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Youth Studies

Australian Resources | Overseas Resources | Electronic Journals

	Australian Resources

• Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies
• Foundation for Young Australians Organisation committed to developing innovative initiatives that support and empower the lives of young Australians aged 12 to 25
• Institute for Youth, Education and Community, Victoria University. The Third Biennial Conference, August 2002, addresses concerns related to policy, research, practitioner and community perspectives.
• JCU Careers and Employment Service
• Lawstuff: Know your rights Legal rights for people under 18
• Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) ACER project studies the progress of several groups of young Australians as they move from school into post-secondary education and/or work.
• Queensland Government sites


• Office of Youth Affairs Includes links to information for youth
• Generate Interactive site for 15s - 25s in Queensland - provides information, opportunities for feedback, section for indigenous youth and more.
• Reach Out! Youth suicide prevention service
• The Source Commonwealth Youth initiative developed by DEST
• Training and Youth Online DEST site
• Youth Affairs Research Network (YARN)
• Youth Bureau, DEST Aims to ensure that the Australian Government's policies improve life prospects for all young people. Provides major links for Youth Events, Research and Analysis, Voices of Youth, Youth Development, Youth Programmes, information services, and collaborative youth services
• Youth Issues This EdNA Online category covers adolescence, bullying, family issues, drug awareness, homelessness and youth services.
• Youth Pathways - Action Plan Taskforce
  Set up to examine ways in which government, community organisations and business can help young Australians
• Youth Portal Commonwealth Programs and Services for Young People

	Overseas Sites

• ADOL: Adolescence Directory Online
• Center for Adolescent and Familly Studies
  Includes links to other Adolescent Studies sites and to Teacher Talk, an electronic journal for secondary education teachers and students.
• Teacher Talk Forum Learning Resources for secondary students, their parents, and educators.
• UNESCO: Infoyouth Network Includes a worldwide database of youth policy materials, selected reports and a newsletter.
• World of Prevention Worldwide directory of programs, resources, references and research on the prevention of youth problems

	Electronic Journals

• Adolescence InfoTrac Expanded Academic Index, JCU staff and students only.
• Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter Searchbank Health Reference Center, JCU staff and students only.
• Journal of Adolescence Available to staff and students of JCU via Ideal, also in print at CNS 616.89022 P1
• Youth Field Xpress , formerly Youth Monitor. Newsletter of the Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies.
• Youth Studies Australia Selected extracts and information.

Education Resources

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Links checked February 2002; Page updated June 2002 by lbcy,
Information and Research Support, James Cook University.