Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission | Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission

Statewide Children’s Resource Program – 

Reporting concerns about children or young people (a guide for professionals)Department of Families, Fairness and Housing

Failure to protect: a new criminal offence to protect children from sexual abuse | Department of Justice and Community Safety Victoria

Australian Childhood Foundation Resources

Kids Central Toolkit – Tools and resources – ACU

Tip sheet: Supporting children and young people with lived experience of family violence

Emerging Minds: Promoting children’s mental health in the context of family and domestic violence

Safety Planning Guide with children and young peopleThis resources provides some questions to ask yourself about the child or young person you are working with to assess what kind of safety measures can be put in place

Uniting Vic Tas- Walking Together Flyer

Young Mothers Transition Program (Assistance with Education and Employment)  YMTP Flyer YMTP-Referral Form 2025

Neami National YRRS Noble Park- Providing live in accommodation and support for young people with mental health concerns  Learn more about the program

WAM– Young Women and Mentoring, a program for young women and non-binary people in contact with the  legal system by matching them individually with a supportive mentor.

Commission for children and young people

Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission

Police powers and my rights | Victoria Legal Aid

Statewide Children’s Resource Program 

Resources for young people leaving care through the Better Futures and Home Stretch programs – CREATE Foundation & Better Futures

What’s OK At HomeA website for young people and their adult allies about family violence, why it happens, how to recognise it, and how to help others experiencing it

Kids’ Coercive Control WebA graphic with examples of power and control to help children and young people understand coercive control

YouthNav‘Get the skills to navigate to your future’. This toolkit was co-designed with members from the Victorian Youth Congress, and is an initiative of the DFFH.

Young Mothers Transition Program (Assistance with Education and Employment)  YMTP Flyer YMTP-Referral Form 2025

Kids Of Purple- A space for young people dealing with domestic violence to seek support, hear from shared experiences and more kidsofpurple.org.au

Trek Learning CentreIs a Not for profit organisation dedicated to transforming lives through innovative camps, programs and therapies for children, adolescents and families.

ECG Secondary College & Community College Gippsland– See attached presentation for details of what they offer and contact information.

Foundation College – Narre Warren campus offering VPC, VCE-VM Year 11 & Year 12 & YPEP Young Parent Education Program. See presentation for more information and contact details.

The Line-The Line is an award-winning campaign made up of hundreds of articles, quizzes, clips and interviews with and for young people. The Line looks at what’s ok and what’s not when it comes to sex, dating and relationships.

Youth Central– A Victorian Government website for people aged 12-25 years. It’s a one-stop-shop for you to find information about lots of things including jobs, study, housing and managing money.

E-safety young people Useful information to help stay safe online, with topics such as bullying, online dating, trolling and more.

Commission for children and young people

Implicit measures of child abuse and neglect – Implicit measures of child abuse and neglect: A systematic review – ScienceDirect

Child Abuse Prevention: Child abuse prevention: what works? The effectiveness of parent education programs for preventing child maltreatment | Australian Institute of Family Studies (aifs.gov.au)

Webinar: Young people with disability who use violence in the home – AVITH in Context: Young people with disability who use violence at home (youtube.com)

Webinar: Adolescents Using Violence in the Home: Mental Health and Service Utilisation of Young People using Violence in the Home – AVITH in Context: Mental Health and Service Utilisation of Young People Using Violence in the Home (youtube.com)

The effect of trauma on the brain development of children – The effect of trauma on the brain development of children | Australian Institute of Family Studies (aifs.gov.au)

Trans Children and Young People – Yes, words can harm young trans people. Here’s what we can do to help (theconversation.com)

The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children | Suicidal thoughts and behaviours in adolescence

Safe Steps | Seeking help in their own right | Young victim-survivors experiences of family violence crisis responses in Victoria

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