Useful Websites

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Pregnancy

Pregnancy birth & baby helpline - http://www.healthdirect.org.au/pbb
The pregnancy, birth & baby helpline is a free telephone and internet support service for all Australians. It is available 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week to provide general information about pregnancy, birthing, post-natal care, and parenting in the first 12 months, on 1800 882 436. Their customer service representatives are trained to provide information and to refer callers to other services as appropriate.

Relationships

Relationships Australia - http://www.relationships.com.au
Includes helpful information from Relationships Australia which offers resources to couples, individuals and families to help enhance and support relationships.

Rural Health

Commonwealth Government's Rural Health website - http://www.aihw.gov.au/ruralhealth/overview.cfm
Aims to provide comprehensive and accurate information on rural health issues, policies and services for a variety of consumers including the rural health consumer, service providers, researchers, policy developers and health professionals.

Sexuality Education

Sexology

Kinsey Institute - http://www.indiana.edu/~kinsey
The Kinsey Institute at Indiana University works towards advancing sexual health and knowledge worldwide. For over 60 years, the institute has been a trusted source for investigating and informing the world about critical issues in sex, gender and reproduction.

Sexual and Reproductive Health

Sexual and Reproductive Health - Adolescents

Sexual Assault

Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault - http://www.aifs.gov.au/acssa/index.html
ACSSA provides access to current information and resources to assist those working against sexual assault. It aims to help the development of strategies to prevent, respond to, and ultimately reduce the incidence of sexual assault. , Aust Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault and Youth Suicide Prevention Project publications.

The Brisbane Rape and Incest Survivors Support Centre - http://www.brissc.org.au/
A women’s only support service located at 15 Morrisey Street, Wooloongabba that provides free telephone support for the Brisbane area, to people affected by sexual violence.

XY online - http://www.xyonline.net/
XY is intended to encourage men to involve themselves in personal and social change towards gender equality. It inspires men to develop respectful, trusting, and egalitarian relations with women, to promote equitable and liberatory ways of living and being, and to join with women in projects of gender equality and social justice.

Sexual Difficulties

Sexuality and Disability

British Columbia Coalition of People with Disabilities - http://www.bccpd.bc.ca/wdi/sex&dis.html
The stated purpose of this extensive "webliography" is 'to help meet the sex education needs of individuals with disabilities, their carers, and professionals'; and 'to provide readers with easily accessible information, in a variety of formats, including plain language'.

Family Village General Library : Sexuality and disabilities - http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/general/sexuality.htm
Useful links from Wisconsin University, including ageing, illness, gay and lesbian, intellectual and mental disabilities.

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Subject Directories

Substance Use and Abuse

DrugInfo Clearinghouse - http://druginfo.adf.org.au
Australian information resource on alcohol and other drugs for professionals, researchers and general workers in the prevention, health, welfare, education, law, corrections and policy fields.