Acronyms:

Australian Association for Adolescent Health

AAAH

Australian Association for Young people in Care: now known as the CREATE Foundation

AAYPIC

Australian Council for Children and Parenting
(Formerly, National Council for Prevention of Child Abuse)

ACCP

Active Australia Schools Network

AASN

Australian Association for Young People in Care: see
CREATE Foundation Ltd

AAYPIC

Australian Bureau of Statistics

ABS

Australian Council of Education Centres

ACEC

Australian Centre for Equity through Education

ACEE

Australian Council for Educational Research

ACER

Australian Council of Social Services

ACOSS

Australian Council of State School Organisations

ACSSO

Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies

ACYS

Australian Children's Television Foundation

ACTF

ACT Youth and Community Services

ACTOOY

Australian Council of Trades Unions

ACTU

Association of Childrens Welfare Agencies

ACWA

Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal Service, Mater Children's Hospital

ADAWS

Australian Drug Foundation

ADF

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

AIHW

Australian National Council on Drugs

ANCD

Adolescent Services Enfield Campus

ASEC

Australian Federation of Homelessness Organisations

AFHO

American Field Service

AFS

Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute

AHURI

Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association

AICAFMHA

Australian Institute of Family Studies

AIFS

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

AIHW

Australian Local Government Association

ALGA

Australian Medical Association

AMA

Australian Middle Years Association

AMYA

Australian National Council on Drugs

ANCD

ANGLICARE Youth Services

ANGLICARE

Australian National Training Authority

ANTA

Australian Primary Principals Association

APPA

Australian Rural Education Research Association

ARERA

Australian Rural Youth

ARY

ACTIVE AUSTRALIA - Australian Sports Commission

ASC

Australian Services Cadet Scheme

ASCS

Australian Student Traineeship Foundation: became the Enterprise and Career Education Foundation (ECEF) which is now part of the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training.

ASTF

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission

ATSIC

Australian Theatre for Young People

ATYP

Australian Network for Promotion, Prevention and Early Intervention for Mental Health

Auseinet

Australian Association for the Welfare of Child Health

AWCH

Australian Youth Affairs Coalition

AYAC

Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development

AYAD

Australian Young Christian Students

AYCS

Australian Young Christian Workers Movement

AYCWM

Australian Youth Foundation: replaced by the Foundation for Young Australians

AYF

Australian Youth Policy and Action Coalition

AYPAC

Australian Youth Parliament for the Enviroment

AYPE

Boys' Brigade Australia

BB

Berry Street Victoria

BSV

Burdekin - Youth in Action

BYIA

Brisbane Youth Service

BYS

Byron Youth Services

BYS

Carers and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Teenagers United in Support

CACTUS

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)

CAMHS

Crippled Children's Association of SA Inc.

CCA

Community Education and Training

CET

Community Health for Adolescents in Need Inc.

CHAIN

Council of Australian Governments

COAG

Council to Homeless Persons

CHP

Centre for Multicultural Youth Issues

CMYI

Church Network for Youth Justice

CNYJ

Children of Prisoner's Support Group Co-op Ltd

COPSG

Colony Outreach Support Service

COSS

CREATE Foundation Ltd

CREATE

Centre for Research and Learning in Regional Australia

CRLRA

Conservation Volunteers Australia

CVA, ATCV

Centre for Youth Drug Studies

CYDS

Copeland Youth Service Inc.

CYS

Children's and Youth Services Section, Australian Library and Information Association

CYSS, ALIA

Community and Youth Training Services

CYTS, YSTC

Defence for Children International - Australian Section

DCI

Department of Education, Science and Training

DEST

Department of Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs: now the Department of Education, Science and Training. For youth affairs issues, see the Department of Family and Community Services, Youth Bureau (FaCS)

DEETYA

Department of Education Training and Youth Affairs - November 2001: now the Department of Education, Science and Training. For youth affairs issues, see the Department of Family and Community Services, Youth Bureau (FaCS)

DETYA

DGL International - Custodian Program

DGL

Drug Information and Counselling Service

DICS

Duke of Edinburgh's Award

DofE

Dusseldorp Skills Forum

DSF

ECPAT Australia (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and the Traffic in Children for Sexual Purposes)

ECPAT

Enterprise and Careers Education Foundation: now part of the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training.

ECEF

EdNA (Education Network Australia)

EdNA

Edmund Rice Mentoring Support

ERMS

Ethnic Youth Information Network: Replaced by the Centre for Multicultural Youth Issues

EYIN

First Australian Business

FAB

Australian Government Department of Family and Community Services

FaCS

Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia

FECCA

Future Leaders of Australia

FLA

FReeZA

FReeZA

Federation of Rural Youth

FRY

Foundation for Young Australians

FYA

Girls Brigade Australia, The

GB

Green Corps (Young Australians for the Environment)

GC

GLBT

Gay and Lesbian Youth Social Support Network

GLYSSN

Impact: youth organisations reducing crime

Institute for Youth, Education and Community

IYEC

Triple J

JJJ

Job Placement, Employment and Training

JPET

Jobs Pathways Program

JPP

Jesuit Social Services

JSS

Mainstream Youth Organisations Task Force -- see Impact

Mission Australia

MA

Multicultural Youth South Australia Inc.
(Formerly, Multicultural Youth Network of SA)

MYSA

NSW Association for Adolescent Health

NAAH

National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect

NAPCAN

National Centre for Vocational Education Research

NCVER

National Child Protection Clearinghouse

NCPC

National Children's and Youth Law Centre

NCYLC

National Institute of Youth Performing Arts - Australia

NIYPAA

National Network of Adult and Adolescent Children who have a Mentally Ill parent/s, Australia

NNAAMI

National Police Ethnic Advisory Bureau

NPEAB

Northern Territory Youth Affairs Network (NTYAN)

NTYAN

National Union of Students

NUS

National Youth Affairs Coalition/Network

NYAC/NYAN

National Youth Affairs Research Scheme

NYARS

National Youth Coalition for Housing Inc.

NYCH

National Youth Initiative

NYI

Northern Youth Coordinating Committee (Tasmania)

NYCC

NSW Australian Association for Adolescent Health

NAAH

National Clearinghouse for Youth Studies, now known as the Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies (as of Janurary 1997)

NCYS

Office for Youth/ Office of Youth Affairs (in each State Government Department)

OFY / OYA

Professional Association of SRC Teacher/Advisers

PASTA

Police and Citizens Youth Clubs

PCYC

Perth Inner City Youth Service

PICYS

Promoting Optimism WA

POWA

Queensland Government Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy

QGYSPS

Recycling for Adolescents In Need

RAIN

Research Centre for Vocational Education and Training, UTS

RCVET

Resilience Education and Drug Information

REDI

Rural Youth Organisation of Tasmania Inc

RYOT

Rural Youth Information Service

RYIS

South Australian Youth Arts Board

SAYAB

St John Ambulance Australia

SJAA

Surf Life Saving Australia

SLSA

South Port Anglican Uniting Ministries Among Youth

SPAUMAY

STARS (Students That Action Reconciliation Seriously)

STARS

Service to Youth Council Inc.

SYC

Southern Youth and Family Services

SYFS

Technical and Further Education

TAFE

Teen Challenge

TC

Tolosa Youth and Community Centre, Youth Activity Service

TYCC

Trust for Young Australians see
Foundation for Young Australians

TYA

United Nations Youth Association of Australia

UNYA

Victorian Association of Youth in Communities

VAYC

Vocational Education Community Online

VECO

Vocational Education and Training

VET

VIVAIDS - The Victorian Drug User Group

VIVAIDS

Voices of Youth

VoY

Victorian Youth Development Program

VYDP

VSDC - Services for Deaf Children

VSDC

Victorian Youth Reconciliation Committee

VYRC

Work for the dole (program)

WFD

Welfare Rights Centre

WRC

Young Achievement Australia

YAA

Youth Accommodation Association NSW (Inc)

YAA

St George Youth and Community Association

YACCA

Youth Affairs Council of South Australia Inc.

YACSA

Youth Affairs Council of Victoria

YACVic

Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia

YACWA

Young Adults Disabled Association Inc.

YADA

Young Australian Democrats (NSW)

YADs

Youth Advisory Group (Tasmania)

YAG

Young Australia League (Inc.) WA and Queensland

YAL

Youth Advocacy and Legal Service

YALS

Youth Affairs Network of Queensland

YANQ

Youth Action Program

YAP

Youth Action and Policy Association

YAPA

Youth Arts Queensland

YAQ

Youth Affairs Research and Development / Centre for Youth Affairs Research and Development

YARD

Youth Affairs Research Network

YARN

Young Australian Rural Network

YARN

Youth Bureau (within FaCS)

YB

Youth Challenge Australia

YCA

Youth Coalition of the ACT

YCACT

Young Engineers Australia

YEA

Youth Environment Society

YES

Youth Enterprise Trust

YET

Youth Futures

YF

Youth for Christ Australia

YFCA

Youth Forum Online

YFO

Youth and Family Service (Logan City) Inc.

YFS

Youth for Understanding International Student Exchange

YFU

Youth Field Xpress (e-newsletter)

YFX

YHA Australia

YHA

Youth Involvement Council Inc.

YIC

Youth Link

YL

Young Media Australia

YMA

Young Mens Christian Association

YMCA

Youth Network of Tasmania

YNOT

Young National Party of Australia

YNPA

Youth Research Centre

YRC

Youth Serving Australia Association Inc.

YSA

Youth Studies Australia (journal)

YSA

Youth Sector Training Council

YSTC

Youth Substance Abuse Service

YSAS

Youth With a Mission

YWAM

Yspace: The International Youth and Public Space Network

Yspace

Young Women's Christian Association

YWCA