Websites

Kids Helpline

Kids Helpline is Australia's only free, private and confidential, telephone and online counselling service specifically for young people aged between 5 and 25.

http://www.kidshelp.com.au/teens/

Mind matters

Mind Matters is a resource and professional development initiative supporting Australian secondary schools in promoting and protecting the mental health, and social and emotional wellbeing of all the members of school communities.

http://www.mindmatters.edu.au/about/about_landing.html

Seasons for growth: Good grief program

The Seasons for Growth Young People’s Program is a structured eight week program filled with peer-to-peer learning opportunities - time to talk and listen as well as take part in activities including drawing, music, art, journaling, role plays and stories.

https://goodgrief.org.au/children-and-young-people

Anglicare Australia

People need support as they face the challenging effects of grief. We offer assistance and support to grieving individuals through

• Individual or family counselling
• Information and resources
• Referrals
• Support groups

http://www.anglicare.org.au/our-services/family-support

Headspace

Headspace is the National Youth Mental Health Foundation. We help young people who are going through a tough time. Looking for someone to talk to? If you're 12-25, you can get health advice, support and information from headspace.

http://www.headspace.org.au/is-it-just-me/find-information/grief

Life Line

Lifeline provides access to crisis support, suicide prevention and mental health support services.

Somewhere in Australia there is a new call to Lifeline every minute. People call Lifeline’s 24 hour crisis support service 13 11 14 about many things including:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Loneliness
• Abuse and trauma
• Physical or mental wellbeing
• Suicidal thoughts or attempts
• Stresses from work, family or society
• Information for friends and family

http://www.lifeline.org.au/Get-Help/Facts---Information/Suicide-Bereavement/Suicide-Bereavement

 National centre for childhood grief

The National Centre for childhood grief provides loving support in a safe place where children grieving a death can share their experience as they learn to live with its impact on their lives.

http://www.childhoodgrief.org.au/

Reach out

ReachOut.com is Australia’s leading online youth mental health service. It’s the perfect place to start if you’re not sure where to look. Every year it helps hundreds of thousands of young Australians with information support and stories on everything from finding your motivation, through to getting through really tough times.

http://au.reachout.com/Tough-Times/Loss-and-grief/Dealing-with-death?gclid=CPnj4-XRxrcCFYRZpQodjBgAzQ