Activities

ABC - The Playground (AUS)

Come inside the magical, wonderful and safe world of the Playground. Anyone who loves to play and have fun can enter.

http://www.abc.net.au/children/

James Boot Camp (US)

Physical activity and exercise are important habits to incorporate into a child's daily routine. In fact, the entire family can take part in playing energetic games and making healthful treats. Lots of fun and laughter is the result as kids and parents achieve their fitness goals together.

http://www.jamesbootcamp.com/articles/easy-kids-guide-to-health-and-fitness.html

Kidshealth - Kids Recipes (US)

If you're hungry, grab your apron and get cooking! Making food yourself - with a little help from a parent - is a great way to learn about food and meal preparation. And we have plenty of recipes for you to try - from pizza to pancakes!

http://kidshealth.org/kid/recipes/index.html

NIEHS Kids Page (US)

Before solving the hundreds of brainteasers and riddles below, why not learn more about your brain by viewing the parts of the brain and what they do and taking a video tour of your brain to see how it functions each day. And then have some fun with all our brainteasers and riddles below. We give you the answers for every one so you can check to see how well you did. Challenge your parents and friends too.

http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/braint.htm

Online Schools (USA)

Exercising the brain does not only make a kid's mind sharper and stronger; it also rejuvenates the mind by providing essential recreation and relaxation. Keeping the mind sharp at a young age can be a major prevention of cognitive deterioration as it ages. There are many games and activities on the Internet that offer great mental exercise for kids, and these are some of the best.

http://www.onlineschools.org/resources/brain/

SAMHSA - How do you feel colouring & activity book (US)

Children experience a wide range of feelings every day-most pleasant, some, or a few, worrisome. The Caring for Every Child's Mental Health Campaign, a part of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program, created this coloring and activity book to help young children better understand, or recognize feelings. The book also encourages children to share their feelings with caring adults.

http://download.ncadi.samhsa.gov/ken/pdf/CA-0041/cartoonsheet.pdf

Science Kids (NZ)

Science Kids is the home of science & technology on the Internet for children around the world. Enjoy the fun science experiments, facts, online games, activities & check out some of the cool student projects.

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/

The Wise Mouse - Audio Download (Aus)

Maria is a little girl who's very worried about her mother: why does she behave so oddly at times? One night, very upset about it all, Maria feels a tap on her shoulder and wakes to find a mouse sitting on her duvet. It's not just any old mouse, but a very wise one who can talk to Maria about all her worries

http://www.youngminds.org.uk/publications/all-publications/the-wise-mouse

Tooter4kids - Games and Fun Stuff (US)

Games and stories to teach and keep young people entertained

http://www.tooter4kids.com/classroom/just4kids.htm

Wicked (NZ)

Check out the wickedly cool things on this site! Quizzes, crosswords, interactives and games in English and te reo Maori, a gallery of student artworks, profiles of inspirational New Zealanders, an information station etc.

http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/index.php

Homework & Study

Studyit - For NCEA Students (NZ)

Your one stop site for achieving in NCEA maths, science, and English. Find what you need to know, contact subject teachers, and get encouragement from other students.

http://www.studyit.org.nz/

Information

211 Helpline (NZ)

The 211 Helpline, which can be reached on 0800 211211, provides the public with free, confidential information and access to services for families, seven days a week. It is run by Family and Community Services in partnership with Lifeline and Youthline. For the first time in New Zealand services for families and communities have been categorised into a common classification system. A new tool called 211 Knowledgebase has been developed to search thencategories.

Any Questions (NZ)

This service is designed to help you find useful, accurate, online information - either for your homework or just because you're interested in finding out about things! It's not a quick answers service - instead our online librarians will help you work out the sort of information you need, and then begin searching with you.

http://www.anyquestions.co.nz/

HeadSpace (NZ)

Headspace is a community resource. It is aimed at providing good information about mental health and illness for young people, their family/whanau and their schools. These pages are a work in progress and we welcome any feedback about their content. Headspace is part of the Kari Centre.

http://www.headspace.org.nz/

itsallright (AUS)

SANE Australia has launched this new website for teens. It has diaries based upon 4 teenagers and their experience of living with mental illness in their families, facts and information and an online Helplinefor information andAustralian support services.

http://www.itsallright.org/

Kids Health (US)

A site that covers problems from dealing with feelings to general health problems and diet and some sections on mental health issues. For example, the section on Bipolar Disorder has the following opening paragraph:

Imagine being so energetic that you feel you might bounce off the walls. You have zillions of different thoughts, so many you think your head might split right open. You're so full of different feelings buzzing around inside that you don't know what to focus on first. You can hardly sleep - but you don't feel tired. And you just can't stop talking.

http://kidshealth.org/kid/

The Pulse (NZ)

Help us review the best and worst, and share the stuff you like. Find out about young people who are out there succeeding in music, sport, drama, writing, all kinds of things.

We also have information and advice about those big and not-so-big life steps, like getting a driver's licence, learning to cook, finding a job, making money go further, or starting and coping with relationships.

http://thepulse.org.nz/

Trippin (NZ)

The website created for Taranaki Youth. "Trippin" can help you figure out what's going on when life feels a bit "out of it". Heaps of stuff can cause you to trip out, things like depression, worries and fears, alcohol and drugs, stress or even stuff to do with sex or sexuality. Trippin explains what all of these things are (plus heaps of other stuff too), and gives you some ideas for how you can sort them out if they are a problem.

http://www.trippin.co.nz/

URGE (NZ)

Urge/Whakamanawa is a youth (health) and information service designed to assist young

people find useful information or resources to help them regarding a variety of youth related topics

http://youthline.co.nz/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=283/

US Department of Health & Human Services (US)

Lots of information and facts for kids of all ages as well as parents, teachers and educators.

http://www.hhs.gov/kids/index.html

Young Carers (AUS)

Young Carers website has been produced and funded by the Australian Government Department of Family and Community Services, Canberra with the assistance of the national office of Carers Australia.

The primary teacher resource section of the website, which has also been produced in hard copy format, is endorsed by the Australian Council for Health Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER). Here you will find important information and contacts, along with opportunities to express your opinions and provide feedback. There is an online young carers plan to complete and keep on hand in case of an emergency, and there are games for when you feel like chilling out for a while.

http://www.youngcarers.net.au/

Young Minds (UK)

Welcome to the new YoungMinds website! Our charity provides information that helps children and young people cope with difficult feelings.

http://www.youngminds.org.uk/

Youthlaw Tino Rangatiratanga Taitamariki (NZ)

Youthlaw Tino Rangatiratanga Taitamariki is a community law centre for children and young people. Most law centres operate regionally, and act for individuals with unmet legal needs. We are unique in that we operate nationally and we are only for children and young people under 25 years old.

http://www.youthlaw.co.nz/

Resources

itsallright (AUS)

http://www.itsallright.org/

KidsOLR - Kids Online Resources (US)

Education, homework help, entertainment, fun, games and music.

http://www.kidsolr.com/

Team Up (NZ)

Team up with your kids, their teachers and your whanau to encourage and support your kids as they learn. Research shows it makes a big difference to their future.

http://www.teamup.co.nz/

The Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK)

When A Parent Has A Mental Illness - Online video

Young carers talk about their lives caring for a parent with mental illness. Narrated by Chineye, a young carer herself, the film also explains in a very simple and visual way how the brain works and what happens when things go wrong.

http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/youngpeople/caringforaparent.aspx

Tooter4kids (US)

The place to visit for teachers, kids, parents, student teachers, home schooling, and even subs!!

http://www.tooter4kids.com/

Rights

Children's Commissioner (NZ)

The Children's Commissioner speaks out on behalf of all children and young people to ensure their rights are respected and upheld

http://www.occ.org.nz/

No Bully Helpline (NZ)

0800 NO BULLY is a 24-hour information line giving helpful advice about taking action to stop bullying. It is free, it's anonymous, and it's about taking positive action.

http://www.nobully.org.nz/0800help.htm

Safety

Netsafe For Kids - The Internet Safety Group (NZ)

What do I do if: someone is sending me nasty texts, my online friend is saying stuff that makes me feel weird, who can I tell about something that makes me feel uncomfortable etc

http://www.netsafe.org.nz/kids/kids_default.aspx

Support

VIBE (NZ)

We are innovative and unique. A Like Minds Like Mine project created and run by youth, for youth since 2002. Vibe is a community action network open to young adults in Auckland with experience of mental distress (/ philosophical challenges / madness / mental illness / mental health issues / mental health problems / being human) and a passion for positive social change.

http://www.vibecentral.org.nz/

Whatsup (NZ)

The Kids Help Foundation Trust offers the telephone counselling service for children and young people called What's Up. Here you will find information about The Kids Help Foundation Trust and What's Up's services, policies, and procedures.

http://www.whatsup.co.nz/

Youthline (NZ)

Youthline provides a free, confidential and non judgemental telephone counselling service as well as Face to Face and Family Therapy.

http://www.youthline.co.nz/index.aspx

Workshops/Groups

Independent Endeavours - Walsh Trust (NZ)

This service offers workshops and individualised support for people who want to enhance their life skills and develop confidence in their ability to cope and participate in the community or the workplace. We provide support to people who wish to increase their self awareness, increase their understanding and gain greater self-reliance to lead a more independent lifestyle. This free service is for those people between the age of 16-65 with experience of mental illness.

http://www.walsh.org.nz/services/personal_development.html