American Cancer Society (children and cancer)
An excellent range of information specific to dealing with children.
Camp Quality
Provides camping and recreation opportunities for children with cancer (birth through to 18 years).
CanTeen
Offers meetings, camps, education seminars and outings for young people living with cancer; this includes patients, siblings and offspring.
Challenge House Cancer Support Network
Provides recreation-based camping and support for children and adolescents under 18 years receiving treatment for cancer, and their parents.
Children's Cancer Centre, Royal Children's Hospital
Largest partner in the Victorian Paediatric Integrated Cancer Services (PICS) and the only provider of complex children's cancer care and stem cell transplantation in Victoria.
Children's Leukaemia and Cancer Research Foundation
Inspired by 9-year-old Jennifer Harper, diagnosed with leukaemia in 1977. When her father, Peter Harper, discovered there was no research into children's leukaemia being done in WA, he set out to raise funds for this purpose.
Kids Helpline
A free, confidential telephone, email and web counselling service for 5-18 year olds.
Make A Wish Foundation of Australia
Grants wishes to children under 18 years who have a life-threatening illness according to the foundation's medical criteria.
Ronald McDonald House - Parkville
Provides accommodation for families of children suffering from cancer-related diseases and other life-threatening illnesses, who are receiving treatment at the Royal Children's Hospital.
Starlight Foundation
Grants wishes to chronically and terminally ill children.
Very Special Kids House
Provides support to families who have children with a progressive life-threatening illness, including respite and palliative care, and to bereaved families.
Victorian Paediatric Palliative Care Program
A consultation-liaison program including Monash Medical Centre and Very Special Kids. Available as a resource from time of diagnosis into bereavement for families and health professionals.
When a parent has cancer: how to talk to children (resource)
A Cancer Council NSW resource.
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