Referral Manual

Kids Helpline is Australia’s only free (even from a mobile), confidential 24/7 online and phone counselling service for young people aged 5 to 25. Qualified counsellors at Kids Helpline are available via WebChat, phone or email anytime and for any reason.

Family Planning NSW's online resource for parents of kids with intellectual disability or autism. Topics covered include: bodies, feelings, relationships, identity and safety.

Trans Pride Australia (TPA) provides advocacy and support for the trans community through education and advisory work, community events, network partnerships, and peer support. TPA admins the following private Facebook groups: Trans Only Group Parents and Carers Group Allies Group Partners Group

Body/puberty, relationship & health information for young people by Family Planning NSW. Also includes resources for parents/carers & teachers.

NSW Government website on youth initiatives and resources

Evidence based health information website for teen boys and young men. Covers general health, fitness and nutrition, sexual health, and emotional health. Produced by Boston Children's Hospital, USA. NOTE: not all info will be accurate for Australian context

Youth health services are specialist services providing free multidisciplinary, primary healthcare to young people. Focusing on engaging disadvantaged young people, they deliver services to young people in relaxed and comfortable youth-friendly environments. Directory of clinics in NSW available on website.

NSW Health's Youth Health resource hub. Includes links to Youth Health advisory groups and networks; NSW Youth Health Framework; as well as research and training information.

The Scarleteen is a sex-positive, sex education website for young people produced in the USA. It is in alignment with current guidelines for comprehensive sexuality education for adolescents such as those suggested by SIECUS (Sexuality Information and Educational Council of the US). Most useful for those questioning their sexuality or interested in sexual health related to relationships and sexual functioning. NOTE: some info may not be accurate for Australian context.

NSW Health's sexual health website for young people. Information on STI/HIV, testing, treatment, contraception, sexual functioning and sexuality. Features: "Nurse Nettie" - an online sexual health nurse who provides info, advice and referral via email. An online Forum moderated by trained peers. See also Take Blaktion (for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander young people) and Play Safe Pro (for youth workers)

NSW Health: info for GPs to understand the law as it applies to adolescents, in particular: * The capacity of adolescents to consent to medical procedures on their own behalf * Parental authority for treatment * Confidentiality * Child Protection and Mandatory Reporting * Privacy and Medical Records

Poster and pocket-sized card explain confidentiality of health services for young people aged 12 to 24. Developed by NSW Centre for Advancement of Adolescent Health in consultation with youth.

is kit outlines the skills needed for working with the young person and their family, while addressing the developmental, cultural and environmental factors influencing their health status. Includes sections on assessing sexual health and sexual abuse in adolescents.