Health & Safety

Royal Life Saving's water safety education resources can be used for Health and Physical Education and cross-curricula learning outcomes as well as supporting practical swimming, water safety and lifesaving programs.

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.

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!

These updated resources provide Year 7-10 students and teachers with free online activities that examine the issues related to young people and skin cancer.

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.

A database of evidence-based alcohol and drug education resources, quick activities for teachers to roll out in the classroom. Grab and Go.  

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.  

Puberty is a significant time of growth and change that all humans experience, and education on the topic has many positive impacts for young people.

Information to help students make informed choices about drugs and alcohol.  

Early learning centres and primary schools can apply to receive SunSmart accreditation which is a nationally recognised UV protection program. Accredited schools and centres gain access to free education sessions and events packages, as well as a SunSmart sign to broadcast an ongoing commitment to child and workplace safety.

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.

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?

Teacher advice and information to help you talk to your students about drugs and alcohol.  

Teen Clinic is a free service that provides local teenagers with the opportunity to talk to a nurse about a range of issues in a non-judgmental environment. Check out Teen Clinic locations. 

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.

Delivered by Red Cross volunteers and staff, the workshop encourages children (in year 3 and 4) to be active participants in their own emergency preparedness. The content is useful for all kinds of emergencies and includes activities to highlight the importance of being prepared.

Cancer Council ACT’s free education and training program to support vaping prevention and safe and effective quit pathways for students at ACT secondary schools and colleges.

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. 

The WaterSmart program provides classroom resources for teachers and schools and is mapped directly to the Australian Curriculum. The program contains two components: The Water Smart Educational Toolkit, and the Water Smart Award Guide.

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.