ABC News, March 5, 2015
The South Australian Parliament has been urged by the Victim Support Service to consider introducing a specific charge of domestic violence, to send a strong message to perpetrators that it is unacceptable.
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Reuters, Mon Mar 23, 2015
When teens take pills for depression and anxiety, doctors need to make sure they understand that sexual side effects are common with the drugs, a new paper advises.
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Multicultural Health and Support Service A popular resource for those who work with CALD communities is the manual CALD communities, sexually transmissible infections and viral hepatitis . The latest edition is the third one, released in 20111, by the Multicultural Health and Support Service (Victoria). This edition covers: how culture interacts with health and sexuality the impacts of migration...
Eureka Alert, 19-Mar-2015
Sexually active youth of both genders, after watching music TV, think their peers are sexually active, too. Moreover, when girls and boys perceive males in music videos as being sexually active, it makes boys watch more music TV, and girls watch less.
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Science Daily, March 16, 2015
A comprehensive review of the role of sex hormones in the geography of the female reproductive tract has been presented by researchers, with evidence supporting a “window of vulnerability” to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
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The Age, March 19, 2015 – 11:30PM
Language barriers, fear of authorities and social isolation are making culturally and linguistically diverse Canberrans one of the most vulnerable groups for domestic violence, support workers say.
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