Resources

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• Youth Led Organisations
• Useful Australian Government Sites
• Government youth websites
• Non-government youth peaks
• Government youth offices
• Australian Government Youth Portal
• Clearinghouses and Research Organisations
• Bullying/Violence
• Body Image/Healthy Living
• Mental Health
• Environment/Climate Change
• Social Issues/Human Rights
• Regional and Rural Youth
• Email alerts & Discussion Networks
• Students

Youth Led Organisations

• National Indigenous Youth Movement of Australia (NIYMA)
• Vibewire
• Vision Generation (VGen)
• Oaktree
• National Union of Students (NUS)
• United Nations Youth Association of Australia
• The Foundation for Young Australians
• Left Right Think Tank
• Linkz Incorporated

Useful Australian Government Sites

• Australian Government Youth Portal
• Centrelink – assistance while studying or training
• Family Separation – A guide for teens
• Smart Traveller
• Travel Bug
• Going to Uni
• Australian Apprenticeships
• Climate Change
• Australian Human Rights Commission
• Health Insite
• Drinking Nightmare
• National Youth Week
• private i: your ultimate privacy survival guide

Government Youth Websites

• National
• Australian Capital Territory
• New South Wales
• Northern Territory
• Queensland - Generate
• South Australia - Maze
• Tasmania
• Victoria

Non-government youth peaks

• Australian Youth Affairs Coalition (AYAC)
• Youth Coalition of the ACT
• Youth Action & Policy Association (YAPA)
• Northern Territory Youth Affairs Network (NTYAN).
• Youth Affairs Network of Queensland (YANQ)
• Youth Affairs Council of South Australia (YACSA)
• Youth Network of Tasmania (YNOT)
• Youth Affairs Council of Victoria (YACVic)
• Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia (YACWA)

Government youth offices

• National - Australian Government, Office for Youth
• ACT Government - Office for Children, Youth and Family Support
• NSW Government - Youth Strategy and Participation
• Northern Territory Government - Office of Youth Affairs
• Queensland Government - Office of Youth
• South Australian Government - Office for Youth
• Tasmanian Government - Department of Premier and Cabinet, Office of Children and Youth Affairs
• Victorian Government - Office for Youth
• Western Australian Government - Office for Youth

Regional and Rural Youth

• Heywire

Local youth organisations

• Dorset Youth Advisory Group, Tasmania

Clearinghouses & Research Organisations

• Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies
• Communities and Families Clearinghouse Australia
• National Child Protection Clearinghouse
• Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth
• Australian Youth Research Centre (AYRC, or, YRC)
• Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS)

Bullying/Violence

• Bullying No Way
• School Angels
• Kids Help Line 1800 551 800
• Bursting the Bubble

Body Image/Healthy Living

• Kids Help Line 1800 551 800
• Headspace
• Healthy Active
• Go for your Life (VIC)
• Health Insite

Mental Health

• Reach Out
• Headspace
• Headroom
• Youth Beyond Blue (YBBlue)
• Lifeline – 13 11 14
• Inspire Foundation

Environment/Climate Change

• Australian Youth Climate Coalition
• Green Corps
• Department of Climate Change

Social Issues/Human Rights

• ActNow
• Unicef Voices of Youth
• The Oaktree Foundation
• Vision Generation (VGen)

Email alerts & Discussion Networks

• ARACY newsletter
• Youth Field Xpress newsletter
• Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) email alert
• Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association (AICAFMHA) Youth Participation List
• Dusseldorp Skills Forum
• Australian Youth Information Network (AYIN)
• YouthGAS
• Young Australian Rural Network (YARN)
• CYC-NET (International Child and Youth Care Network)
• TakingITGlobal.org
• Youth at the United Nations

Students

• Student Edge (student services)

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