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Youth-Oriented Websites

Australian

  • Get Clued Up (http://www.getcluedup.com.au) - This website provides practical advice about chlamydia, including a MySpace network site.
  • The Hormone Factory (http://www.thehormonefactory.com) - Developed by the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society, La Trobe University, this website offers specific sexual and reproductive development information for children (10 to 12 years).
  • IStaySafe (http://www.istaysafe.com/istaysafe) - Developed by Queensland Health, Queensland Government, this teen site offers sexual health and hepatitis C information in a friendly animation format.
  • Likeitis (http://www.likeitis.org.au) - This website, hosted by the Marie Stopes International initiative, is designed to educate teenagers on key issues of sexual health, drug use, bullying, self-esteem and relationships. It includes the Love Bugs Battle game.
  • Reach Out! (http://www.reachout.asn.au) - This website has been developed through the Inspire Foundation, a non-government organisation for youth health, and provides a wide range of health information for youth.
  • Yoursexhealth (http://www.yoursexhealth.org) - This University of Melbourne website is designed for secondary school students. It provides a wealth of expert information about reproductive and sexual health, including emotional, practical and relationships issues.
    The website also explores real-life dilemmas facing today’s youth, and provides an extensive list of further Australian and international links.
  • Youth Central – Sexuality and Relationships (http://www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au) - This website, hosted by the Department of Planning and Community Development, offers advice on a wide range of youth topics.

International

  • Sex, etc (http://www.sexetc.org) - Developed through the Center for Applied Psychology at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, this is an award-winning US website on sexual health written by teens, for teens.