Reference

Children

Categories

* Children's Health
* Gifted Children

Sites

* Education
Sites covering all aspects of Education
* 0800 what's up? : 0800 942 8787
Free, national, professional telephone counselling service for all 5 to 18 year olds that offers anonymous, confidential and child-centred counselling 7 days a week between noon and midnight. Provided by the Kids Help Foundation Trust.
* Action for Children and Youth Aotearoa (ACYA)
main purpose is to promote the wellbeing of children and youth.
* Allysa Carberry foster care network (NZ)
* Barnardos New Zealand
An organisation providing services to children and families throughout New Zealand
* Child Development Foundation (CDF)
A charitable educational trust established to develop, implement, monitor and promote educational programmes, which are directed towards the development and enhancement of personal and social skills.
* Child Helpline Trust Christchurch
A telephone counselling service for children in the Christchurch free-calling area.
* Child Hope Children's Charitable Trust Christchurch
* Child Poverty Action Group Inc. of Aotearoa-New Zealand
primary goal of is to achieve better policies for children and young people
* Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) London
global network that disseminates information about the Convention on the Rights of the Child and child rights
* Children's Commission
Inquires into any matter affecting children and young people in any service or organisation and investigates the actions of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services. An independent authority promoting children's and young people's wellbeing through advocacy, consultation, monitoring, research and investigations. Also known as the Commissioner for Children.
* Children's Strategy Christchurch
outlines the work of the Christchurch City Council Children's Advocate
* Children's Strategy Study Report Christchurch
The purpose of the study was to understand how children, caregivers and providers experience the city in order to assist the Council in developing long term strategic objectives
* Early Childhood Education
Information for New Zealand parents, from helping you choose the right preschool for your child, to information on PAFT (Parents as First Teachers). Unit of the Ministry of Education.
* ECPAT NZ
focus is to address the issue of the commercial sexual exploitation of children
* Every child counts He mana tō ia Tamaiti
Every Child Counts is a coalition of organisations which is asking the next government to: Place children first in government planning - Ensure every child gets a good start. - End child poverty.- Reduce child abuse and neglect.
* Girls' Brigade NZ
* The James family
Division of Presbyterian Support (Northern) which works with 'at risk' children and their families.
* Kidsline
Kids supporting kids by phone under adult supervision and strict guidelines.
* O.S.C.A.R Foundation
* Otautahi Social Services Trust Christchurch
A Māori child, youth and family support service provider of residential and restorative care services for tamariki/rangatahi 0-16 years. The service provides social work support for tamariki/rangatahi who have little support from whanau and community.
* Profile of Children and Youth Report
Profile of Christchurch Children and Youth aims to provide an overview of various indicators on children and youth aged 0 to 25 years who reside in Christchurch City. These indicators include: age, gender, ethnicity, employment, education, hours of study, deprivation, distribution across the City, marital status, safety, crime, health and physical activity.
* Safekids Campaign
Focus on specific unintentional injury issues to children aged 0 - 14 years. This Campaign is co-ordinated by Safekids New Zealand in partnership with a number of government and non-government agencies.
* Scout Association of NZ
* Special Session of the UN General Assembly on Children
From 8 to 10 May 2002, more than 7,000 people participated in the most important international conference on children in more than a decade
* State of the World's Children
Each year, UNICEF's flagship publication, The State of the World's Children, closely examines a key issue affecting children.
* UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund
advocates and works for the protection of children's rights, to help the young meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. Features major reports The Progress of Nations and The State of the Worlds Children. A specialized agency within the United Nations system.
* UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre (IRC)
UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre (IRC) works to strengthen the capacity of UNICEF and its cooperating institutions to respond to the evolving needs of children and to develop a new global ethic for children. It promotes the effective implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in both developing and industrialized countries, thereby reaffirming the universality of children’s rights and of UNICEF’s mandate.