Contexo Media Launches 2006 Print Edition of The National Directory of Children, Youth & Families Services, Which is Now Also Available as an Online Resource for the First Time.SALT LAKE CITY -- Contexo Media today launched the 2006 print edition of The National Directory of Children, Youth & Families Services (Directory), which is available for $179 per copy. In addition, Contexo Media also announced today that it has repurposed the industry-leading Directory, now in print for 22 years, into a Web-based service available for online use from anywhere via the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the . Single-user licenses to access and use the resources of the Directory online start at $299 per user per year. "First of all, we're we're Contraction of we are. we're we are quite proud to bring the 2006 print edition of The National Directory of Children, Youth & Families Services to the marketplace," said Treavor Peterson Pe·ter·son , Oscar Emmanuel Born 1925. Canadian jazz pianist. A prolific recording artist noted for his technical skill, he is best known for work produced with his own trio (1953-1965). , president of Contexo Media. "For nearly 30 years the Directory has been a foundational resource that thousands of professionals across the country have utilized. And now that this same information is available for the first time as a Web-based resource, with all of the advantages the Internet offers, we're quite confident that industry professionals will agree our online version of the Directory is even more useful and beneficial in their daily work." Contexo Media acquired the Directory in July July: see month. 2006 from LLM LLM abbr. Latin Legum Magister (Master of Laws) LLM Master of Laws [Latin Legum Magister] Noun 1. Inc. of Englewood Englewood (ĕng`gəlw  d).1 City (1990 pop. 29,387), Arapahoe co., N central Colo., on the South Platte River, a residential and industrial suburb of Denver; inc. 1903. , Colo., and moved the company to Salt Lake City. Contexo Media's purchase of the Directory marked its first acquisition and launched the company into the business information and publishing industries, while also providing Contexo Media with its first foundational public health offering. Contexo Media also stated at the time its intention to make the Directory available as an online resource during the second quarter of 2006. The 2006 edition of the Directory has more than 1,460 pages containing contact listings for more than 52,000 private sector and government institutions and professionals in all 50 states who help at-risk at-risk adj. Being endangered, as from exposure to disease or from a lack of parental or familial guidance and proper health care: efforts to make the vaccine available to at-risk groups of children. children. These institutions and professionals work in social services social services Noun, pl welfare services provided by local authorities or a state agency for people with particular social needs social services npl → servicios mpl sociales , health and mental health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract , juvenile juvenile /ju·ve·nile/ (ju´vin-il) 1. pertaining to youth or childhood. 2. a youth or child; a young animal. 3. a cell or organism intermediate between immature and mature forms. justice agencies, adoption and foster care agencies, referral networks, education departments, treatment centers and hospitals. Categories, topics and contact information found in the Directory include listings of government and non-governmental organizations “NGO” redirects here. For other uses, see NGO (disambiguation). A non-governmental organization (NGO) is a legally constituted organization created by private persons or organizations with no participation or representation of any government. (NGOs) providing services to children, youth and families in such areas as: -- adoption/foster care -- medical facilities -- advocacy -- mental health services -- armed services -- mentoring -- counseling -- national resource centers -- crisis care -- psychiatric care -- disabilities facilities -- rehabilitation facilities -- eating disorders -- residential treatment -- education -- respite care -- grants -- shelter care -- group homes -- social services -- health services -- special education -- hotlines -- substance abuse -- job corps -- treatment centers -- juvenile justice -- YMCA -- law enforcement -- YWCA "One of the great benefits of having the Directory available as an online resource is the ability to quickly find exactly the resources you need for a client with a few taps on the keyboard and a click or two of a computer mouse," Peterson said. "And when a client has an urgent issue that needs to be addressed immediately, those are the times when every second counts. These are the values our Web-based Directory delivers for industry professionals: speed and accuracy." The 22nd print edition of the Directory is available from Contexo Media for immediate purchase online for $179. User licenses for the online version of the Directory start at $299. To purchase a copy or a user license, please visit www.childrenyouthfamilydir.com or call 800-343-6681. About Contexo Media Contexo Media is focused on delivering products and services to meet and exceed the needs of underserved business information customers in the public health market. For more information, please visit www.contexomedia.com or call 801-365-0700. |
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