Proactive school programs can have a positive impact on health and welfare outcomes for pregnant and parenting young people and their children. The School Based Youth Health Nurse can refer pregnant and/or parenting young people, to appropriate support and assist their access to local health services.
For support and/or advice about pregnancy options, the following links may be useful for young people:
has a wide range of services throughout the state. Their istaysafe website, aimed at adolescents, provides information about sexual health.Queensland Health's 13 HEALTH (Telephone: 13 432584) also provides information on a range of children's health issues, parenting advice and links to other services, including children's health services and Newborn and Family Drop-in Services.
Please note, content accessed by following links provided in this website/publication is in no way controlled or approved by the Department of Education and Training. No responsibility is taken for the consequences of viewing and relying on such content.
This page was last reviewed on 12 Apr 2011
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