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- Resources and Information on Whole-School Approaches and Frameworks - Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) - Resources and Support for Same-Sex Attracted Young People - Other Support for Young People - Relevant Government Departments and Statutory Bodies - Bookshops - Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Organisations and Information - Sexuality and the Law : Legal Issues - Gender Identity Information and Support - Relevant Research - Resources and Information on Supporting SSAY and Challenging Homophobia - Other Useful Organisations and Websites | |
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| Family Planning Victoria Education & Training for Schools & Community Groups. http://www.sexlife.net.au/ Mindmatters www.health.gov.au/hsdd/mentalhe/resources/mindmatters/index.htm National Mental Health In School Project: Mindmatters http://yarn.edfac.unimelb.edu.au/mindmatters/index.htm Health Promoting Schools http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/hps Health and Physical Education resources page on Sofweb: http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/resource/reshpe.htm Students at Melbourne Uni in the Education Polciy Schols and Society course have designed the follwing web page, Policy@ School: an informative (and free!) website designed specifically for secondary school students. A tool for members of Student Representative Councils (or equivalent bodies) who want to be involved in initiating or revising school policies to benefit the whole school community. http://policyatschool.org | |
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| PFLAG schools education initiative. Provides some sobering statistics on the prevalence of hate crimes harassment and vilification of SSAYP in us schools, and how this places them in high and multiple risk categories. Also provides a practical and thorough 25 point plan/ strategy for approaching and challenging individual schools Follow the prompts from http://www.pflag.org.au to http://www.pflag.org/education/schools.html | |
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| Gay and Lesbian Switchboard – telephone counselling service. http://home.vicnet.net.au/~glawitch/ Mogenic - a U.S. GLBT youth website, a cyber space for young people to interact http://www.mogenic.com Minus 18 - provides social support to young gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, through events around Melbourne. http://www.minus18.org Outreach - an internet guide to being young and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or not quite straight in Australia. The ALSO website also contains ALSORTS, a sexuality awareness resource for people exploring their sexuality, which was compiled by ALSO and Deakin University. http://www.also.org.au/outreach To obtain copy of ALSORTS resource visit: http://www.also.org.au/alsorts/ALSORTS-book1.pdf Australian gay youth resources a support site for young people, especially those between 16 and 26 years, who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or not sure. This site was created and maintained by a SSA young man, and has some great information and stories and warmth http://www.dogwomble.worfie.net The Outlink project is an Australia wide initiative that aims to bring together GLBT rural young people and the people who work with them to create a national voice. This site, an initiative of the Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, is one to watch for updates on innovative projects with a rural focus http://www.outlink.trump.net.au Like It Is – a UK Sexuality information site for young people: http://www.likeitis.org.uk/sexuality.html Eastern Region Gay and Lesbian Youth Project - www.knox.vic.gov.au/ssay is a web site that provides resources, information, and an overview of how the Eastern Region Gay and Lesbian Youth Project can assist community workers, teachers and same sex attracted young people. | |
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| Reach Out Suicide Prevention Support for young people: http://www.reachout.com.au/home.jsp Reach out - a youth suicide prevention initiative that provides an interactive and comprehensive website offering support and resources for young people http://www.reachout.asn.au Youthcore - a DHS health information web based resource which is inclusive of SSAY and sexual diversity. Its main aim is that staff feel more confident in addressing issues. It will also contain an online youth health resource (covering areas such as drug and alcohol, sexual health, relationships and mental health) and a direct email link to an appropriate worker. The emphasis and overall rationale is the reduction of barriers, not just for ssayp but all young people, because in rural areas sometimes, for young people, the barriers are the same regardless of sexual orientation. (online by Sept 2002) http://www.youthcore.com | |
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| VicHealth - funded a number of projects in rural communities across Victoria focussed on mental health promotion for same-sex attracted young people. http://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/ Equal Opportunity Commission of Victoria - http://www.eoc.vic.gov.au/ Victorian Ministerial Advisory Committee on Gay and Lesbian Health - http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au/phd/macglh/index.htm DE & T website - provides information on bullying and student welfare & support. Visit teachers, or bullying at: http://www.sofweb.vic.adu.au The following link, through the Tasmanian Department of Education, details (both in terms of policy and strategy) an approach to challenging homophobia from within a discrimination framework. http://www.education.tas.gov.au Challenging homophobia in schools (from Tasmanian Education Department): http://www.discover.tased.edu.au/equitystandards/support/homophobia.htm Victorian Government Youth Portal : http://www.youth.gov.au/index.htm | |
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| Options, Family Planning Victoria Bookshop catalogue, for educational resources and texts around sexual health: http://www.infocat.org.au http://www.livingsolutionsbookshop.com.au - resources for teachers, youth workers, allied healthcare professionals and parents. Supply resources around homophobia and sexual diversity. | |
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| AFAO, Australian Federation of AIDS organisations, is the umbrella organisation that oversees the work of the state and territory AIDS councils. AFAO also conducts research, education and awareness campaigns. This site contains contact details for all the AIDS councils, as well as weblinks and resources. http://www.afao.org.au The Hormone Factory web site offers sex education resource for years 5 and 6, inclusive of same sex attracted issues. The site explains sexual and reproductive development and the physical, emotional and social changes associated with puberty. The site's content fits firmly in to national curriculum frameworks in health education: http://www.thehormonefactory.com Lesbian safe sex information (UK site): http://www.avert.org/lesbiansafesex.htm Safe sex information for gay men - http://www.vicaids.asn.au/content/ContentPage.asp?SectionID=7 Country AIDS Network http://home.vicnet.net.au/~positive/regional.htm Access Information Centre at the Alfred Hospital: http://www.accessinfo.org.au | |
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| Equal Opportunity Commission of Victoria: http://www.eoc.vic.gov.au/ Legal information for young people: http://www.lawstuff.org.au/ Victorian Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby http://www.vicnet.au/~vglrl Over the Rainbow - details Victorian legislation as it applies to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people: http://www.over-the-rainbow.org | |
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| Gender Centre - referral, resources,support and education around gender identity: http://www.gendercentre.org.au | |
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| LaTrobe University’s Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society: Research on SSAY: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/ssay/ Research on sexual health, sexuality and homeless young people: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/projecti/ 'Queer Youth Getting Together: Moving Beyond Isolation and Loneliness' is the PhD Doctorate of Greg Curran on Queer Youth at the University of Melbourne. It is available online at: http://adt1.lib.unimelb.edu.au/adt-root/public/adt-VU2003.0012/index.html 'Working Through Tension: A Response the Concerns of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Secondary School Students'. This is Michael Crowhurst’s Un/Published PhD thesis, through University of Melbourne. In the 1990’s he interviewed 10 secondary school students who identified as gay, lesbian or bisexual about school. Using the transcripts of these conversations he outlined their concerns and suggestions. Drawing on poststructural theory, Michael sketches a classroom approach designed to promote sexual and gender diversity, and to address homophobic bullying and he argues the merits of supporting young people to embrace uncertainty. It is available online at: Working Through Tension: A Response the Concerns of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Secondary School Students | |
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| Avert.org’s website is a guide to talking about homosexuality in secondary schools. Although it is a British site, it seems relevant and adaptable to the Australian context http://www.avert.org/talking.htm The Statewide Training and Education in Youth Suicide Prevention (STEP) Project is a project of Victoria’s Mental Health Promotion Officers, focussing on suicide prevention for refugee, indigenous and same-sex attracted young people. The STEP Manual, an invaluable resource for understanding support and connectedness from a suicide prevention position, is a training manual as well as a source of information about sexual orientation and environment. Download the STEP Manual from: http://www.youthmentalhealth.org The Catholic Justice and Peace Commission is a QLD based organisation, and on their youth web page they have a special feature on homophobia. This site contains papers on homophobia and schools, duty of care etc, as well as a gentle acknowledgement that supporting SSAYP is much more consistent with church teachings than it is conflicting. http://www.uq.net.au/cjpc/youth.htm Australian (NSW) website with a lot of excellent information about support of young people, supporting parents, and research. The site also contains some insightful information about creating safer schools http://www.gettingreal.asn.au | |
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| The ALSO Foundation – Victoria’s oldest gay and lesbian charitable organisation http://www.also.org.au/ Breaking through is an initiative of the Bouverie Centre that provides a forum to express concerns and share experiences of frustration with harassment and prejudice: http://www.breaking-through.com Breaking Through Project: http://www.breaking-through.com/bthrough/breaking_through.htm Context: great litsearch section and good links too http://www.vicnet.vic.au/~context Context support for teachers: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~context/welcome.html Gay and Lesbian alliance (GALA), an online club featuring local and world news, info on health and legal issues and community services: http://www.gala.net.au Australian Drug Foundation: http://www.adf.org.au/ Centre for Adolescent Health: http://www.rch.unimelb.edu.au/adolescent/ Victorian Home Economics & Textiles Teacher’s Association: http://www.vicnet.net.au/~vhetta Youth Research Centre: http://yarn.edfac.unimelb.edu.au/yarn/yrc-home.html http://www.stophomophobia.org - complied by the NSW Gay and lesbian Rights lobby. Includes educational information around homopobia. | |