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Human Services - Fort Wayne

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Also known as "Academic Articles" or "Peer Reviewed" articles. Scholarly articles are are written by experts in a field for other experts. They are printed in scholarly journals to share original data, research, or ideas within a field of study. Articles in scholarly journals are reviewed and accepted by other experts in the same field, or peers. 

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Trade publications are written by professionals for professionals, but may not be peer-reviewed. Trade publications inform and share info about news, trends, technologies, best practices, and products within an industry or profession. 

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For more targeted results try searching these terms in quotes:

  • "Child welfare"
  • "Human services"
  • "Public health"
  • "Social services"
  • "Substance abuse" or "substance use"

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Helpful Quality Websites

These credible websites offer reports, white papers, and data sets on social issues. They are publicly available.