Abuse
www.stopitnow.com - Sexual Abuse Prevention, Vermont
www.bcifv.org/index.shtml - B.C. Institute Against Family Violence
Adoption
www.library.adoption.com
Resource and Connection site for Adoptors and Adoptees
Awards
http://www.nscouncilfamily.org/ - Youth Achievement Awards
Bursaries/Scholarships
http://www.nscouncilfamily.org/ - Nova Scotia Council for the Family
http://www.hfxcasfoundation.org/ - Children’s Aid Society of
Halifax Foundation
Child Welfare Organizations
www.childwelfare.ca - Child Welfare League of Canada
Resource Centre
Creative Journal/Expressive Arts
www.luciac.com - Dr. Lucia Capacchione
Depression/Suicide
http://kidshelp.sympatico.ca/en/ - Kids Help Phone
Directories
www.gov.ns.ca/coms/files/links.asp - Department of Community Services: A collection of links of interest including N.S. Youth Secretariat, Youth Entrepreneurship, Youth Employability Project, and Youth Homelessness
www.nsnet.org/regionhes.html - Province-wide organizations, agencies, and regional community support groups
www.nsnet.org/leo/peopleplacesprograms - People Places Programs: a province-wide directory of services and programs offered in areas of concern to people with disabilities, their families, and their service providers
Education
www.choices.org - An interactive seminar on the importance of education for middle and high school students
www.dal.ca - Dalhousie University
www.ukings.ns.ca - University of King's College
www.msvu.ca - Mount Saint Vincent University
www.stmarys.ca - St. Mary's University
www.nscc.ns.ca - Nova Scotia Community College
Employability
http://www.youthemployabilityproject.ca/page.php?pid=2 -
Youth Employability Project
http://www.phoenixyouth.ca/programs.asp?page=33 -
Phoenix Learning and Employment Centre
Employment
www.youth.gc.ca - Government of Canada
www.jobsearchservices.ca - Job Search
www.novascotiajobshop.ca – Job Search
Foster Care
www.fosterfamilies.ns.ca - Federation of Foster Families of Nova Scotia
Group Homes
http://www.halifaxyouth.com/ - A.D.C.R.F.
Health/Sexuality
www.canadian-health-network.ca - Canadian Health Network
www.pphalifax.ca - Planned Parenthood
Media
www.hfxnews.com - The Daily News
www.herald.ns.ca - The Chronicle-Herald
www.globeandmail.com - The Globe and Mail
www.thecoast.ca – The Coast
www.cbc.ca – CBC Radio/Television
Ombudsman—Youth
Issues
www.gov.ns.ca/ombu/Child_Ombud/default.asp - Nova Scotia Children's Ombudsman's Office
Publications
www.youthincare.ca
The
National
Youth
in
Care
Network
exists
to
voice
the
opinions
and
concerns
of
youth
in
and
from
care
and
promote
the
improvement
of
services
for
them.
NYICN
is
the
only
national
constituency-driven
consumer-focused
organization
in
the
Canadian
child
welfare
sector.
It
is
the
longest-running
national
child
welfare
organization
in
Canada,
and
the
oldest
national
youth-directed
organization
in
Canada.
Research:
http://www.youthincare.ca/resources/research.html
Tools
&
Manuals:
http://www.youthincare.ca/resources/tools.html
http://www.teensnowtalk.com
Teens
Now
Talk
-
Atlantic
Canadian
teen
magazine
and
website
written
by
teens,
for
teens!
Today's
inspiring
and
creative
teens
present
real
teen
issues
and
solutions
in
the
form
of
poetry,
short
stories,
and
art
plus
sections
on
teen
music,
quizzes,
fashion,
beauty
and
health...Be
Seen,
Be
heard,
Be
the
Voice
of
your
future
and
write
your
world.
www.ypp.net
Young
People’s
Press
Young
People’s
Press
is a
North
American
news
service
that
empowers
a
large
network
of
youth
and
young
adult
writers
to
have
a
voice
in
the
mainstream
media
and
a
space
at
the
table
of
public
opinion.
YPP
articles
have
been
published
in
approximately
220
newspapers
in
Canada
and
300
papers
in
the
United
States
as
well
as
on
many
Internet
sites.
YPP
wants
to
showcase
the
issues
young
people
care
about,
be
it
pop
culture,
politics
or
social
issues.
http://www.nscouncilfamily.org/YIC.htm
Youth
in
Care
Resources
Transitional
resources
for
youth
in
care
and
child
welfare
service
providers.
The
mission
of
The
Nova
Scotia
Council
for
the
Family
is
to
work
on
behalf
of
the
well-being
of
all
children
and
families
in
Nova
Scotia.
The
Council
is a
registered
charity
made
up
of
member
organizations
who
serve
children
and/or
families
in
the
province.
Social Workers
www.nsasw.org - Nova Scotia Association of Social Workers
Youth Focus
www.heartwood.ns.ca/about.shtml - HeartWood
www.leaveoutviolence.com/english/support_love.htm - Leave Out ViolencE
www.youthincare.ca - National Youth in Care Network
www.chebucto.ns.ca/CommunitySupport/YSJ/ysj.html - Youth for Social Justice Network, Nova Scotia
www.ldans.ns.net.org - Learning Disabilities Association of Nova Scotia
www.youthlinkhalifax.ca - Youth Resources in Halifax (created by Laing House)
Other
www.dictionary.com - Online Dictionary
