[H] Reach Out - Suicide Prevention
[H] Kidshelpline.com.au - Youth Telephone Counselling
[H] [GO!] Youth Suicide Project - Australian Institute of Family Studies
[H] [GO!] National Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy (includes PDF Document)
[GO!] some more detailed information
[H] [GO!] SPERANZA - means 'hope' in Italian, also spells out Suicide Prevention, Education, Research, Australia & New Zealand Action
[H] VIC Carering - 24/7 support in a crisis PHONE 131 169
[GO!]
[H] A page for Young people who's friends may be depressed or suicidal
[H] Here for life - suicide prevention site (takes a while to load)
[H] [GO!] Data on Suicide in NSW
YOUTH ISSUES
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What Happens when someone leaves home?
ANSWER ONE
Where can I find out about resources for children abused ?
ANSWER ONE - Survivors.org.au
YOUTH ACTIVITIES & MUSIC
[H] [GO!] Police & Community Youth Clubs - NSW
[H] Tuned in - the Perth WA Music Scene
[H] Kick-art is a site for unsigned youth music bands
YOUTH RESOURCES
For more information on drugs and drug abuse, see the WELLBEING page; for more youth resources, see GOVERNMENT YOUTH SERVICES below
[H] Make A Noise Project
[H] Getting Real Online
[H] Inspire Foundation
[H] LOUD was a youth event held in 1998 [GO!] A listing of groups for Aussie youth
[H] Nom De Plume - a site for young Aussie Poets
[H] The Starlight Foundation grants wishes to seriously Ill children between the ages of 4 & 18
[H] Reachout [GO!] Reachout's Helpful Resources Australia-wide
[H] Info Xchange - Youth Resources - VIC
[H] Lawstuff.org - know your rights
[H] NSW Dept Juvenile Justice
[H] Youth Affairs Council of Victoria
[H] Headroom.net.au is for children & Carers
[H] 100% In Control - Youth Health Site QLD
[H] QLD Youth Affairs Network
[H] [GO!] Youth Street Rights - information on young people's rights
[H] Overload - a Shockwave film presentation (10MB) about the effect of media on youth
[H] The WALL is from kids at the Melbourne Juvenile Justice Centre
[H] [GO!] Information for Young Men in Australia
GOVERNMENT YOUTH SERVICES
[H] NATIONAL [GO!] First National Survey of MH amongst young people (4-17 Years) in Australia
[GO!] The Source - info for youth
[GO!] JPET - Jobs Placement & Employment Scheme for Youth
[GO!] Jobs Pathway Programme - aims to assist the transition from school to employment
[GO!] Training & Youth - Online Newsletter
[GO!] Homeless Youth
[GO!] National Youth Week
[H] Centrelink [GO!] RYIS - Rural Youth Information Services
[GO!] RYIS Outlets
[GO!] Youth Allowance
[H] [GO!] Youth Allowance Interim Report - Assesment of Youth Allowance since 1998
[H] ACT
[H] NSW[H] [GO!] NSW Govt Youth Policy
[H] VIC
[H] QLD[H] ZOMBIE - information on drugs from the QLD Govt
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SA [GO!] MAZE - Helps you find services
[GO!] The Premier's Youth Challenge
[H] The Office of Family & Children
[H] WA
[H] TAS
[H] NT
RESEARCHERS
[H] [GO!] Youth Pathways Action Plan Taskforce - aimed at reporting to the C'th Govt on ways to improve youth transition from home to independence
[H] [GO!] Dr Louise Porter - Child Psychiatrist
[H] [GO!] Mr David M. West - School Related Violence
[H] [GO!] Dr Colin MacMullin - Child Behavourist
[H] [GO!] Institute of Disability Studies Research Group - Meets needs of youth with intellectual disabilties
[H] [GO!] Adolescents & Alcohol Research Project - QLD Uni
[H] Australian Youth Foundation - advocacy & public policy projects
