IF YOU NEED TO TALK TO SOMEONE NOW YOU CAN CALL:
Lifeline 0800 423 743
Youthline 0800 376633 (from landline) or 0800 211211 (from cell phone) or text 0274YOUTHS
Alcohl Drug Helpline 0800 787 797 (free for advice about your own or someone else's drug use)

Below you will find useful web links that provide excellent information on various health issues.
These are useful for parents, teachers, the community and students.

Drugs Education
http://www.nzdf.org.nz/ - New Zealand Drugs Foundation.
http://www.cads.org.nz/ - contains an excellent safe partying guide.
http://inhalants.drugabuse.gov/ - fantastic site about inhalents.
http://www.crystalrecovery.com/ - an interesting article about 'P'.
http://www.dare.org.nz/ - shows informatin about the DARE programme which is partly delivered to Year 10's by the Police Youth Education officer.
http://www.ndp.govt.nz/ - National Drug Policy & information about various drugs inc party pills & cannabis.
http://www.nida.nih.gov/NIDA_notes/NNvol20N2/Twin.html - an interesting article about cannabis & depression.
http://teens.drugabuse.gov/ - a fantastic government website with facts about drugs, information for parents & teachers, real stories, games & a discussion group.
http://www.quit.co.nz/page/index.php - quitting smoking.
http://www.cads.org.nz/Sorted/default.asp - an Auckland based organisation providing counselling & drugs infromation.
http://www.dancesafe.org/
http://you-are-the-target.com/page_one.html
http://www.alac.co.nz/InfoForYouth.aspx - all about alcohol in NewZealand. In Te Reo and English.
http://www.cautiouswithcannabis.com.au/ - Australian government site. Plain looking but lots of information.
http://www.cnomy.com/?dn=emcdda.org&pid=1PONU28HS&prvtof=8b2VkUqfXDCVzkFOuAxuOP2a6V%2F3OA%3D%3D - health promotion site.
http://www.sadd.org.nz/ - students against drink driving.



Sexuality Education
http://www.attitude.org.nz/ - ATTITUDE is the youth education division of Parents Inc., dedicated to creatively teach life skills that will assist teenagers to make life-enhancing choices. We use their presenters here at WDSG in term 1 & 3.
www.familyplanning.org.nz - An excellent site that can be very useful for students, parents & the community alike. Family planning have helped develop our Sexuality Education curriculum.
www.theword.org.nz – Family planning youth site.
www.scarleteen.com – A good magazine format site. It can seem fairly advanced but read the responses to the questions before making a judgement.The question board may be helpful for students who do not want to ask an adult for information.
www.teenwire.com – Planned Parenthood of America – informative and interactive.
http://www.youthresource.com/ - informative site for young & old who struggle with the issue of whether a person can be gay and a member of a faith community.
www.yoursexhealth.org – The Uni of Melborne – good information. http://www.itsmybody.co.nz/itsmybody/default.jsp  - great website about girls & their periods

Food & Nurtrition
http://www.kiwifamilies.co.nz/Topics/Food+Nutrition/Fiona+Boyles+Column/Teenage+Nutrition.html - teenage nutrition.
http://www.mentalhealth.org.nz/page.php?p=141  - link between mental health and nutrition.


Mental Health & Other Health Issues
http://www.healthaction.org.nz/Youth_Event_Support.htm - an event planning guide.
http://www.healthaction.org.nz/SaferPartyTips - safe partying tips for girls.
http://www.youthline.co.nz/
http://www.reachout.com.au/home.asp - infromation, forums and interactive site on managing grief, depression, eating disorders, family issues, friendship, relationships, communication, safety & violence, sexuality, alcohol & drugs.
http://www.youthlaw.co.nz/ - a very informative site which shows youth what they can and cannot legally do in New Zealand.
http://www.acya.org.nz/
http://www.nobully.org.nz/help.html - NZ site whcih deal with bullying.
http://www.urge.co.nz/proto/index.asp  -covers various issues.
http://www.skylight.org.nz/young-people.aspx - NZ site supporting children & young people facing change, loss & grief.
http://www.headroom.net.au/ - Australian youth mental health site.
http://www.nosp.ie/html/help.html - Irish website for suiscide prevention.
http://www.spinz.org.nz/ - NZ website for suiscide prevention.
http://www.pacificdaughters.org.nz/index.html - website for Pacific Islanders.
http://www.netsafe.org.nz/mobilephone/bullying_harassment.aspx  - text bullying.
http://www.teamup.co.nz/primary-int/helpful/Bullying/Text+bullying.htm - text bullying.
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/703166 - info from vodafone on what to do if you are being text bullied.
http://www.police.govt.nz/news/tenone/20060428-284/feature_textbully.htm - police info on text bullying.
http://www.geekzone.co.nz/tonyhughes/416 - info for parents who can set up their child's phone for accepting only texts & calls by people approved by them.
http://www.kidshealth.org.nz/index.php/ps_pagename/contentpage/pi_id/298 - text bullying.
http://www.netsafe.org.nz/youngadults/bullying_social_networking.aspxMinistry - bebo bullying
http://www.netsafe.org.nz/youngadults/netsafe_on_bebo.aspx - bebo bullying
http://www.endometriosisnz.org.nz/ - awesome site
http://www.thelowdown.co.nz/ - youth depression website