Youth+Organisation+Websites

Informative Sites about Youth Issues
@http://www.headroom.net.au/
 * Headroom** provides mental health information to empower young people to make informed decisions about their health & wellbeing.

www.somazone.com.au
 * Somazone** is a website that was developed by young people for young people. Somazone provides fast, free, anonymous access to quality assured information. A program of the Australian Drug Foundation, Somazone is a valuable resource for young people.

http://teenshealth.org/
 * Teen Health** website with plenty of good information about teen health and [[image:http://www.favor.org.za/teenshealth2.jpg width="87" height="107" align="right"]]easy to navigate

@http://www.myd.govt.nz/
 * Ministry of Youth Development** site has lots of great info, but i didn't find it that clear to navigate.

Youth Organisations in Aotearoa
www.attitude.org.nz
 * ATTITUDE** is the youth education division of Parents Inc., dedicated to creatively teach life skills that will assist teenagers to make life-enhancing choices. The inspirational programmes encompass all aspects of total wellbeing and are a preventative strategy to youth suicide, teen pregnancy and the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STI’s).

www.youthline.co.nz Today Youthline provides a nationally linked youth development organisation,providing a range of services. Their youth services directory has links to a huge range of youth issues.
 * Youthline** began as a telephone counseling Helpline run by youth, for youth in 1970. [[image:http://we.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/youthline-changing-livessml.jpg width="212" height="72" align="right"]]

www.thelowdown.co.nz
 * The Lowdown** brings together information on depression, [[image:http://www.mentalhealth.org.nz/file/mindnet-article-images/mindnet-12-23.gif width="235" height="63" align="right"]]new e-support services and young people's stories of hope. All in a friendly and welcoming online space, created to help young people deal with and recover from depression.The website has depression-related fact sheets and contact lists, as well as online self-tests.

www.urge.co.nz Awarded best youth site title 2001. Lots of stuff on a range of youth topics. URGE is a youth health and information service for teenagers covering drugs and alcohol, sex and relationships, emotional wellbeing, body issues and many more topics.

@http://www.theword.org.nz/ Information about sex and relationships

www.justfocus.org.nz Just Focus is a new project for young people, by young people, to engage with issues that affect us in Aotearoa New Zealand, the Pacific, and globally. The goals of the project are responsible global citizenship and change for a just world.

Youth Week is about creating a society that values young people and affirms their diversity The week aims to highlight the amazing things young people (12-24 years) do Find out more at www.youthweek.co.nz


 * Check out some of the past Youth Week posters and resources **

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**Human Rights Commission**
The Human Rights Commission works for a fair, safe and just society, where diversity is valued and human rights are respected. One of the primary functions of the Human Rights Commission is to encourage the maintenance and development of harmonious relationships between individuals and among the diverse groups in New Zealand society.Human Rights Commission

Race Relations Day
**Race Relations Day** **is the time to reflect on our journey as a culturally diverse nation.** Each year 21 March is observed around the globe as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The date recalls the tragic loss of life at Sharpeville in South Africa in 1960, and is dedicated by the United Nations to the achievement of the goals of the Convention for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. New Zealand signed the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination on 25 October 1966 and ratified it on 22 November 1972.

Human Rights Commission have an extensive list of resources in various languages available online, fact sheets, posters etc HRC Resources