Links - NSW Commission for Children and Young People

For parents
About parenting | Drugs and alcohol | Health | Education

For kids
Links for kids are in: TheZone

For parents

About parenting

Parenting and Granparenting, WA
The site has tips, fact sheets and information on being a parent and grandparent.

Parenting NSW
Check out this site for information, chat groups, resources and contact numbers for parents.

Parenting SA
A good site with lots of Parent Easy Guides (PEGS) that cover such a range of topics from bedwetting to teenage parties.

Raising Children
Website of the Raising Children Network, providing information that can help parents with the day-to-day decisions of raising children, and looking after their own needs.

Drugs and Alcohol

Drugs and Community Action
Information and advice for community groups looking to tackle drug-related issues in their local area.

Drugsafe
This is Life Education Australia's site for students, young people, families and teachers. It has lots of information about drugs, how to recognise problems and where to get help.

Health

Child and Youth Health
Child and Youth Health is an online resource for the latest information and news on parenting and child health.

Early Childhood Connections
Early Childhood Connections is an Australian website, containing more than 400 Australian and 370 International website links. It is maintained by the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne.

Healthy Kids website
Good food habits and daily physical activity – if your child has these, they’re well on the way to a healthy life. The Healthy Kids website has great ways to get your kids moving, shopping tips and meal ideas for parents, resources for teachers, publications and guidelines, school and community-based projects and links to lots of other useful websites.

Healthy Start
Healthy Start is an Australia-wide initiative to support parents with learning difficulties and promote a healthy start to life for their young children.

Playground finder
A community-based site with locations and reviews of local playgrounds throughout Australia.

Sydney Children's Hospital
Website for the Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick. Like the Westmead Hospital site, this has fact sheets for parents and information for professionals.

The Children's Hospital at Westmead
This site has lots of helpful information, fact sheets and contact details. They have also released a resource "Responding to a crying baby".

Education

NSW Department of Education
The NSW Department of Education and Training delivers public education and training from early childhood (pre-school), through to the compulsory years of schooling (Kindergarten to Year 10), and senior secondary education leading to the award of the NSW Higher School Certificate (in Years 11 and 12). It also provides TAFE NSW courses, adult and community education courses, migrant English programs, post-secondary art courses and advice to the NSW Government on higher education.

Australian Schools Directory
The Australian Schools Directory is the a guide to all primary and secondary Government and Private schools in Australia. The Directory is free to use.

Australian Private Schools Directory
Free to use and contains all the Catholic and Independent schools in Australia.

Education Portal
The Government Education Portal is the online entry point to a comprehensive array of government information and services concerning all aspects and levels of education in Australia.

For professionals

Arts

Artsinfo
ArtsInfo is a one stop shop providing information about grants, competitions, prizes, awards, scholarships, festivals, events, venues, sponsorship opportunities, and business and marketing programs offered by Australian governments, and by corporations, foundations and non-government bodies.

Australia's Cultural Network
This is the online gateway to Australia's cultural organisations, websites, resources, events and news.

Education

Board of Studies NSW
This site provides syllabus, examination and educational resources for teachers, students and parents.

Children and Education Research Centre
The Centre serves as a focus for research actvities around childhood and education within the University of Newcastle.

Children, Youth and EnvironmentsA journal that seeks to support the exchange of information and the sharing of knowledge in the field by providing free access to research papers, field reports and book reviews.

Community Builders
This site is an interactive electronic clearing house for young people, community leaders, government, volunteers, policy makers,academics and program managers.

Education Network Australia
EdNA Online provides information and links to a wealth of education resources in Australia and overseas, and fosters collaboration between education sectors in Australia.

Infoyouth
This international information & data exchange network organises national, regional & international consultations, meeting and workshops for young people.

TAFE NSW
Information about studying at TAFE.

Youth Action and Policy Association
YAPA identifies important issues for young people aged 12 - 25 and plans action such as organising campaigns about these issues.

Health

NSW Centre for the Advancement of Adolescent Health
The NSW Centre for the Advancement of Adolescent Health (NSW CAAH) was established in 1995 and launched in December 1998 under the NSW Youth Health Policy.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The Institute is the national agency for health and welfare statistics and information. The site provides online access to many of their publications.

Health Insite
This Commonwealth Government initiative provides information and links to resources on a wide range of health issues.

NSW Department of Health
This site provides a range of topical information, research and statistics, and information for health professionals in NSW.

NSW Office of Drug Policy
The Druginfo website has lots of information about drug issues, with info on Government policies, illicit drugs, legal issues and the role of parents, families, and the broader community in reducing drug abuse.

New South Wales Association for Adolescent Health
The New South Wales Association for Adolescent Health is the peak youth health organisation for NSW. The website is aimed at people working in the youth health sector and those with a passion for youth health issues.

Sydney Children's Hospital
Website for the Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick. Like the Westmead Hospital site, this has fact sheets for parents and information for professionals.

Telethon Institute for Child Health Research
The Institute aims to improve the health of children through the development and application of research into the causes and prevention of ill-health and the maintenance of health. Australian of the Year, Prof Fiona Stanley, is the Founding Director.

The Mental Health Association NSW Inc
The Mental Health Association NSW Inc promote opportunities for the people of NSW to achieve their optimal level of mental health through providing information services, education about protecting mental health, mutual support and advocacy services.

Law

Aboriginal Justice Advisory Council
The Aboriginal Justice Advisory Council (the AJAC) is comprised of Aboriginal community members whose role is to provide advice to the New South Wales Government on law and justice issues affecting Aboriginal people in this state.

Australian Legal Information Institute (Austlii)
This is the major site for Australian legal materials of all jurisdictions. The World Law Index also provides links to key legal resources around the world.

Defence for Children International Australia
A non-government report on the Implementation of the Convention of the Rights on the Child in Australia to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.

Law Foundation of NSW
Provides comprehensive links to the laws of all Australian jurisdictions.

NSW Law Link
The NSW Attorney-General's link page to legal materials and agencies in NSW.

Weblaw
Weblaw is a co-operative subject index to Australian legal Internet resources. Each topic is a listing of Australian and international resources and links.

Young people with complaints about police
This fact sheet, produced by the NSW Ombudsman, gives advice to workers who deal with youth with complaints about police.

Participation and advocacy

YSpace
Yspace network has been formed to foster and support the development across nations of youth-inclusive policy and practice in the design and management of public and community accessed spaces.

Association of Children's Welfare Agencies (ACWA)
ACWA works towards improving the quality of services to children and young people through research, advocacy and training activities. This site provides news, information and details of their training programmes.

Child Rights Information Network
This is a global network of children's rights organisations seeking to support the effective exchange of information about children and their rights.

Drugs and Community Action
Information and advice for community groups looking to tackle drug-related issues in their local area.

Free the Children (Kids Can)
This international organisation is dedicated to eliminating the exploitation of children around the world by encouraging young people to volunteer and create programs & activities that relieve the plight of under privileged children.

The Global Movement for Children
A collection of people and organisations around the world dedicated to promoting the rights of children.

The Office of the Commissioner for Children - New Zealand
The Office of the Commissioner for Children promotes the welfare of children and young people in New Zealand and ensures that their rights are recognised.

Youth Link
The site is for young people and youth organisations to share information, resources and solutions to promote greater youth involvement.

Safety and welfare

Association of Children's Welfare Agencies (ACWA)
ACWA works towards improving the quality of services to children and young people through research, advocacy and training activities. This site provides news, information and details of their training programmes.

Child Protection Clearinghouse (Australian Institute of Family Studies)
The Clearinghouse collects and shares information on the prevention of child abuse and neglect. This site contains research publications, newsletters, resource guides, programme databases and links.

Child Protection Guidelines
The NSW Interagency Guidelines for Child Protection Intervention 2000 edition, revised in 2005, is the key document for providing practical guidance on interagency cooperation in child protection.

Child Safety Network
This site provides links to a number of Australian agencies working on the prevention of child abuse and neglect.

Children's House
Children's House is an international interactive resource centre for the exchange of information for the well being of children.

Family Support Services Association of NSW Inc.
Family Support Services Association of NSW Inc. aim is the promotion of quality support services provided by non-government organisations in NSW and the ACT to families experiencing stress.

Global Initiative to End all Coporal Punishment of Children
Initiative aimed at prohibiting and elminating corporal punishment of children in the family, schools, alternative care and penal systems.

Infoxchange Australia
Infoxchange Australia is a not-for-profit social enterprise company focusing on community development and Information Technology to create positive social change.

Keep Watch and Keep Them Alive
The aim of "Keep Watch and Keep Them Alive" is to inform parents that supervision of children in the water is critical to the prevention of drownings. Find out more about supervising children who are swimming.

National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect (NAPCAN)
The Association develops resources and campaigns for the prevention of child abuse. Their site provides information about their work and provides details of resources and how to purchase them.

Protective Behaviours Consultancy Group of NSW
This site aims to develop Protective Behaviours that can be used by both children and adults to help keep themselves safe and work towards reducing violence in the community.

The NSW Office of the Children's Guardian
The Office of the Children's Guardian is a new organisation set up to promote the best interests and rights of children and young people in out-of-home care in NSW.

Sport

Australian Sports Commission
The site provides information and links to sports played in Australia, and to training and sports bodies.

NSW Sport and Recreation
The Department's web site lists the services and facilities they offer in NSW for participation in sport and recreation.

Well-being

Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies
The Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies (ACYS) provides information resources and services for those working in the youth field and for anyone with an interest in youth.

Children's House
Children's House is an international interactive resource centre for the exchange of information for the well being of children.

Childwatch International Research Network
Childwatch International is a network of institutions involved in research for children. It works to initiate and coordinate research and information projects on children's living conditions and the implementation of children's rights. See the Resources page for links to agencies undertaking research in the area of children and young people.

Kids Help Line newsletter
Provides up to date information about what's happening at Kids Help Line.

NIFTEY
NIFTEY is the National Investment for the Early Years, which emerged out of the National Initiative for the Early Years that arose as an outcome of a meeting of academics, practitioners and government.

Telstra Foundation: Grants to Benefit Children and Young People
The Telstra Foundation has allocated $5 million to give to organisations to improve the lives of Australia's children and young people and the communities in which they live.