MSW 620 Social Policy & Advocacy

Mini Policy Analysis Paper

These websites list policy options to choose from. You can also search for a CRS Report first and choose a topic that way.

GovTrack Social Welfare Page: Browse Federal Bills related to Social Welfare, including those not yet enacted.
PolicyArchive Global, non-partisan public policy search tool
National Association of Social Workers: Legislative Issues Current activities of Congress on: child welfare, civil rights, economic equity, education, health, loan forgiveness, and mental health issues.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD’s mission is to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all.

Filter reports by topic: Social Welfare and housing, date, and content type: report,

Visit the websites of the centers with a focus closest to your policy

Urban Institute: focus: improve community well being
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: focus: reduce poverty and inequality
Institute for Research On Poverty (UW-Madison): focus: causes and consequences of poverty and inequality
Institute for Policy Research (Northwestern U): focus: interdisciplinary research on social, family, policy, and health issues.
Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy (CRISP): A 501(c)4 organization which supports the Congressional Social Work Caucus in the US House of Representatives
Brooking Institute: focus: economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, and global economy and development.
Center for the Study of Social Policy: focus: family and children’s services; income supports, neighborhood-based services, education reform, family support, disability and health care policy, and long term care for the elderly.
Center for Law and Social Policy: focus: global social policy, state-by-state policy data, child welfare, prisoner re-entry and other welfare policy matters.

I recommend these library databases for this assignment. Filter your results by date (5 years) and scholarly journals.