Canada
Aboriginal Canada Portal – Youth
Provides links to information for Canadian Aboriginal young people on topics including culture and recreation, education, employment, health, and youth organisations.
Kids Help Phone
Provides telephone and online counseling for young people, as well information on health topics, and stories and messages written by others. Site is available in English and French. Tel: 1800 668 68 68.
Mind Your Mind
A site for youth by youth, to get info, resources and the tools to help manage stress, crises and mental health problems. Has questions and answers, personal stories, artwork, fact sheets, resources and interactives.
Planet Ahead
Info in English for young people on puberty, STIs, contraception, sex, masturbation, pregnancy, sexual orientation, relationships. Also has questions and answers from other young people, contact details for youth clinics, quizzes and games.
Sexuality and U
Stories, games and info on sex, sexuality, STIs and contraception in English for young Canadians.
What's With Weed?
A site for weed (cannabis) users and concerned friends of users, where you can check where you're at with weed, check how your use compares to others', know about the risks, and get help if you need it.
Youth.gc.ca
This site is available in French and English and provides info on health and wellbeing, as well as jobs, money, education, travel and the environment.
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New Zealand
Attitude
Has plenty of information on attitude, drugs, relationships, sex and mind health.
headspace.org.nz
Has info and links on stress, anxiety, self-harm, mental illness, sexual health, drugs and eating disorders.
Just Focus
A site for young Kiwis to get informed, discuss, and take action around global issues and change for a just world.
Rainbow Youth
An Auckland-based GLBTTFI (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, takataapui, fa'afafine and intersex) youth organisation. They run workshops, peer support groups, and have a resource library and information about coming out.
The Lowdown
Helping young Kiwis understand and deal with depression. The site has stories, a message board, FAQs, fact sheets and information on help services.
The Word
This site by Family Planning NZ has info on sex, relationships, abuse and body stuff, as well as a glossary and Q & A section.
Trippin
A site about mind health, eating disorders, relationships, drugs and sexual health, that's broken up into three main sections: What's Going On? (info), Looking After Yourself, and The Little Black Book (where to get help).
Youthline
Youthline provides counselling and referral. The site also has information on a range of topics such as body health, mental health, drugs, sexual health, society and work, as well as a forum and a directory of services. The site is available in English and Maori
YouthLaw / Tino Rangatiratanga Taitamariki
Has information about a whole heap of law-related topics, including leaving home, gambling, employment, sex and relationships, adoption, drugs, the police, bullying, consumer rights, human rights, road rules, and domestic violence.
What's up?
A free telephone counselling service for New Zealanders aged 5 to 18 years.
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United Kingdom (UK)
Brook
Provides free and confidential sexual health advice and services for young people under 25. Their site has information about sex, contraception, pregnancy, STIs, rights and the law, a question and answer service, games and quizzes.
Bullying UK - Young People
Provides information about bullying, including Internet and mobile phone bullying, and advice on what to do if you or someone you know is being bullied.
CALM
The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM). Aimed at raising awareness of depression among young men by offering help, information and advice via a phone and web service. Tel: 0800 58 58 58 (free call number, except from some mobiles).
ChildLine
Confidential helpline for young people in trouble or danger. Their website has info on a range of topics. Tel: 0800 1111 (24/7 free call number, except from some mobiles).
Family Planning Association
Provides a telephone helpline, "find a clinic" search, and information about STIs, pregnancy and sexual health.
Like it is
This site gives young people of the UK access to information about sex education and teenage life. Topics include: teenage pregnancy, help and advice, periods, STIs, sex, peer pressure, sexuality, contraception and puberty.
need2know
need2know is a site for UK young people that provides information on and links to a range of topics, including health, relationships, money, travel, housing, the environment and entertainment.
r u thinking?
Has info on contraception, STIs, STI clinics, pregnancy and sexual health for ladies and lads.
Talk to Frank
Though it takes a while to load, this website is all about alcohol and other drugs, with info on drugs from A-Z, a 24/7 question and answer service and personal stories.
The BEAT - For Young People
Beating eating disorders. Provides information, help and support for people affected by eating disorders, especially anorexia and bulimia nervosa.
TheSite.org
Run by YouthNet UK, this site has plenty of info and answers on health and wellbeing, sex, relationships, drinking, drugs, work, study, housing and money.
Youth2Youth
Telephone, email and online chat helpline run by young people for young people 11-19 years old. Also has a library of info on various topics. Tel: 020 8896 3675.
Youthinformation.com
This is the site of the National Youth Agency (UK). It's got information on topics including health, family & relationships, housing, work and money.
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United States of America (USA)
Cool Nurse
This site provides information, help and support in areas of; body image, mental health, sexual health, substance abuse, fitness and nutrition, and general female and male health. The site also provides a list of hotline numbers.
Drugs4real
An interactive site for 10-14 year olds about alcohol and other drugs. Supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Go ask Alice!
You can ask questions on this Columbian website and get answers by email response. The site also provides information and support on relationships, sexuality, sexual health, fitness and nutrition, emotional health, alcohol, nicotine and other drugs as well as general health.
Sex, etc.
A sexual health site written by teens for teens. Has a forum, videos and plenty of info.
teenwire.com
A sexual health website for teens by the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. It has information, quizzes, animations and diagrams, on pregnancy, safer sex, sexuality, relationships, plus other topics like activism and careers. There's also a section where you can ask questions and some of the site is also in Spanish.
The Virtual Body
A website of the human body.
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Other countries
Youth at the United Nations - Links
Contains links to youth websites for all around the world.
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