Useful Links - NEXT CHALLENGE

Our Community of Practice
Useful General Links for Families + Caregivers

Child Development + Wellbeing

Raising Children Australia

Australian parenting resource website

Brain Development Youtube Video

An insight into early brain development and its impact on later life.

Be You Facts

Resources to support child wellbeing, development, and more

Connect play learn

Caregiver training -strategies to promote parent-child connection, child's development, regulation, resilience.

Playgroup WA - Play related resources + activities for children + caregivers

Play related resources + activities for children + caregivers

Ngala.

Resources, advice, and information for families and caregivers.

Healthy WA - Parent resources for child health + wellbeing

Parent resources for child health + wellbeing

Zero to three - Information + resources about child development 0-3 years old

Information + resources about child development 0-3 years old

Parent Resources, Progreams, + Training

Services + Support Directory

School Holiday Activities Perth

School Holiday Activities Perth

Perth Kids Hub

WA Family/Caregiver resources, support, + paediatric service directory.

Relationships Australia -Western Australis

Parenting + family relationships support + resources

RUAH - community support for homelessness, family + domestic violence + chronic mental illness

community support for homelessness, family + domestic violence + chronic mental illness

Ngala.

Resources, advice, and information for families and caregivers.

Carers WA

carer information, advice, resources, counselling, education, social support, advocacy.

LUMA: empower mothers + their families to feel supported, connected and live a healthy life.

empower mothers + their families to feel supported, connected and live a healthy life.

free SMS based information service that sends tips to expecting + new dads

Multicultural Services Centre

MSC helps people from different cultural + language backgrounds who live in Western Australia, including migrants + refugees.

Kin - Formerly Ethnic Disability Advocacy Centre

Kin helps people from diverse backgrounds living with disability, their families and carers.

CREATE foundation

Support + info specific to children + young people with an out-of-home care experience

ReachOut Resources for Parents and Carers

ReachOut Resources for Parents and Carers

Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, +
First Nations

Noongar Performance and Language Resources: Language List

Yokai: Services + Support For Stolen Generations Survivors In Western Australia

Services + Support For Stolen Generations Survivors In Western Australia

WellMob: Social, emotional + cultural wellbeing resources for Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islander People

Social, emotional + cultural wellbeing resources for Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islander People

Yarn Safe - no shame in talking it out

Headspace yarn safe: A safe space to yarn.

Reach Out Resources: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families

Resources: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Mob Smiles

Mob Smiles - dental information for bubbas, teenagers, pregnant women, + elders.

Smalltalk - Big Yarns

Smalltalk - Big Yarns: Parenting tips videos on Youtube

an Aboriginal early childhood consultancy.

Yarning about things worrying you is often healing, so please call us on 1300 364 277.

Yarning about things worrying you, please call us on 1300 364 277.

KindiLink

KindiLink offers high quality play + learn sessions for children + their parent/carer

SMS4Dads: Being An Aboriginal Dad

SMS4Dads: Being An Aboriginal Dad

Healing Foundation: Coping with the impacts of trauma

Healing Foundation: Coping with the impacts of trauma

School + Learning

Department of Education WA Family Resources

WA specific school related resources for families

Perth Kids Hub

School information + directory

Whole Class Grounding/ Regulating Ideas - Inner World UK

Whole Class Grounding/ Regulating Ideas - Inner World UK

Mentally Healthy Schools

Mentally Healthy Schools UK

First 5 Forever

information and tools to help parents in supporting confidence around communication and learning

Better Beginnings WA

Information on literacy, reading and free reading packs for families/carers

LGBTIQA+

Freedom provides a range of support services for LGBTIQA+ young people in WA

Freedom provides support services for LGBTIQA+ young people in WA

pflag: supporting parents, guardians, carers and friends of the LGBTQIA+ community

pflag: supporting parents, guardians, carers and friends of the LGBTIQA+ community

Helpful resources to support individuals, family members, friends, and the LGBTIQ+ community.

Helpful resources to support LGBTIQA+ individuals, family members, friends, etc.

Minus18 Resources

CHAMPIONS FOR LGBTQIA+ YOUTH: resources, advocacy, etc.

SECCA Gender Diversity Brochure

SECCA Gender Diversity Brochure

Transfolk WA: support service for trans and gender diverse people and their loved ones in West

support service for trans + gender diverse people + their loved ones in WA

TransHub: resource platform for all trans + gender diverse people

TransHub: resource platform for all trans + gender diverse people

LGBTIQ+ peer support and referral for people in Australia

PCH Gender Diversity Services

PCH Gender Diversity Services

ReachOut Resources for Identity: Cultural, Gender, Sexuality, Spirituality

ReachOut Resources for Identity: Cultural, Gender, Sexuality, Spirituality

Other Tips + Resources:

Disability Support

Speech and Language, pink AAC device and speech bubble with pink heart, indigo background

Speech & Language Tips

Occupational Therapy, yellow hand with pink heart in centre, green background

Occupational Therapy Tips

Feeding & Mealtimes, fries in red packaging, light pink background

Feeding & Mealtimes Tips

Physiotherapy, yellow muscle emoji, blue background

Physiotherapy Tips

Online Workshops, pencil graphic, blue background

Online workshops

Next Challenge acknowledges (ana) Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of Country (Boodja) throughout Australia. We (Ngalak) are committed to honouring, seeing, and understanding (kootadjinong) their unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waterways (bilya), and seas (wardarn).

Next Challenge wants to thank and pay respects to the Whadjuk people and Elders, past, present, and emerging, of the Noongar Nation, who have preserved and protected the land (kanana) and waterways (bilya) on which we continue to play (waabiny), live (djooroobidiny), learn (kadadjiny), work, and provide services on today (yey).

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