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World Health Organization | The World Health Organization (WHO) is an international authority on health within the United Nations system. |
MedlinePlus | MedlinePlus is an online resource provided by the US National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library. |
Relationships Australia | Relationships Australia is largely funded by the Australian government for the provision of relationship support services for individuals, families and communities. |
Family Relationships Online | Family Relationships Online is a service largely administered by Relationships Australia and is funded by the Australian Government. This resource offers information about family relationship issues and provides details of Family Relationship Centres throughout Australia. |
MensLine Australia | MensLine Australia is a telephone and online support, information and referral service to help men deal with relationship issues. It is managed by Crisis Support Services, a non-profit community organisation funded by the Australian government. |
Reach Out | Reach Out.com offers information, support and resources for young people. While primarily focused on mental health, it also includes resources on general health, relationships, and sexual health. |
The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction is a non-profit research institute at Indiana University in the US. It is one of the most authoritative research institutes for sexual health in the world. | |
Andrology Australia | Provides information on men’s sexual functioning and health. |
The National LGBTI Health Alliance provides a list of organisations across Australia providing health-related programs, services and research targeting sexual minorities. | |
Go Ask Alice | The Go Ask Alice website is administered by Columbia Health, a part of Columbia University, New York City. It covers a wide range of questions on different types of sexual practices, experiences and relationships, as well as sexual health in general. |
Department of Social Services | The Australian Government Department of Social Services provides a list of confidential crisis lines and online resources for victims of intimate partner violence across Australia. |
The Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault (ACSSA), funded by the FaHCSIA, provides a list of confidential crisis lines and online resources for victims of sexual assault. | |
SH&FPA is the national peak body for sexual health and family planning organisations in Australia, and can direct you to your local clinic. | |
healthdirect Australia | Online information from the Australian Government about preventing, testing and treating sexually transmissible infections, with links to state-based services. |
National federation for the HIV community response, with information for people at risk of or living with HIV. | |
A Gender Agenda | A Gender Agenda works with all those who do not fit cultural assumptions about the male/female binary, whether because of their gender identity, gender presentation, history or biological characteristics. |
Lifeline | Lifeline provides 24 hour phone and online support to people across Australia experiencing a personal crisis. |
Beyond Blue | Information and 24 hour support for people experiencing or concerned about depression or anxiety. |
A centre for social research into sexuality, health and the social dimensions of human relationships. ARCSHS is based at La Trobe University and works with communities, community-based organisations, government and professionals in relevant fields. |