Insert name of presentation on Master Slide What are the best ways for the All Wales Sexual Health Network to engage with young people? Wednesday 16 th February 2011 Presenter: Malcolm Ward & Adam Jones

Introduction The Sexual Health & Wellbeing Action Plan has numerous action points in which the All Wales Sexual Health Network has input. What are the best ways for the All Wales Sexual Health Network to engage with young people?

Exploring with young people how better to involve them with the All Wales Sexual Health Network; Develop a social marketing approach to promote messages about communication and behaviour that supports positive relationships and sexual health; Develop downloadable resources to support parents in the delivery of sex education; What are the best ways for the All Wales Sexual Health Network to engage with young people? Including:

....and Review provision, suitability and accessibility of existing sexual health information, including leaflets, posters, helpline and websites and make recommendations for future provision to ensure accessible information for all; Develop guidance for delivering SRE in community based settings. What are the best ways for the All Wales Sexual Health Network to engage with young people?

The remit of the Network to date has been to provide information & guidance to the practitioners working in the field of sexual health in Wales. As such, we would like to use this session to find out how young people influence and/or inform other services and how you may engage them? What are the best ways for the All Wales Sexual Health Network to engage with young people? Aim:

Who? Who has the experience/ expertise? The action plan states that the lead organisations will be the AWSHN, Funky Dragon, Schools Councils and Local Young People’s Forums Question: Who else should we aim to engage with? What are the best ways for the All Wales Sexual Health Network to engage with young people?

How? The pivotal question – how should we engage with young people? Currently, the AWSHN has an advisory board including key figures from clinical services, local authorities, Third Sector, Public Health Wales and Welsh Assembly Government. Question: Should there be a young person on the Advisory Board? What are the best ways for the All Wales Sexual Health Network to engage with young people?

How should the All Wales Sexual Health Network communicate with young people? Is social networking the way forward? What are the best ways for the All Wales Sexual Health Network to engage with young people? Communication

An experimental Twitter feed has been launched for the All Wales Sexual Health Network, but again, this is aimed at practitioners. Is this a way to engage young people? What are the best ways for the All Wales Sexual Health Network to engage with young people? T’witt T’who?

What are the best ways for the All Wales Sexual Health Network to engage with young people?

Diolch For further information please contact: Adam Jones (AWSHN Co-ordinator) (02920) Malcolm Ward (Principal HP Specialist) (02920) What are the best ways for the All Wales Sexual Health Network to engage with young people?