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Children and Youth
Action for Children and Youth Aotearoa
Australian Institute of Family Studies
Child Forum child and early education advocacy
Children's House in CyberSpace
University of Otago Centre for Research on Children and Families
Childrens Rights, Human Rights Across the World
Children's Rights Information Network (CRIN)
We believe that every child/tamariki and family/whanau deserves a decent chance; that every family/whanau has strengths but now and again needs help; that every family/whanau will flourish when helped to build upon their strengths; and that New Zealand will be better off when children/tamariki are raised in flourishing families/whanau.
At Family Works it is our vision that Aotearoa New Zealand becomes the best place in the world to raise children/tamariki in flourishing families/whanau.
New 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
Commissioners for Children
European Network of Ombudspersons for Children (ENOC)
Children's Commissioner for Wales
The Children's Commissioner for England
NSW Commission for Children and Young People
Children's Commission British Colombia Canada
Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian - Queensland
Commissioner for Children Tasmania
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
Family Violence
Violence Intervention Programme
Are you OK? The Campaign for Action on Family Violence
JIGSAW - Helping families put together what's best for our children
New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse
Raising Children in New Zealand - family violence video
Health
Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand
HandsOnScotland is an online resource for anybody working with or caring for children and young people. The website provides practical information and techniques on how to respond helpfully to children and young people's troubling behaviour and offers advice and activities on how to help them flourish.
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.
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)
Official Information Guidelines at Ministry of Justice