The honest bit
About, sources & your privacy
Trust is everything for a site like this. Here's exactly how it works.
🔒 What we do with your data: nothing
No login. No accounts. No analytics that identify you. No cookies beyond the bare minimum. Anything you type — your plan, your searches — stays on your device and is never sent to a server. There's nothing for anyone to leak, subpoena, or sell.
✕ The Quick Exit button
Tap Quick exit (top right) or press the Esc key any time — it instantly sends you to a weather page and opens a new tab so the Back button won't bring you back here.
Be honest about the limit: Quick Exit can't erase browsing history that's already been saved. If you share a device, also use private / incognito mode, or clear your history afterwards. eSafety has a guide.
📊 Where our info comes from
Substance info is summarised in plain English from trusted, evidence-based Australian sources. Always go to the originals for detail:
- • Alcohol & Drug Foundation — Drug Facts
- • Positive Choices (evidence-based drug education)
- • NSW Health — Alcohol & Other Drugs
- • AIHW & the ASSAD secondary-students survey (for the stats)
💛 Our approach
Harm reduction, not lectures. Research shows scare campaigns don't change young people's behaviour — honest info and real support do. We use respectful, person-first language and we'll never tell you what to do.
🩺 Not a substitute for help
Headwaters is information and signposting — not medical advice or a counselling service. In an emergency call 000. For free, confidential support any time, call Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800 or ADIS 1800 250 015.
Headwaters is a Year 11 Enterprise Computing prototype, built for the Northern Rivers community on Bundjalung Country. We pay respect to Elders past and present.