Acknowledgements

This toolkit has been compiled by David Smith, Youthwork and Welfare teacher at TAFE NSW Western Institute and Mark Horton, Regional Coordinator, NSW Sport and Recreation, Western Region, on behalf of the NSW Dept of Sport and Recreation, Greater Western Area Health Service and The NSW Department of Community Services, Western Region.

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