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The web
is full of good and bad sites. We have done some surfing
and have come up with the following, which we think are
cool for teenagers living in New Zealand to have a look
at.
General Youth Links
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 www.tearaway.co.nz
New Zealand youth magazine with loads of stuff about sports, entertainment, art, opinions, body and soul, technology and much more. |
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. www.youthlaw.co.nz
Legal help for under 25 year olds |
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www.cyberisle.org
This is a youth health site. It is a virtual island created for teenagers, by teenagers. A place to learn the things you want and need to know. Don't be put off by the first page which alternate from French to English - the rest of the site is in English. Cyberisle has an awesome layout, which you can navigate by placing your pointer over parts of the island (on the main screen), and over items in the rooms that you explore. An interesting feature is the Teen clinic, which has features such as a games room, a hangout room, a pharmacy, and a resource room (this room includes a search engine). |
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www.nzgirl.co.nz
Relationships, fashion, make up and all things girly. |
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www.youthcafetaupo.org.nz
Becoming a teenager, teen issues. |
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www.urge.co.nz or www.whakamanawa.org.nz
Awarded best youth site title 2001. Lots of stuff on a range of youth topics. |
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www.beinggirl.com.au
Mind and body, girl talk, fashion, info, beauty tips. |
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www.rainbowyouth.org.nz
About rainbow youth, sexuality, and local groups. |
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www.lungfish.co.nz
Games, events calendar, music news and interviews. |
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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. |
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www.pulse.christchurch.org.nz
Pulse is a website for teenagers.
It has been created by Christchurch City Libraries in consultation with teens from Christchurch. |
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www.youthline.co.nz
Youthline provides development opportunities and confidential support for young people from all walks of life all over N.Z. Aotearoa. |
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www.youthonline.org.nz
Having the same mission as YOUTHLINE, youth on line was set up to counter the wave of depression and abuse in our societies, in particular the cyber community. It seeks to provide a source of online support, links and referrals for us all when life loses it's shine. Youth on line is a site built by today's youths for today's youths. We really do want to listen without judgement, without criticism and with care. |
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www.myd.govt.nz
Our work involves keeping up to date on key issues affecting young people. We actively seek and promote opportunities for them to contribute to the cultural, social and economic policies and services that affect New Zealand's development |
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www.occ.org.nz
The Children's Commissioner speaks out on behalf of all children to ensure their rights are respected and upheld. |
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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. |
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www.thelink.org.nz
The Youth Services team at Wellington City Council works with young people, youth workers and the wider community to make Wellington a positive, youth friendly city full of opportunities for young people. |
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www.jetmag.co.nz
Useful links, Courses and entertainment. |
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www.sibspace.org
The aim of Sibs Encounter is to help support brothers and sisters of people with disabilities. |
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www.gurl.com
gURL.com is a leading online community and content site for teenage girls. |
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www.dosomething.org
Do Something inspires, supports, and celebrates young people changing their world. |
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www.facetheissue.com
Face The Issue works to raise awareness of common emotional and physical health issues faced by young adults and to build a supportive community without judgement.
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www.youngminds.org.uk
We hope you will find YoungMinds website useful. It has been redesigned to provide detailed information in a clear, concise and attractive way. |
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www.youthinmind.net
Helping stressed children and teenagers - and those who care for them . |
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Mental health links
www.headroom.net.au
Colourful site with mental health info for teenagers. |
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www.trippin.co.nz
Taranaki youth mental health site. A bit like ours,
but for Taranaki folk. |
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www.reachout.com.au
Chill café has a cool feature - scream it or dream
it - blast your woes or dreams into the sky. |
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www.attitude.org
This website has heaps of information about what
to do when you are experiencing different emotions.
Whether you're feeling annoyed, rejected, depressed,
angry, stressed, guilty, anxious or like you are
a failure Attitude.org can provide you with tips
and strategies that may help you cope during difficult
times. |
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www.pressurepoint.com.au
Cyber youth health clinic. |
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www.mentalhealth.org.nz
This is a site with Mental Health Promoters facilitate training workshops, programmes, seminars and initiatives for a wide variety of population groups, often using a "train the trainers" model |
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www.psychosissucks.ca/epi/
EPI provides a range of services including medication management; education (individual and group); stress management and support; relapse prevention; along with assistance with other needs such as education, work, housing, drug misuse, etc. |
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www.pepp.ca
The Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychoses (PEPP) is a community focused mental health program which provides prompt assessment and comprehensive, phase-specific medical and psychosocial treatment for individuals experiencing their first episode of psychosis |
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www.likeminds.org.nz |
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www.whatsup.co.nz |
0800WHATSUP (0800 942 8787) is a free, confidential, professional telephone counselling service for five to 18 year olds. Callers can speak free of charge to a trained counsellor between noon and midnight, seven days a week from any telephone in New Zealand, including mobile phones. Callers are welcome to ring with any issue, no matter how small. |
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