Check out some of the current online resources available to help you support your young person
General Youth Resources
ReachOut
From one-to-one peer support and moderated online communities, to tips, stories and resources, ReachOut offers a wide range of support options that allow young people to engage in the ways they want to, when they want to.
Kidshelpline
Kids Helpline makes a difference to the emotional wellbeing and lives of our kids every single day — ensuring young people know they are not alone.
Youth Central
Youth Central is the Victorian Government’s website for young people aged 12-25, with information about life from every angle.
Mental Health
Safe Minds
SAFEMinds: Schools And Families Enhancing Minds
Enhancing early intervention in mental health support for children and young people in schools.
Headspace
Headspace is Australia’s National Youth Mental Health Foundation, providing early intervention mental health services to 12-25 year olds.
Beyond Blue
For more than 20 years, people in Australia have placed their trust in Beyond Blue as a reliable source of mental health information, support, and hope.
Black Dog Institue
Black Dog Institute is a proudly independent not-for-profit globally renowned mental health research institute connected to UNSW Sydney. They are the only medical research institute in Australia that investigates mental health across the lifespan—from childhood to adulthood.
Butterfly Foundation
Butterfly Foundation is the national charity for anyone in Australia impacted by eating disorders and body image issues, as well as the families, friends and communities who support them.
Parent & Carer Support
Orange Door
Help for people who are experiencing family violence or who need support with the care and wellbeing of children and young people. Sometimes things at home or in a relationship are not OK, or families are worried about the wellbeing of their children. Orange Door listens and helps you to get the support you need, quickly and easily. It’s free and you don’t need a referral.
Family Relationships Online
Information for all families – whether together or separated – about family relationship issues. Find out about a range of services to assist families manage relationship issues, including helping families agree on arrangements for children after parents separate.
Parenting Strategies
This website provides practical guidelines on how parents can support their child’s wellbeing. Information are based on high quality scientific evidence and international expert consensus.
Anglicare Victoria
Anglicare works with families towards positive change. Whether it be a helping hand in a time of crisis, or by providing longer-term support and care.
Happy Families
Parenting support and guidance from Dr Justin Coulson
Pop Culture Parenting podcast
This podcast is about finding the sweetspot between the textbooks and real life when it comes to parenting. Dr Billy (a developmental pediatrician) and Nick (a developing parent) are a couple of dads having honest discussions about parenting day to day.
Maggie Dent’s Commonsense Parenting
For more than 40 years Maggie Dent has worked as a teacher, counsellor, and parenting and resilience educator, supporting many thousands of parents, educators and other professionals to better understand, nurture and connect with children and adolescents.
School Engagement
Raising Children: School refusal webinar
School refusal is when children struggle to go to school. This can happen for many reasons. In this webinar recording, you’ll learn about why school refusal happens and how to help children get back to attending school regularly. You’ll also find out where and when to seek professional support.
Department of Education
The Education Department is a good place to start if you are concerned about school attendance. This website provides advice, legal requirements and what to do if you are struggling to get your child to school.
School Refusal – Be You
School refusal is not ‘wagging’ or truancy; in this case, non-attendance is related to worry or anxiety about going to school. Be You provides the signs, causes and consequences of disengagement from school.
The Conversation
You can’t fix school refusal with ‘tough love’ but these steps might help – Anete Lusina/Pexels
Bullying
Bullying No Way
Supporting Australian school communities with evidence-informed resources and activities for a proactive approach to bullying prevention and education.
esafety Victoria
The eSafety Commissioner (eSafety) is the Australian Government’s independent online safety regulator. Their purpose is to help safeguard Australians at risk of online harms and to promote safer, more positive online experiences.
Think U Know
Provides resources and advice for parents, carers and educators, children and young people to prevent online child sexual exploitation. Topics include online grooming, image based abuse, self-generated sexual content etc.
Bully Stoppers
Bully Stoppers supports all members of a school community to understand, prevent and respond to bullying.
Sexual Health
Zoe Belle Gender Collective
Trans and gender diverse advocacy organisation based in Victoria.
Sexual Health Victoria
Sexual Health Victoria is a charity that provides contraception, pregnancy, STIs and BBVs services, as well as education and advocacy for reproductive and sexual health.
Jean Hailes
Jean Hailes for Women’s Health is a national not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving women’s health across Australia through every life stage.
Transcend Australia
Trans, gender diverse, non-binary and gender questioning children, adolescents and young people.
Alcohol & Drug Misuse Services
Quit
“Quit” is today a recognisable brand for supporting people who smoke or vape to quit. “Quit” has been associated with campaigns, organisations, and support services. Through Quitline services and extensive cessation support information, resources and evidence-based tools, Quit provides direct support for people who smoke or vape to quit.
Youth Support & Advisory Service (YSAS)
Helping young people overcome drug and alcohol challenges, improve their mental health, and lead healthy, fulfilling lives.
Youth Drugs and Alcohol Advice (YoDAA)
YoDAA is Victoria’s Youth Drug and Alcohol Advice service for young people or someone concerned and looking for help.
The service provides over the phone and online access to the information and support that you need.
Alcohol & Drug Foundation (ADF)
This foundation aims to inspire positive change and deliver evidence-based approaches to minimise alcohol and drug harm.
Physical Health
Sunsmart
SunSmart supports Victorians to prevent skin cancer and detect it sooner to save lives.
SleepHealth Foundation
The Sleep Health Foundation (SHF) is a community-facing not for profit (NFP) health promotion charity that aims to raise community awareness about the value of sleep, how to improve it and address common sleep disorders.
The Royal Children’s Hospital
Kids Health Info fact sheets are your online guide to childhood health.
Medical experts at The Royal Children’s Hospital regularly check every Kids Health Info fact sheet to make sure the advice is reliable.
Please note: the information in Kids Health Info resources is general in nature and not intended to replace expert clinical advice. It is best to speak to a doctor if you are worried about your child’s health.
Department of Health
Information on why increasing healthy eating is essential for health and wellbeing fun!
