Social Services Abstracts includes current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. The database abstracts and indexes over 1,300+ serials publications and includes abstracts of journal articles and dissertations, and citations to book reviews.

Subject Coverage:

Major areas of coverage include:
• Community and mental health services
• Crisis intervention
• The family and social welfare
• Gerontology
• Poverty and homelessness
• Professional issues in social work
• Social and health policy
• Social services in addiction
• Social work education
• Social work practice
• Support groups/networks
• Violence, abuse, neglect
• Welfare services

Dates of Coverage: 1979 - current

Update Frequency: Monthly, with approximately 5,500 records added per year