Child abuse - Child Protection Service
Provides child-centred, family-focused support to help protect children and young people from harm caused by abuse or neglect within the family unit. It ensures that children receive services to deal with the impact of abuse on their wellbeing. ... [... more]
Better Health |
Philip Pullman
Philip Pullman is the acclaimed author of the His Dark Materials trilogy: The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass. His other books for children and young adults include Count Karlstein and a trilogy of Victorian thrillers ... [... more]
Random House |
Disability - volunteer support
Interchange provides personalised respite and social support services to families of children and young people with a disability. Volunteers are carefully matched to meet the needs of the families who request support. All volunteers are trained ... [... more]
Better Health |
Investigating a seizure
Children and young people with epilepsy can usually do the same things as other people, with some safeguards for some activities. Wait until the seizure has stopped, and then only drive if you are sure that you are calm enough to drive ... [... more]
Child & Youth Health |
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Children and young people taking a lot of caffeine may have behaviour problems and trouble concentrating at school. This might be wrongly thought to be Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). If having a coffee with a friend is part of ... [... more]
Child & Youth Health |
Cancer - living with it
Almost all of the people who get cancer are adults, and mostly they are older adults. But sometimes children and young people get cancer. This topic is written for young people who have cancer, or who have a friend or close relative with ... [... more]
Child & Youth Health |
Reporting child abuse in South Australia
Children and young people have the right to be safe. The protection of children and young people is the responsibility of families and the community. Tragically, child abuse is more common in families than many people think because it's often hidden. [... more]
Child & Youth Health |
Autism - resources
There are many organisations that can assist families who have a child with autism. There are also many resources on the Internet and in books. Autism Association of South Australia has reading lists for adults, children and young people on its ... [... more]
Child & Youth Health |
Harassment can have serious effects
Harassment (or bullying) causes real distress. It also has negative consequences for the person doing the harassment. Studies show that children and young people who are bullied can have problems like anxiety and depression, and that bullies are ... [... more]
Child & Youth Health |
Some good news!
This topic is aimed at providing parents, grandparents and care-givers of children and young people with information about the impact of smoking, and passive smoking, on health. Discover reasons why children and young people start smoking and ... [... more]
Child & Youth Health |
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We all know caffeine is that stuff in coffee; some people even think caffeine is coffee!! This is your opportunity to find out more about caffeine, how much is enough and what it does for you Children and young people taking a lot of caffeine ... [... more]
Child & Youth Health |
Gary Crew from HarperCollins Publishers
Gary Crew is the author of many books for children and young adults, including First Fight and The Watertower, both of which were named Children's Book Council of Australia Books of the Year for Children's Illustrated Books. This is Mr. Crew's ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
