Skylight: Useful websites for young people

Useful websites for young people

mountain 2 These links are for young people facing tough times. There’s quite a range here. Have a look through to see if there’s one you might find helpful for your situation.

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Youthline - support for young people facing crisis
http://www.youthline.co.nz
Kidsline - info and telephone counselling for children age 9 to 13 years old
http://www.kidsline.org.nz
Whatsup - a counselling phone line for 5 - 18 yrs, available 12noon - midnight, 7 days a week, with trained counsellors taking the calls. http://www.whatsup.co.nz
Urge/Whakamanawa - a youth health and life issue information service
http://www.urge.co.nz
Sibs Encounter - online support group for brothers and sisters of people with disabilities
http://www.sibspace.org
Attitude - a NZ website 'for your head' tackling youth issues in your everyday life
http://www.attitude.org.nz
Reach Out - Australian youth site, award winning and full of helpful information about many youth issues
http://www.reachout.com.au
The Word - questions answered about sex, life and relationships
http://www.theword.org.nz
Trippin' - created by Taranaki youth to help figure out what's going on when your life feels a bit 'out of it'
http://www.trippin.co.nz
Young Minds - UK charity committed to supporting the mental health of all children and young people
http://www.youngminds.org.uk
Teenage Grief Centre - providing expertise for those giving grief support to bereaved teens (USA)
http://www.smartlink.net/~tag/
RD4U - for young people by young people, after the death of someone close
http://www.rd4u.org.uk
Canteen - support to young cancer patients, their families and friends
http://www.canteen.org.nz
Riprap - for young people when a parent has cancer
http://www.riprap.org.uk
Brave Kids – for kids with chronic, life threatening illness or disabilities
http://bravekids.org/
Starbright - for kids and teens living with serious illnesses can connect
http://www.starbright.org/projects/sbworld/
Growing Up With Medical Problems - for kids and teens
http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/faculty/jfleitas/bandaides/
Puzzles, pictures and paper airplanes - What do we do when our parents get sick?
http://www.state.sc.us/dmh/book/puzzles.htm
No Bully - info for kids and parents about bullying
http://www.police.govt.nz/service/yes/nobully
Young Carers - a site for teens caring for someone ill or disabled http://youngcarers.net.au
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