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Sexual Health: Inclusive Sex and Relationships Education for LBGT+ and LGBT+ SEND Young People

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Mar 2022

Historically, there has been a lack of inclusive sex education in schools. Many LGBTQ+ and SEND students have reported feeling left out. We heard from Nick Dunne, Head of Education at the sexual health charity Brook. He outlined the detrimental impact of a lack of inclusion and why accessible education is so important.

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Sexual Health: Improving Access to LARC and Developing Women’s Reproductive Health Hubs

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Mar 2022

Liverpool City Council have developed a 3-year vision to address sexual health problems within the city. We heard from James Woolgar, Advanced Public Health Practitioner and Sexual Health Lead at Liverpool City Council on the logistics of the approach, the push for better contraception rates and the benefits of a reproductive health hub approach.

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Sexual Health: Addressing and Finding Solutions to Sexual Health Inequalities

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Mar 2022

The 2020 State of the Nation Report on Sexual Health highlighted that some groups are disproportionately susceptible to contracting STIs. We heard from Dr Michael Brady Medical Director at the Terrence Higgins Trust and Sexual Health and HIV Consultant at King’s College Hospital. He discussed the scope of these inequalities and the impact on individuals and wider society.

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Case Studies

Providing Inclusive Sex and Relationships Education for Young LGBT+ People

6 minute read

Sep 2021

LGBT+ young people face a multitude of challenges at school. This case study discusses those issues and how schools can better represent their LGBT+ students through more inclusive RSE.

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Liverpool City Council: Promoting Better Sexual Health Services for Women

7 minute read

Aug 2021

Liverpool is England’s 6th largest city with a population of 498,048. The population has risen by 12.6% since 2009. There are areas of deprivation with high teenage pregnancy rates, as well as high abortion rates. We heard from Liverpool City Council about their current women’s sexual health strategy through the distributions of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) and the development of Women’s Health Hubs.

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Addressing Sexual Health Inequalities

8 minute read

Aug 2021

Sexual health inequalities are unfair and avoidable differences in sexual health across the population, and between different groups within society. This article examines inequalities in sexual health and offers up practical solutions to better support the groups who are most affected.

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The Mental Health Impact of Covid-19 on Patients Living with HIV

3 minute read

Feb 2021

This article explores the additional challenges that Covid-19 has presented for those living with HIV and the reported lack of support those with HIV have received throughout the pandemic

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The Need for ‘Whole Person Care’ for HIV Patients

7 minute read

Jan 2021

The suicide rate for people living with HIV is twice the rate of the general population, with around one in three people living with HIV experiencing symptoms of depression at some point in their lives. The key underlying factor that makes HIV stand out from other long-term conditions is stigma. 

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