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Useful links
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- Beyond Blue
This national site talks about depression, recognising depression, understanding depression and treatments for depression.
- Deadly Mob
dEadly mOb, based at the Gap Youth Centre in Alice Springs, connects young people to each other, to strong role models, mentors and the wider world online.
- Early Childhood Connections (ecconnections)
Ecconnections is an Australian website containing more than 400 Australian and 370 International website links.
- Employment, Education and Training
Northern Territory Government website with information on education, schools, apprenticeships, VET and employment incentive schemes, among others.
- Housing information
Northern Territory Government housing website.
- Isolated Children's Parents' Association
The Isolated Children's Parents' Association (Aust.) is a voluntary national parent body dedicated to ensuring that all geographically isolated students have access to an appropriate education.
- Kids Health
Kids Health provides health information and links for children, young people and women. Includes Kids Only site for children 6 to 12 years.
- Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800
Kids Helpline is a free, confidential and anonymous, 24-hour telephone and online counselling service for young people aged 5 to 18.
Kidsafe NT 8985 1085
Kidsafe is a leading non-government, not-for-profit charitable organisation dedicated to preventing unintentional childhood injuries, death or disability associated with accidents in children under 15 years. - Lifeline's Just Look 131 114
Just look is a comprehensive online national database of low cost or free health and community services offered throughout Australia.
- Mensline 1300 78 99 78
A telephone counselling, information and referral service for men available 24 hrs per day, 7 days per week.
- NAPCAN
The National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN). An independent Australian charity committed to stopping child abuse.
- NT Health Direct 1800 186 026
A new telephone health advice and information line for Territorians and tourists available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Professional health advice 24/7.
- Office of Youth Affairs
The Northern Territory Government Office of Youth Affairs provides policy for young people aged 12 to 25 years across government, and develops communication between young people, government and the wider community.
- Parentline 1300 30 1300
Parentline is a confidential, professional telephone counselling service for parents and carers of children. Available 8 am to 10 pm, seven days a week, to parents in the Northern Territory and Queensland for the cost of a local call.
- Payment for Families 131 021
Payment and service information available to families from Centrelink.
- Playgroup Association 1800 171 882
The Northern Territory Play Group Association promotes playgroup participation for families with young children.
- Postnatal Depression
Postnatal depression is a real illness and one from which women can recover given appropriate medical treatment, support and time. The beyondblue PND Program aims to research and prevent postnatal depression within Australia.
- Pregnancy Support 1300 139 313
Offers people the opportunity to freely discuss their concerns with a counsellor. The service is particularly sensitive to the needs of those facing an unplanned pregnancy.
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