Youth Websites
Check out
these useful websites..
Kids Help Line
www.kidshelp.com.au
If you are feeling down you can talk to a counsellor on the web for free (5 - 25yr olds). Visit their website to find out about web counselling times
Reach Out
www.reachout.com.au
Reach Out! Has lots of useful information for young people about all those topics that are hard to talk about, for example, drugs & alcohol, friends, family issues, bullying
Now What?
www.nowwhat.org.au
Caring for a parent or a sibling with cancer can be scary, upsetting and confusing.
Now What?
gives young carers a space to get information, share stories and feel less alone as they go through the cancer journey with their loved one.
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Headroom
www.headroom.net.au
A fun site that has an on-line cubby house for 6 - 12year olds and an on-line lounge room for 12-18 yr olds. Lots of handy information about feelings, stress, bullying and peer pressure
Beyond Blue
http://beyondblue.org.au/ybblue/
One in five young people in Australia experience depression each year. Ybblue is about getting the message out there that it's okay to talk about depression and get help when it's needed.
It's All Right
www.itsallright.org
Do you have a family member or friend with a mental illness? You can find out much more about what its all about by reading the diaries of four fictional teenagers touched by mental illness.
Lawstuff
www.lawstuff.org.au
Do you have any questions about the law? You can find out everything you need to know on this site for under 18s.
Live Smart
www.livesmart.net.au
This website has a lot of helpful information on things like budgeting, public transport, mobile phones and health in six languages - Swahili, Dinka, Karen, Amharic, Arabic and English.
Getting Out
www.gettingout.info
Leaving home can be a challenging and stressful time. This website gives you lots of good tips & links to useful resources to make the transition easier.
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Useful phone numbers
Youth Websites
YC Programs
Siblings Websites
Information on Physical Illness
Information on Mental illness
Information on Disabilities
Financial Assistance
Aboriginal links
Multicultural Links
Drug & Alcohol Support
Kids Help Line - 1800 551 800
Reach Out