Portals to the World - Country information

Library of Congress, Portals to the World.
"Each link opens a country page where more links pages under each topic are given.... These pages link you to the best web pages available for every and any country." [as featured in FreePint 10 April 2008] http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html

Louise

Youth Homelessness

If you are interested in the NYC report, you also might be interested to read the article by David McKenzie (NYC Commissioner) and Chris Chamberlain that was published in the March issue of Youth Studies Australia. It is based on their most recent survey of student homelessness in Australia.
Their paper reveals that there has been a decrease in youth homelessness, largely as a result of the implementation of programs that have reconnected families; however, they stress that rates of homelessness are still high among Indigenous youth, young people from single parent and blended families and, not surprisingly, teenagers who have been in state care and protection. For example, Indigenous young people make up 3.9% of Australia's young people aged 12 to 18 years, but they make up 19% of Australia's homeless young people.
For more info, check out the YSA page on our website: http://acys.info/journal/overview or write to us!
There are more YSA articles on homelessness at: http://www.acys.info/journal/indexes/subjects/housing_homelessness
And more information on homelessness resources at: http://acys.info/topics/homelessness

Information posted by Louise

Year 12 Geography

These sites were all mentioned at a recent seminar
• http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/globalcities/default.shtm A must for studying Urban Places covers World Cities and Mega Cities.
• http://www.megacitiesproject.org/default.asp A useful site, quick statistics and some solutions to problems of living in Mega Cities
• http://www.megacities.uni-koeln.de/index.htm A site with lots of useful links for information about Mega Cities • http://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/group.html This site presents the idea of Alpha, Beta and Gamma cities, it is useful for students as they consider the operation of global networks and the role of cities within these networks.
• http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PhotoAlbum31.html Worth a visit due to the visual nature of the site
Louise

Year 12 Geography - case studies about cities

Year 12 geography case studies
For studying cities – including studying Sydney as a city
• http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/globalcities/default.shtm
A must for studying Urban Places covers World Cities and Mega Cities.
• http://www.megacitiesproject.org/default.asp
A useful site, quick statistics and some solutions to problems of living in Mega Cities
• http://www.megacities.uni-koeln.de/index.htm
A site with lots of useful links for information about Mega Cities
• http://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/group.html
This site presents the idea of Alpha, Beta and Gamma cities, it is useful for students as they consider the operation of global networks and the role of cities within these networks.
Louise

Headspace - dealing with issues for young people

The headspace website is about looking for advice and information about dealing with issues that you or a friend might be facing. 20% of young people turn to the internet as their first step on the pathway to getting help so that's why headspace has put a lot of time and effort into making sure the information provided is trustworthy, reliable and accurate. Our materials are regularly checked by health professionals.
To find our fact sheets on a range of topics head to the mental health or drug and alcohol tabs in this section. Parents and carers should also visit their area as it takes a different look at the same issues. fact sheets are at http://www.headspace.org.au/default.aspx?page=34

Headspace places are opening throughout the Country. Check out http://www.headspace.org.au/default.aspx?page=33 for more information.

Louise

Youth homelessness report

$1b needed to fight youth homelessness: reportA new report is calling for a $1 billion funding increase to tackle what it says is the worsening problem of youth homelessness. The inquiry by the National Youth Commission has found the number of young homeless people in Australia has doubled in the last two decades.It says about 36,000 Australians under the age of 25 do not have stable accommodation.
Read the full report here
http://www.nyc.net.au/files/Australias_Homeless_Youth.pdf
Or from the ABC news website http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/08/2210387.htm
Louise