Health & Safety

Getting the facts about crystal methamphetamine ('ice') and other drugs is an important step in preventing use and related harms among young people. This page provides access to information and resources for students and teachers to explore.

Young people may think they are simply inhaling flavoured water vapour, but this is far from the truth. Vapes can have the same harmful chemicals found in cleaning products, nail polish remover, weed killer and bug spray.

E-cigarettes or electronic cigarettes (also known as vapes) are battery powered devices that heat liquids, known as e-liquids, creating an aerosol (or vapour). This aerosol is breathed in, carrying the chemicals to the user’s lungs, and is then exhaled as a fine vapour.

eSafety can give you advice, support and help if you are being bullied online or through electronic communication. We can also help remove serious cyberbullying material that is seriously threatening, seriously intimidating, seriously harassing or seriously humiliating.

Useful information to help you stay safe online. Explore the topics on this page to find out more.

Young people today are increasingly exposed to gambling and gambling-like content in many aspects of their lives. 

Do you love swimming and learning about how to keep safe when in and around water? Kids Zone is for YOU! Play, read, do and learn all things about water safety!

The following pages provide information and advice for ACT Public School staff on how to protect children, create a child safe environment, identify and report signs of abuse and reportable conduct.

Parenting advice and information to help you talk to your children about drugs and alcohol.  

Find a list of useful drug education resources. You can filter these according to your needs using the search filters provided. These are suitable for students, teachers and families.  

The SHFPACT Education Team provides age appropriate relationships and sexuality education in the form of workshops for class sized groups, presentations to larger groups and parent information evenings.  We work in schools as well as in community and sporting groups.

Swim and Survive is a fun and dynamic swimming and water safety program that focuses on the development of swimming, personal survival, basic rescue and lifesaving skills. Swim and Survive aims to provide individuals with the required skills to lead safe and active lives in, on and around water.

T25 Clinic is a free service that provides young Canberrans (12-25) with the opportunity to talk to a trained nurse about a range of issues in a non-judgmental environment. 

When a group of high-school friends post a rumour about a rival, it sparks a chain reaction that leaves no one untouched. Cyberbullying, sexting, filmed fights and police involvement ensue — will these friends avoid being tagged forever?

The Junction Youth Health Service provides bulk-billed primary health care and support services to young people aged 12 to 25, along with their dependent children.

We know that young people often try vaping as a fun and socially normalised behaviour. Many young people who have never smoked a cigarette are using vapes and are becoming addicted to nicotine within a matter of weeks of vaping for the first time. 

Direction's Teen Clinic and Anglicare's The Junction both provide FREE outreach health care support for Canberra teens. Headspace also offer free appointments with General Practitioners.