Useful Links

For young people wanting information on relationships:

http://www.reachout.com.au/index.asp?mci=3&mwi=2&tii=15

http://www.abc.net.au/talkitup/talkitout/relationships.htm

http://www.dvirc.org.au/whenlove/index.htm

For students studying relationships, these research sites may help:

www.aifs.gov.au

www.facs.gov.au/internet/facsinternet.nsf/research/nav.htm

http://www.iarr.org/

www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/d3310114.nsf/Home/themes

For those wanting information on separation and divorce:

www.relate.gov.au/separation/

www.familylawsection.org.au/public/ps_a31.htm

I-don’t  is  Australia’s divorce directory:

www.connect-ed.net/

For those wanting information on sexual health and relationships:

www.connect-ed.net/

www.health.qld.gov.au/sexhealth/

Parenting information:

www.parentline.com.au

www.relate.gov.au/parenting/index.html

www.abcdparenting.org/

www.vicnet.net.au/family/parents/

www.stepfamily.org.au/

For those wanting information on same sex relationships:

www.vglrl.org.au/

www.latrobe.edu.au/cleu/understanding%20sexualdiversity.htm

Parenting for same sex couples:

www.rwh.org.au/wellwomens/whic.cfm?doc_id=4623

www.writtenword.com.au/writtenword/Bookshop.asp?Id=2126&SubCat=32

www.rainbowfamilies.org.au/

Young people in same sex relationships:

www.latrobe.edu.au/ssay/

For those concerned about the impact of separation and divorce on children:

www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/feelings_and_behaviours/managing_grief-loss-change/seperation_and_divorce.html

www.relate.gov.au/separation/guide_children.html

Specifically for men: 

For men needing help with family problems, conflict or violence call Mensline on  1300 98 99 78

www.menslineaus.org.au

For Grandparents wanting support - The Grandparents Victoria website

www.grandparents.com.au/

Mental health:

For those wanting to know more about depression – The National Depression Initiative beyondblue website

www.beyondblue.org.au

For information on young people’s depression specifically – beyondblue’s Ybblue website

www.beyondblue.org.au

For information about mental illness try SANE at

www.sane.org/index.php?option=helpline

For a chance to try cognitive behaviour therapy to prevent depression – give your emotional health a work out on Mood Gym. This is a site developed by the Australian National University.

www.moodgym.anu.edu.au

For those wanting to know more about managing anxiety see the Anxiety Disorders Association of Victoria website 

www.adavic.org

(beyondblue website also has excellent information on anxiety see above)

Anxiety Recovery Centre

www.arcvic.com.au/

If you are in crisis:

Call lifeline on 13 11 14 or see website at  www.lifeline.org.au

For children and young people try kids helpline on 1800 55 1800 or see the website at

www.kidshelpline.com.au