Lists focused on youth issues (research and practice)
Australian email discussion lists:
- AYIN email discussion list (Australian Youth Information Network)
- Youthgas email discussion list
- The YARN list (Youth Affairs Research Network) closed in November 2007.
- Youth Field Xpress
- Australian youth peak lists: e.g. YACVIC Announce
Explore them from our list of youth peak organisations.
International email discussion lists:
- CYC-NET (International Child and Youth Care Network)
- ESA-Youth: European Sociologist email list (Research Network 'Youth & Generation')
- RC34: The International Sociological Association's Research Committee on Sociology of Youth list (ISA members only)
- TakingITGlobal
- Youth at the United Nations
Lists with a specific subject focus:
Carers:
NSW Young Carer Association
Child abuse:
Childprotect National Child Protection Clearinghouse
Drug and alcohol issues:
ADCA
DrugInfo Clearinghouse
Development:
Society for Research in Child Development list of communities
Education:
ACER email newsletters
Also see the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training web site
Experiential education:
See outdoor education discussion lists
Employment:
YES Discussion List
Family:
aifs-alert
http://www.aifs.gov.au/institute/lists/listmenu.html
History:
H-Childhood is an edited electronic network (based in the USA) focused on the history of childhood and youth. The network is co-sponsored by the Society for the History of Children and Youth (SHCY) and H-Net.
Mental health:
AICAFMHA Youth Participation List and the
AICAFMHA Discussion List
MindMatters discussion group
Resilience; youth development:
Search Institute (USA) on resilience and developmental assets. Also see their HCHY listserv, 'Healthy Communities - Healthy Youth'
Rights:
HREOC
Rural issues:
YARN (Young Australian Rural Network) for rural youth
Students and tertiary education:
The (US) National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition hosts five listservs
Transport: The Dusseldorp Skills Forum web site has a section called Transport for young people in rural and regional Australia which includes an interest group on youth transport issues.