If you know little about a topic, do a little comparison-shopping. By looking at other websites addressing the same topic you can be alerted to a website s overall breadth or depth as well as any bias as evidenced by the information the website chose not to post. Selectively not addressing certain aspects of a topic can be intentional with websites promoting a particular ideology, service or product. This federally sponsored website contains recent research reports and other valuable information on assessment and intervention related to mental disorders. Also included are materials that can be used to help educate your clients about their disorders.
Commercial sites can offer products or services of special interest to social workers.
An example of a website with both breadth and depth related to the extensive array of problems related to violence in our society is the Mincava website, an electronic clearinghouse operated by the University of Minnesota.