Useful links for young people
Where to find services in your state
You can access NDSS information, education and support services through your local diabetes organisation (NDSS Agents). They are in all the capital cities and in some regional areas too.
Find your local diabetes organisation.
General sites
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)
- Children and Youth Health—Women’s and Children’s Health Network
- ReachOut—an online mental health organisation for young people and their parents.
- WoundsAustralia
- SANE Australia
- Livewire—a free, safe and fun online community designed especially for young people living with a serious illness, chronic health condition or disability. It’s a cool place to hang out, meet new friends, share experiences, creatively express yourself and know that you are not alone.
By topic—listed A to Z
Driving
- Driving and diabetes
- Driving and Jobs—as1diabetes
Drugs
- Drug use and type 1 diabetes booklet
- UNSW Sydney’s National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC)
- Different types of drugs—ReachOut
- Alcohol, Sex and Drugs—as1diabetes
Sport and exercise
Food and eating
- TeensHealth
- Glycemic Index—University of Sydney
- as1diabetes
- Eating out: get your order right—Diabetes NSW & ACT
- Dietitians Australia
Friends and parents
General health
Body image
- body image—ReachOut
Health schedule
- Teen Zone—as1diabetes
Mental health
- Beyond Blue
- headspace
- ReachOut—an online mental health organisation for young people and their parents.
- SANE Australia
Transition and leaving home
- Transition—as1diabetes
- ReachOut
- Trapeze
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
- Housing options—Department of Communities Housing
Parents and carers (for)
Pregnancy
- Pregnancy and diabetes
- Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society
- Children and Youth Health
- Pregnancy Counselling Link
School
- school
- Teachers and schools—as1diabetes
- School—Diabetes Australia
Sexual health
- contraception
- pregnancy and diabetes
- sexual health
- Sexual health and contraceptive choices for young women with type 1 (booklet)—Diabetes Victoria
- MyDR
Travel
- travelling
- Roam the world and travel successfully—Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
- Smartraveller—Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Countries, economies and regions—Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Travelling overseas with PBS medicine—Medicare Australia
Work
- Having a Job—as1diabetes
- Work—Diabetes Australia