Thorne Harbour Health / SHINE SA, August 2018 You are a highly motivated leader who is passionate about, and experienced in working to improve the sexual health and wellbeing of LGBTI communities. You’re a collaborative team player who is focused and outcome oriented. The South Australia Mobilisation and Empowerment for Sexual Health (SAMESH) program delivers a range of health promotion...
University of NSW University of NSW’s Intellectual Disability Behavioural Support Program has released practice guides for behaviour support programs for young people with a disability. Being a planner with a person with disability and complex support needs This Planning Resource Kit is intended to strengthen existing good practice and to provide guidance for engaging a person with complex...
Med J Aust 2016; 205 (1): 21-25. doi: 10.5694/mja16.00073 Objective: To assess the use, effectiveness and acceptance of prescribed contraception in three remote Western Australian Aboriginal communities Conclusion: The high uptake of LARCs in these communities is consistent with international recommendations about contraception use. High acceptability was reflected in excellent continuation rates...
International Harm Reduction Association, 2016 Globally, the protection and care of children and young people who inject drugs receives little attention. It is a controversial and often misunderstood issue and one that is severely under-funded. Global research presents shocking figures and evidence of restrictive laws preventing young people from accessing harm reduction. Rarely are services...
Hearing her voice: Report from the kitchen table conversations with culturally and linguistically diverse women on violence against women and their children Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Social Services) 2015 From 24 October 2014 to 12 March 2015, CALD women leaders hosted 29 kitchen table conversations throughout Australia with women from more than 40 ethnic and cultural backgrounds...
Media Release, 4 May 2015 The Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) and the Family Planning Alliance Australia (FPAA) have today launched a new policy document designed to advance sexual and reproductive wellbeing in Australia. The ‘Melbourne Proclamation’ provides recommendations in ten key action areas, developed to reflect discussions at the recent Second National Sexual and...