Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University, December 2022 The Australian National Survey of Secondary Students and Sexual Health (SSASH) survey is a national study exploring the sexual health and well-being of school-age young people in Australia. The study explores young people’s experiences of sex, relationships, sexual health and school-based relationships and...
LGBTIQ+ Health Australia (LHA), in partnership with the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY), March 2023 While many young people are more accepting of diversity, a great many LGBTQA+ young people still face challenges due to stigma, discrimination and violence. A policy webinar entitled “LGBTQA+ Young People” will be held on Thursday 23 March 2023 from 12:30 PM...
SHINE SA, August 2022 Sexual Health Week runs from 12-18 September, 2022. Sexual Health Week invites all South Australians to have conversations around improving our sexual health and relationship wellbeing. SHINE SA has a number of free digital and physical resources which can help your organisation get involved. Unfortunately many people feel embarrassed talking about their sexual health;...
SHINE SA, 10th May 2022 It can be hard to get accurate and helpful information for people getting their period for the first time. We’ve designed a new guide to answer the questions that young people want to know, like… What is a period? Why do we have periods? What is a menstrual cycle? What period products should I use?, and more. This quick guide helps to demystify periods and to reduce...
The Conversation, January 2022 / The Annals of Family Medicine, January 2022 Young people are largely unaware of the risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, through oral sex. That’s the finding of our recent study, published in Annals of Family Medicine.* Historically, research on reducing STI transmission among young people has focused primarily on heterosexual vaginal...
Department of Human Services (SA), September 2021 We would love for you to help recognise a young person making contributions to LGBTIQA+ communities and to society as a whole, including leadership and exceptional performance into the Department of Human Services Pride Award, part of the SA 7NEWS Young Achiever Awards for 2021/22! The awards are designed to acknowledge, encourage and most...