is included in the Articles Search Box 
Youth Justice (Department of Justice) This site provides information about the structure of the youth justice system in Canada and about the roles and responsibilities of the federal, provincial and territorial governments and other youth justice partners. Links to the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA).
Statistics Canada, The Daily: Children and youth RSS Feed of Statistics Canada releases from The Daily on Children and youth.
All titles in the Child and Youth Care Worker Collection This link will list all titles in the Child and Youth Care Worker collection in the Holland College Library.
At-Risk.org At-Risk.org has been compiled as a resource for parents and the general public in search of information about at-risk youth.
Child & Family Web Guide "The Child & Family WebGuide describes trustworthy websites on topics of interest to parents and professionals. All the sites listed on the WebGuide have been systematically evaluated by graduate students and faculty in child development. These sites have been selected from thousands that are available on the Web, based primarily on the quality of the information they provide. The goal of the WebGuide is to give the public easy access to the best child development information on the Web."
Child and Adolescent Mental Health - National Institute of Mental Health From the National Institute of Mental Health, a collection of fact sheets and related resources focused on child and adolescent mental health issues.
Focus Adolescent Services "is the largest and most comprehensive Internet site of information and resources on teen and family issues to help and support families with troubled and at-risk teens."
National Adolescent Health Information Center (US) serves as a national resource for adolescent health information and research.
National Clearinghouse on Family Violence The NCFV is Canada’s resource centre for information on violence within relationships of kinship, intimacy, dependency or trust.
National Youth in Care Network "...exists to voice the opinions and concerns of youth in and from care and promote the improvement of services for them."
Offord Centre for Child Studies "Our research is dedicated to improving the life quality and life opportunities of the one in five Canadian children and youth who suffer from serious social and emotional problems. Here you will learn about children’s mental health issues and the work we are doing to help every child shine brightly."
Youth and the Law - Community Legal Information Association of Prince Edward Island A collection of documents related to youth and the law on PEI.
Canadian Child Care Federation The Canadian Child Care Federation is a bilingual, non-profit, member-based organization established in 1987. We've grown to include over 21 provincial and territorial affiliate organizations. Our 11,500 members - early learning and child care practitioners, academics, parents and policy makers - share our commitment to excellence in early learning and child care through best and promising practice, capacity building, and collaborations, networks and partnerships. They have a collection of resource sheets
Canadian Child Welfare Research Portal The CWRP provides access to research on Canadian child welfare programs and policies.
Centre for Children and Families in the Justice System "is a non-profit social service agency helping children and families involved with the justice system as victims of crime, witnesses of crime, parties in custody disputes, subjects of child protection proceedings, litigants in civil suits for compensation, teenagers in therapeutic care settings, or youthful offenders." Excellent source of documents and research findings.
Centre of Excellence for Youth Engagement The Centre of Excellence for Youth Engagement (CEYE) brings together the expertise of youth, youth service providers, academic researchers and policy makers to identify, build and implement models of effective practices for meaningfully engaging youth. Includes an alphabetical list of themes that can be explored.
Child and Youth Care Workers Association of Prince Edward Island The Child and Youth Care Workers Association of PEI Inc. is an organization of Child and Youth Care Professionals who share common goals, interests and concerns regarding all aspects of child and youth care.
Council of Canadian Child and Youth Care Associations Child and Youth Care Associations serve the front line practitioners, educators, administrators and associates of the profession of child and youth care seeking to provide professional development for this important work. The Council is the national networking organization representing the profession in Canada.