Australia Association for Research in Education, July 2016 Schools constitute a key context in which children may disclose that they are trans or gender diverse. It is not uncommon for a primary school to be asked to sensitively support a trans or gender diverse child. This highlights the need for school communities to provide affirming and informed responses. While there are few resources...
WHO, 26 September 2016 Over the past 25 years, considerable progress has been made in women’s sexual and reproductive health, including increases in contraceptive use, spurred by the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). Despite the positive global trends there are large differences among and within countries. Over...
ASHM, October 2016 Upon successful completion of this training and the associated case assessment, medical practitioners may apply to the relevant State Department of health for authority to prescribe section 100 drugs for the management of HIV in Australia. Please note that the Introduction to HIV Care for General Practitioners is a pre-requisite for this course. This is an online course and you...
The Conversation, October 20, 2016 6.14am AEDT
It is possible to talk with children and young people about gender without activating a gender war.
There have been claims in the press that programs addressing gender-based violence present all men as “bad” and all women as “victims”.
These claims misrepresent the evidence-based prevention education program to which they refer.
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SAMESH, October 2016 Join us at a forum and discussion featuring Dr Adam Bourne From the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine: Drug use, chemsex, and supporting marginalised communities When: Wednesday, 26 October at 3:00 pm Where: SAMESH, 57 Hyde Street Adelaide Helping people manage their drug and alcohol use poses a number of unique challenges. This is especially true for people who...
SHine SA, October 2016 You are warmly invited to an interactive forum which will be held as an adjunct to the Australasian Sexual Health Conference being held in Adelaide, November 2016. Who is this for? Teachers, community educators, health promotion officers, registered nurses and midwives, doctors, counsellors and other interested people. Forum Themes • Taking gender and sexual diversity...