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| Aged
and Community Services Australia |
A national peak body
in Australia representing over 1400 church and charitable organisations
providing accomodation and care services
to older Australians. The site provide links to several publications
and conferences. |
| Aged
Care in Victoria |
The Victorian State Government
Aged Care Web site that provides information relating to Aged
Care programs, policies and services for both professionals
and the public. |
| Australian
Department of Health and Aging |
Extensive government information on aged care for consumers and health professionals. |
| Council
On The Ageing (COTA) |
Protects and promotes the well-being
of older people. It is an independent consumer organisation
run by and for all older Australians, with links to state/territory
Councils. Maintains a calendar of conferences on ageing issues
and includes "Table of Contents" to its journal -
Australasian Journal on Ageing. |
| National
Ageing Research Institute Incorporated |
The National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) researches into ageing and improving the quality of life and health of older people. NARI conducts research in the community, hospital and residential care settings. |
| Senior
Portal |
The Seniors Portal is a customer-focussed,
easy access, single government resource site, which has been
created to provide a simplified approach for consumers, professionals
and community members to search on-line for care related government
and agency information services and policies regarding Older
Australians. |
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| Alzheimer's
Association of Australia |
Alzheimer's
Australia provides support and advocacy for the 500,000 Australians
living with dementia. The site provides links to FAQ's, Services
& Support, Education & Training, publications and research,
etc. Alzheimer's Association of Australia also provide's a
link to information in other languages. |
| Australian
Association of Social Workers |
The AASW is the
professional representative body of social workers in Australia.
AASW provides various information for social workers including
publications. |
| The
Association of Children's Welfare Agencies |
The Association of Children's
Welfare Agencies (ACWA) supports non government agencies and
aims at improving the quality of services to children and young
people who need to live away from their families. This site
provides press releases, submissions, research reports and reviews,
and issues papers, and some of the policy relevant information
resources from the Association. |
| Carers Australia |
Carers Australia is a national, non-profit
organisation dedicated to improving the lives of carers.There are links to State Carers sites, policy &
research, information & resources and news. |
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| Abused
Child Trust |
This organisation provides specialised
services for abused children and their families through individualised
therapy programs in order to enable the child to achieve his
or her full potential. The site includes statistics and tip
sheets. |
| Advocates
for Survivors of Child abuse |
Excellent information and statistics
on child abuse. |
| Australian
Domestic and Family Violence Clearing house |
The Clearinghouse is a central
point for the collection and dissemination of Australian domestic
and family violence policy, practice and research. It aims to
meet the information needs of government agencies, generalist
and specialist service providers, researchers and interested
members of the public. Full text newsletter articles and issue
papers are available. There are also many resources that are indexed. |
| Child
rights Information Network |
Child rights Information Network
is a global network of children's rights organisations seeking
to support the effective exchange of information about children
and their rights. |
| Clearinghouse
on International Developments in Child, Youth and Family Policies |
The Clearinghouse on International
Developments in Child, Youth, and Family Policies provides cross-national
comparative information about the policies, programs, benefits,
and services available in advanced, industrialized countries
to address child, youth, and family needs.
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| Domestic
Violence and Incest Resource Centre |
The Domestic Violence &
Incest Resource Centre (DVIRC) is a Victorian state-wide resource
centre for information about domestic violence and sexual assault.
The website provides an online document library with an extensive
list of full text reports and articles. It also provides Government
policies and strategies, information sheets and links to other
services. |
| National
Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect NAPCAN |
NAPCAN is the National Association
for Prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect. It is a non government,
not for profit, volunteer based organisation. This site includes
numerous fact sheets and other educational resources. |
| National
Child Protection Clearinghouse |
The National
Child Protection Clearinghouse is funded by the Commonwealth
Department of Family and Community Services under the auspices
of the Australian Council for Children and Parenting as part
of the Commonwealth's response to the problem of child abuse.
The National Child Protection Clearinghouse, which has operated
from the Australian Institute of Family Studies since 1995,
provides information service to workers in the field. Information
found at his site includes a full text newsletter, the Family
and Society abstracts database and an email discussion list. |
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| National Disability Services |
NDS is the national industry association for disability services, representing over 600 not-for-profit organisations. Each State and Territory has its own website.. |
| Aussie
Educator : Special Education |
This site provides numerous links
to web pages to the following topics: behavioural disturbed,
hearing impaired, learning impaired, vision impaired, physically
impaired, as well as general information on disabilities. It
was designed with teachers in mind, but is useful for all professionals
and the general public interested in disability issues. |
| Carers Australia |
This national
body represents the interests of carers who support children
and adults who have a disability, mental illness, chronic condition
or who are frail aged. Submissions made by it are available
in PDF format under Research, Policy & Advocacy; a useful
Links section includes a listing of web sites by topic. |
| Disability News
- InfoXchange -Australia |
Infoxchange Australia is a not-for-profit organisation that works for social justice and social equality by empowering people through access to technology. This is a networked community news site. |
| Disability
Services - Victoria |
Click on
Site Map on the home page to take you to the comprehensive list
of subjects covered in this site, e.g. State Disability Plan
and Support for People. The site provides a lot of useful information. |
Vicnet disability
directory |
Vicnet
has extensive listings to community information. This section
is part of the health category and lists a number of relevant
disability sites. |
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| Australian
Domestic and Family Violence Clearing house |
The Clearinghouse is a central
point for the collection and dissemination of Australian domestic
and family violence policy, practice and research. It aims to
meet the information needs of government agencies, generalist
and specialist service providers, researchers and interested
members of the public. Full text newsletter articles and issue
papers are available. There are also many resources that are
only indexed. |
| Domestic
Violence and Incest Resource Centre |
The Domestic Violence & Incest
Resource Centre (DVIRC) is a Victorian state-wide resource centre
for information about domestic violence and sexual assault.
The website provides an online document library with an extensive
list of full text reports and articles. It also provides Government
policies and strategies, information sheets and links to other
services. |
| Family Violence Prevention Fund |
This is an American site but it
does have some interesting links, such as personal stories,
getting help and links to other sites. |
| Australian government FaHCSIA - Office for women - women's safety agenda elimination of violence |
The site provides
links to services, initiatives, organisations, related government sites,
reports and case studies. |
| Violence
Against Women Online Resources |
This is an American site but there
is an extensive list of full-text publications and reports
that may have be useful. |
WIRE
: Women's' Information
OR www.wire.org.au/information
/violence.html |
WIRE - Women's Information is
a free information, support and referral service available to
all Victorian women. |
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| Family assistance and relationships services |
The federal government FaHCSIA provide a list of links to various programs and services for families. |
| Australian
Institute of Family Studies |
The Institute is a Commonwealth
Government research and information agency. The website provides
extensive list of full-text articles, reports, statistics, conference
proceedings and links to government and other related sites. |
| Family assistance office |
The Family assistance office allows families
to locate online government information and services from one
sources - irrespective of which government agency provides the
service. |
| Family
Law Section - Law council of Australia |
This website provides explanations
and information about family law in plain English. |
| Family relationships online |
This website provides practical
information on relationships, divorce, family, stepfamilies
and parenting. It is and Commonwealth Government initiative. |
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| Australian
Governments: Selected Websites |
A gateway
to Australian government information. The National Library of
Australia provides links to a wide range of government information
including Commonwealth, State and Local. |
| Australian
Institute of Family Studies |
The Institute is a Commonwealth
Government research and information agency. The website provides
extensive list of full-text articles, reports, statistics, conference
proceedings and links to government and other related sites.
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| Australian
Institute of Health and Welfare |
The
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) is Australia's
national agency for health and welfare statistics and information.
Links to publications and a wide range of specific subject area
portals are also listed. |
| Australian
Institute of Welfare and Community Workers Inc |
A recognised
professional body for welfare and community workers in Australia.
The institution represents at a national and state level the
interests of welfare and community workers employed within government
departments, non-government social welfare agencies, self help
groups, commercial and industrial enterprises. The site provides
information on Accredited courses and code of ethics. |
| Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs |
The Department of FaHCSIA is responsible for for social policies and support affecting Australian society and the living standards of Australian families. |
| Department
of Human Services |
This is the official website for
the Victorian Government's Human Services Department. It provides
the latest information on the various departments and their
services, publications, research and policies. |
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| Council
to Homeless Persons |
The Council to Homeless
Persons is a peak body representing homeless persons' agencies
in Victoria. There are number of information sheets and full
text policies. |
Infoxchange
Housing
and homelessness |
This section of Infxchange has
excellent information on all aspects of homelessness. |
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| Australian
Equal Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission |
A comprehensive site covering
disability rights, sexual and racial discrimination, Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander justice, and a very useful outline
of human rights in an Australian context. |
| Australian
Lawyers for Human Rights |
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights
is a network of Australian lawyers. and law-related workers
promoting the practice of human rights law in Australia.
Click on "Links" for an excellent directory indexed
by topic. |
| Australian
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
This page contains a useful outline
of the Department's view of "Australia and Universal Human
Rights" |
| Amnesty
International |
Amnesty International (AI) is
a worldwide movement of people who campaign for international
recognised human rights. Material
in its "Library" can be accessed by country or theme,
while the "Resources and Links" section provides an
excellent list of links to other human rights related sites. |
| United
Nations Web Server |
The United Nations Web site provide
links to diverse areas such as peace & security, Economic
& Social Development, Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs
and International Law. |
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| American
Counselling Association |
This site is dedicated to growth
and development of the counselling profession and those who
are served. The site provides resources and publications. |
| British
Association of Social Workers |
The British Association of Social
Workers is an organisation of members serving members. Provides
links to publication and other useful resources. |
| Child
Welfare League of Australia |
CWLA is an association of almost
1,200 public and private non-profit agencies that assist over
3.5 million abused and neglected children and their families
each year with a wide range of services. |
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| Australasian
Legal Information Institute (Austlii) |
Australian
law information including cases, legislation and links to other
online resources such as courts and tribunals, media, journals,
etc. |
| Australian Institute of Criminology |
Australia's national crime and criminal justice research agency. |
| Department
of Justice : Victorian Courts and Tribunals |
Select the section entitled
Courts and Tribunals from the left of this page and you will
find information about the County Court, Coroners Court, Children's
Court, Drug Court, Magistrates' Court, PERIN Court, Supreme
Court, Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. There's
also information about court reporting and the ins and outs
of jury service. |
| Family
Court of Australia |
Extensive information about the
Court and its procedures, explanation of the legislation, introduction
to Family law, student resources and information for children. |
ComLaw (Commonwealth Law) |
ComLaw is an integral part
of the Australian
Law Online initiative to bring low or no-cost access
to the law for the community. |
| Supreme
Court of Australia |
This
site contains valuable information about the Supreme Court,
its history and current practice. The information is for research
and public information purposes. |
| Victoria
Law Foundation |
Legal
information, simply stated. Law for people. Excellent links
to courts, tribunals and mediation. |
| Victorian
Legal Aid |
Users
of this website will be able to find legal information, access
legal aid guidelines, application forms and participate in online
surveys. |
| Victorian
Legislation and Parliamentary Documents Home Page |
Users
of this website will be able to find legal information, access
legal aid guidelines, application forms and participate in online
surveys. |
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| Australian
Council of Social Service |
The Australian Council of Social
Service (ACOSS) is the national peak council of the community
welfare sector in Australia - the principal voice of low income
and disadvantaged people in social and economic policy matters. ACOSS
aim is to end poverty and help build a just and inclusive society
that values difference and the right of all people and communities
to the social and economic resources they need to control their
own lives. |
| Brotherhood
of St. Laurence |
The BSL has developed into an
independent organisation with strong Anglican and community
links, continuing to fight for an Australian free of poverty.
The website provides information on getting people into work,
caring for older people, supporting communities, early childhood
programs, research and advocacy. |
Samaritans
|
Samaritans Foundation is Australia's
largest regional welfare organisation, providing a wide range
of services for children, youth, families and those with disabilities
in the Hunter, Manning and Central Coast Regions. The website
gives access to various information which includes publications,
services, employment and special events held by the Samaritans
foundation. |
| St
Vincent de Paul Society |
St Vincent de Paul Society assists
people in need and combats social injustice across Australia.
This website provides links to various services available to
the community within the St Vincent de Paul society. Full text
reports are also available. |
| Victorian
Council of Social Service |
Victorian Council of Social Service
raises awareness of the existence causes and effects of poverty
and inequality, and contributes to initiatives seeking to create
a more just society. VCOSS advocates on behalf of Victorians
experiencing disadvantage. |
| Mission
Australia |
As one of Australia's leading
advocates on social policy, this site mainly describes their
services but there are some full-text submissions and reports
on social issues. |
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| Australian
Social Policy |
This is an excellent and extensive
website that aims at compiling reports and other research reports
on Australian social and cultural policy. Australian Policy
Online has eighty member centres and institutes and is maintained
by Institute for Social Research at Swinburne University. Reports
and other new material from the members are listed in the topics
section, which is arranged in sixteen subject areas, from health
and education to cities & suburbs and the environment. There
is a team of guest writers and columnists who write on issues
of the day within the pages of Comment and Analysis, while the
Debates section offers updates and links to resource pages on
key policy discussions. |
| InfoXchange |
Infoxchange Australia is a not-for-profit
social enterprise company focusing on community development
using Information Technology as the primary tool to create positive
social change. |
| E-Library for Global Welfare |
This website provides a search interface for resources for international & comparative policy analysis, research & teaching . |
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| TASA - The Australian
Sociological Association |
This website is a comprehensive
collection of internet resources in sociology designed to facilitate
teaching and research and the professional development of members.
Topics include: sociology of health, food and nutrition, gender
and sexuality, teaching sociology, careers information, sociology
links and searches. |
| Intute |
INTUTE is a freely available Internet
Service which aims at providing reliable, high quality internet
information for students, academics, researchers and practitioners.
This section provides an extensive list of full-text resources
in the area of sociology. |
| SocioSite |
The SocioSite provides an extensive
range of information and resources which are relevant for sociologists
and other social scientists. |
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| DepressioNet |
DepressioNet provides
a comprehensive resource for Australians with depression and
their families and friends. The dNet team are Australians from
a variety of backgrounds who have had personal experiences with
depression. resources include articles, research and good overview
of what is depression and the various medications and treatments. |
| Reach
Out |
Reach Out!
is an information and referral service. It contains three sub
sites - Chill Out!, Family & Friends and Professional Forum
- and a map-based database, Who Cares? |
Mind-Frame-media.info
Reporting
suicide and mental illness |
This website
is an online companion to the publication Reporting suicide
and mental illness - a resource for media professionals. The
resource was developed with the assistance of media professionals,
suicide and mental health experts and consumer organisations
to inform responsible and appropriate reporting of suicide and
mental illness, to minimise harm and copycat behaviour, and
reduce the stigma and discrimination experienced by people who
have or have had a mental illness. |
