Evidence Based Social Work

Created by the National Library of Medicine, PubMed is the free web version of MEDLINE, a comprehensive bibliographic database of medical literature.

Specialized search engine focusing only on websites with evidence based resources.

Identify scholarly research available on the web. There is no vetting process for what is included, so results need to be evaluated with a critical eye.

This international collaboration facilitates the creation of systematic reviews in many subject areas, including social welfare.

Located at Oxford University and focused more specifically on medical evidence, this resource provides many interesting resources for understanding the concept of evidence based practice that can be applied in a social work setting.

This privately funded US-based organization collects and disseminates information about clinical trials. Information is available for both patients/participants and clinicians/professionals.

Resource site for the Cochrane Collaboration, an international source of systematic reviews on a variety of health and social topics, as well as workshops, conferences and other educational activities promoting evidence based practice.

U.K. government-funded organization which conducts systematic reviews and provides information on evidence based practice.

From the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, search for information on hundreds of interventions for substance abuse and mental health conditions.

This UK organization has made a number of publications relating to evidence based practice in adult social care available on this page.

The Coallition for Evidence Based Social Policy, U.S. non-profit think tank, provides synthesis of evidence on social policy interventions for social problems ranging from education, substance abuse, homelessness and more.

This page by the "think tank" of the National Association of Social Work provides a rich list of resources for evidence based practice information.