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Child, Youth and Family Services (CYFS)
Child Protection Studies, Preventing harm to children through education and awareness
Children and Youth
Action for Children and Youth Aotearoa
Australian Institute of Family Studies
Barnardos New ZealandChild, Youth and Family Services
Children's House in CyberSpace
Children's Issues Centre, University of Otago
Childrens Rights, Human Rights Across the World
Children's Rights Information Network (CRIN)
Families CommissionNew Zealand Family and Foster Care Federation (Inc)
No Bully - stop bullying campaign
Te Awatea Violence Research Centre
Te Tari Puna Ora o Aotearoa/NZ Childcare Assn
Kids Voting is designed to raise awareness among young people about New Zealand's electoral processes. In New Zealand, as in most developed democracies, voter turnout is falling and levels of political engagement are low among young people. Building first-hand experience of active participation by young people will increase their personal understanding, belief and confidence in electoral participation.
Commissioners for Children
European Network of Ombudsmen for Children (ENOC)
Children's Commissioner for Wales
London Children's Rights Commissioner
NSW Commission for Children and Young People
Children's Commission British Colombia Canada
Queensland Commissioner for Children and Young People
Commissioner for Children Tasmania
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
Education
The Cognition Institute’s vision is to be a thought leader in education. It fosters, encourages and facilitates quality education research and policy dedicated to improving teaching and learning in New Zealand schooling.
The Institute’s mission is to inform and influence discussion, discourse and policy in education, based on high quality research and evidence. It also strives to connect educational practice, policy and research to improve educational outcomes in New Zealand and internationally.
The Cognition Institute was established by the Cognition Education Trust and developed out of the Cognition Education Research Trust. The Institute is funded by Cognition Education Trust through the proceeds of Cognition Education Limited, New Zealand’s leading independent education services and consultancy provider.
Family Violence
Violence Intervention Programme
The VIP, Violence Intervention Programme supports health sector family violence programmes throughout New Zealand.
We fund family violence intervention coordinator positions in all District Health Boards (DHBs), audit DHB performance, support related research and evaluation, and offer technical advice and training support to health services committed to the programme.
Are you ok? Family Violence is Not Ok Campaign Website
JIGSAW - Helping families put together what's best for our children
New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse
Health
HandsOnScotland is an online resource for anybody working with children and young people. The website provides practical information and techniques on how to respond helpfully to children and young people's troubling behaviour, build up their self-esteem and promote their positive mental wellbeing.
World Health Organisation (WHO)
Learning and Behaviour Charitable Trust NZ
Kiwi Enuresis Encopresis Association
The Mental Health Foundation and the Back to School Network held a Bullying Forum on 13 April 2010.
The event received wide spread media coverage and included an excellent array of speakers including Dr Janis Carroll-Lind from the Children's Commissioner, Lee Chisholm from NETSAFE, Rainbow Youth's Priscilla Penniket and Mike Williams from Edgewater College.
Resources from the day are now available online and include video interviews of presenters, a directory of services, Dr Janis Carroll-Lind's Responsive Schools report and the key speakers' presentations.
Te Tuia Well Child is a consortium of academics and service deliverers interested in child outcomes. The collective vision of Te Tuia Well Child (TTWC) is to live in a country which takes responsibility for our children: New Zealand to offer the best health and well-being outcomes in the world for our children/mokopuna.
Human rights
Human Rights / Children's Rights
United Nations Convention on the Right of the Child (UNCROC)
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
US Department of State Reports on Human Rights Practices
The Human Rights Pathway: Te Ara Tikanga Tangata
International organisations and agreements
International Labour Organisation
International Organisations Web Site
International Save the Children Alliance
International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN)
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCROC)
United Nations Treaty Collection
News and media
Broadcasting Standards Authority
Surfin' the net for kids and families
UNICEF International Children Day of Broadcasting
New Zealand and Australian Government agencies
Australian Government Web Servers
NZ Government Online (links to all NZ government agencies)
Te Puna Web Directory (National Library of NZ list of NZ and Pacific Island web sites)
Child Youth and Family Services
Official Information Guidelines at Ministry of Justice