Links
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unavailable as the links are being updated.
We recommend that you
use our Services Directory to search online for Aboriginal and/or
Torres Strait Islander services for children and families, or peak
bodies and resource organisations that may assist your work.
National
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Service Directory
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Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Websites
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC)
www.atsic.gov.au
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Resource Directory
www.koori.usyd.edu.au/register.html
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs (ATSIA)
www.atsia.gov.au
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Pages
www.hreoc.gov.au/social_justice/index.html
Aboriginal Research Institute
www.ari.unisa.edu.au
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au
Australian Institute of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
www.aiatsis.gov.au/ntru_abt.htm
Centre for Indigenous Research (CIRC)
gunada.curtin.edu.au/circ/research/index.html
Indigenous Health and Resource Guide - Royal Australasian College of Physicians
www.racp.edu.au/indig/index.htm
Indigenous Peoples of Australia: Health
www.ldb.org/oz_h.htm
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO)
www.ecu.edu.au/chs/nh/clearinghouse/naccho/
Office for Aboriginal and TSI Health Dept Health and Aged Care
www.health.gov.au/oatsih/
Women's Centre Health Matters
www.wchm.org.au
State and Territory Legislation & Departments responsible for protecting children
ACT
Department of Education and Community Services
www.decs.act.gov.au
NSW
Department of Community Services
www.community.nsw.gov.au
NT
Child & Family Protective Services
www.nt.gov.au/ntpf/
QLD
Department of Families, Youth and Community Care
www.families.qld.gov.au/department/contacts.html
A booklet providing information on the Act can be obtained from:
www.families.qld.gov.au/families/cpis/pdfs/booklet.pdf
SA
Department of Human Services
www.sa.gov.au/agencies/dfcs/dfcs.htm
Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service
www.wch.sa.gov.au
Department of Education, Training and Employment
www.nexus.edu.au/divisions/childprotection/
TAS
Department of Health and Human Services
www.dchs.tas.gov.au/contacts/entries/contact1000.html
VIC
Department of Human Services
hnb.dhs.vic.gov.au/commcare/yafsinte.nsf/VP/
Children+and+Families
WA
Family and Children's Services
www.fcs.wa.gov.au
The website of the National Child Protection Clearinghouse is a must visit internet site. In a two-way involvement with the community concerned with child abuse, the National Clearinghouse collects, shares, monitors and distributes information on the prevention of child abuse and neglect. It has four major functions repository, databases, networking/outreach and advisory.
The following sites are a selection of the child abuse prevention links identified by the national clearinghouse. They cover support services, information resources, research projects, legislation and policy initiatives of government and non-government organisations available on the internet.
These links have been visited and chosen on the basis of their content and many are good starting points for locating other sites that are concerned with child protection.
The following websites are relevant to one or more of the following categories and indicated accordingly:
[PP] Prevention Programs and Services
[SC] Support for Children
[AL] Advocacy and Lobbying
[RR] Research Resources
[LP] Legislation and Policy
[SS] Survivor Support
[PS] Parent Support
www.abusedchildtrust.au [Australia] [PP] [SC]
Abused Child Trust provides specialised services for abused children and their families through individualised therapy programs in order to enable the child to achieve his or her full potential, thus breaking the cycle of child abuse.
www.aacc.netlink.com.au [Australia] [AL] [LP] [SC] [RR]
Australians Against Child Abuse is a non-profit, self funded organisation which provides: a therapeutic service for child victims of abuse and their families; an education and research program in the area of child abuse; and political lobbying, advocating better services and more effective legislation to protect children from abuse.
www.create.net.au [Australia] [SC]
Formerly Australian Association of Young People in Care (AAYPIC) - a consumer movement for and by children and young people who are, or have been in care. The group predominately involved in AAYPIC are aged 10-25 years. The AAYPIC model encourages young people to participate at the local, regional, state and/or national levels, in secure care facilities, residential or foster homes where young people live everyday.
www.austdvclearinghouse.unsw.edu.au [Australia] [LP] [RR]
Australian Domestic & Family Violence Clearinghouse, established in October 1999, is a national resource on issues of domestic and family violence. It provides a central point for the collection and dissemination of Australian domestic and family violence policy, practice and research.
www.childcomm.qld.gov.au [Australia] [AL]
Children's Commission of Queensland serves to protect and promote the well being of all children and young people in Queensland.
www.childwatch.uio.no [International] [RR]
Childwatch International Research Network is a database on research and information on children's rights. The ultimate goal of Childwatch International is to promote, initiate and disseminate international, interdisciplinary research that leads to a real improvement in the well being of children through network activities.
www.defence-for-children.org.au [International] [SC]
Defence for Children International is an independent non-government organisation set up during the International Year of the Child (1979) to ensure ongoing, practical, systematic and concerted international action, specially directed towards promoting and protecting the rights of the child.
www.dvirc.org.au [SS]
Domestic Violence and Incest Resource Centre (DVIRC) provides counselling, information and referral to survivors of domestic violence, child sexual abuse and incest, and to the family, friends and workers who support them. It is funded by the Department of Human Services Victoria (Australia).
www.dvrc.org.au [Australia] [RR] [SS]
Domestic Violence Resource Centre (DVRC) aims to achieve social and systemic change that will uphold the human rights of women and their children to live free from gender based violence in all its forms. Services offered include counselling for mothers and their children, information and resource material, referrals and community education.
www.ecpat.org [International] [RR]
ECPAT Australia is part of a global network of organisations working together for the elimination of child prostitution, child sex tourism, child pornography, and the trafficking of children for sexual purposes. ECPAT seeks to encourage the world community to ensure that children everywhere enjoy their fundamental rights free and secure from all forms of commercial sexual exploitation.
www.kidshelp.com.au [Australia][PP]
Kids Help Line exists to assist people across Australia to develop strategies and skills, which enable them to more effectively manage their own lives. An integral part of achieving this mission is the provision of a free, accessible national telephone counselling service, which is founded on the principles of empowerment.
www.lawstuff.org.au [Australia] [AL] [SC]
Lawstuff is an initiative of the National Children's and Youth Law Centre, an independent, non-profit organisation working for all Australians under the age of 25, which aims to improve the conditions and opportunities of Australian children and young people.
www.napcan.org.au [Australia] [PP]
National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN) was established in 1987, and is the only national association of its kind in Australia working towards the prevention of all forms of abuse of children. It is a non-government funded, non-profit, volunteer based, charitable organisation.
www.kids.nsw.gov.au [Australia] [AL] [PP] [SC]
NSW Commission for Children and Young People was established as an independent organisation reporting directly to the Parliament of New South Wales to listen to children and young people and to promote their interests.
www.childsafe.net.au/SAFEHOUS/shhomep.htm [Australia] [PP]
Safety House is organised nationally throughout Australia but operates at a local community level. It provides a network of safe places for children to go to and provides children with the skills and confidence to feel safe. A Safety House can be a house, shop or a business, and can offer assistance to children should they feel unsafe, threatened or unsure, primarily when travelling to and from school.
www.aifs.org.au/nch/state.html [Australia] [LP]
State and Territory Departments Responsible for Protecting Children provides information on the various departments in Australia having responsibility for dealing with issues relating to child protection.
survivors.org.au/frames.htm [Australia] [SS]
Survivors on the Net - Australia aims to provide self-help, resources and links via the internet to adult survivors of child abuse. [Australia]
www.youthabuse.dhhs.tas.gov.au [Australia] [SC]
Youth Abuse in Relationships is a website that has been launched by the Tasmanian government. It offers support, information and advice to young people experiencing domestic violence or abuse in their relationships.
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