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Working with Trans and Gender Diverse People: online course temporarily free for SA workers in healthcare

In Gender & Sex, LGBTIQ+ issues, SHINE SA news & events

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SHINE SA, May 2023 Do you work in a healthcare setting and want to better support the needs of trans and gender diverse clients? Our Online Course: Introduction to Working with Trans and Gender Diverse People is now available free of charge to South Australians who work in healthcare setting for a limited time (ending July 31 2023). This includes doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and...

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First Queer Minds Matter workshop this Friday (free event)

By J Pope

In Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, LGBTIQ+ issues, Mental health & sexual health

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Queer Minds Matter, August 2022 Queer Minds Matter is a unique program that runs mental health awareness sessions for LGBTIQA+ people. The project began last year when Emma O’Loughlin teamed up with Margie Fischer from Feast Queer Youth Drop In to run 3 sessions about BPD and mental health for the LGBTIQA+ community, with a small grant for Mental Health Awareness Month. They received...

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Free Sexual Health Week resources from SHINE SA

By J Pope

In Safer sex, Sex & relationships education, SHINE SA news & events, Young people

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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;...

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New free resource for young people: A Quick Guide to the Menstrual Cycle & Periods

By J Pope

In Sex & relationships education, SHINE SA news & events, Young people

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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...

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CONNECTing at risk communities [in Adelaide] with HIV self testing

By J Pope

In HIV, LGBTIQ+ issues, Multicultural communities, SHINE SA news & events

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SAMESH, Wednesday 23 March 2022 Media Release: CONNECTing at risk communities with rapid HIV testing – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SAMESH, a partnership between SHINE SA and Thorne Harbour Health, has launched CONNECT – a pilot program evaluating the use of vending machines to dispense free Atomo HIV Self-Test (HST) kits to support rapid HIV testing and to strengthen pathways to treatment and...

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New Alcohol and Other Drug Service for LGBTIQ and HIV + community members in Adelaide

By J Pope

In Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, HIV, LGBTIQ+ issues, People Who Inject Drugs / AOD

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Thorne Harbour Health, October 2021 “The Cottage” is a new Alcohol and Other Drug Service for LGBTIQ and HIV + community members in Adelaide, from Thorne Harbour Health. At Thorne Harbour Health we understand that LGBTIQ community members can have particular needs when it comes to making positive changes in relation to drinking and using drugs. We know that our communities often...

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