Youth Networks and Research

Northern Territory

For more information on these networks, please contact the Office of Youth Affairs on 8999 3862 or email oya@nt.gov.au.

• Darwin and Rural Workers with Youth Network (DARWWYN) - DARWWYN is a network of workers with young people which meets once a month to disseminate information and promote the interest and well-being of young people.
• GRIND Youth Newspaper - Darwin City Council's youth newspaper
• Northern Territory Youth Affairs Network (NTYAN) - NTYAN facilitates the Territory-wide exchange of information to nominated representatives of the Darwin, Katherine, Tennant Creek and Alice Springs youth networks.
• Palmerston and Rural Youth Services (PARYS) Network - A Palmerston City Council auspiced network that provides a forum for youth service providers in Palmerston and the rural area to meet regularly to share information.
• Youth Projects - Darwin City Council

Australia

Government

• Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) - The ABS is Australia's official statistical organisation.
• Australian Institute of Criminology - The Australian Institute of Criminology is the national focus for the study of crime and criminal justice in Australia and for the dissemination of criminal justice information. The Institute draws on information supplied to it by a wide variety of sources and its policy advice is objective and independent.
• Australian Institute of Family Studies - The Institute is a Commonwealth government research and information agency established in 1980 to promote the identification and understanding of factors affecting marital and family stability in Australia.
• Generate - Qld youth portal
• Linkzone - Tas youth portal
• National Youth Affairs Research Scheme (NYARS) - NYARS is a cooperative funding program between the Commonwealth, State and Territory governments. It facilitates national research into factors affecting young people.
• Office for Youth - SA
• Office for Youth - Vic
• Office for Children and Youth - WA
• The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) - The AIHW is Australia's national agency for health and welfare statistics and information.
• The Source - Australian Government youth portal. The website has direct links to federal and state government websites, to youth research centres, and youth participation sites such as the National Youth Roundtable and National Youth Week.
• Young Adelaide - Adelaide City Council's website for young people
• Youth Interact - ACT youth portal
• YouthNSW - NSW youth portal
• YouthSA - SA youth portal

Non-government/tertiary

• Australia 21 - Australia 21 was formed in 2001 as a non profit group to fill a national need for fresh and independent thinking about large and unsolved problems that confront us in the new century. The group acts in partnership with private sector, academic and government bodies as well as corporate and public sponsors who share a focus on the future.
• Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies - check out this website for the latest information on what’s happening in the field of youth research.
• Australian Policy Online - Offers easy access to much of the best Australian social, economic, cultural and political research available online.
• Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) - ARACY was founded by a group of eminent experts and organisations in reaction to increasingly worry trends in the wellbeing of Australian's young people.
• Australian Youth Facts and Statistics - This service is managed by the Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies with support from the Telstra Foundation. It provides facts and statistics about Australian youth.
• Conference Alerts - A site that keeps you updated of academic conferences around the world based on your interests and preferred travel destinations.
• Inspire Foundation
• UNYA - United Nations Youth Association of Australia. Has links to press releases on issues of interest to young people and provides information on United Nations conferences, forums, events and newsletters as well as heaps of weblinks.
• YouthGAS - YouthGAS encourages and promotes the sharing of information and awarenesss for, by and with young people.

Overseas

• New Zealand - the Ministry of Youth Development's website is where you can find out about services for young people in NZ.
• UNICEF's Voices of Youth
• WFUNA - World Federation of United Nations Associations

Do you need some help evaluating social research methods?

Well, check out the Community Builders website, which focuses on how to do evaluation research and the methods used such as surveys, focus groups, sampling and conducting interviews.