Creating a Healthy Respect for Sexual Health June 2008 Moray Paterson Programme Leader
What does it mean to you? Can you remember your SRE? Sexual Health and Relationships
HR Strategic Aims 1. Deliver a multi-faceted approach which links education, information and services for young people aged To communicate the lessons from Healthy Respect in order to transfer learning and skills throughout Scotland
HR Approach Making the links between education and health information accessible services educationtarget group
Young people (aged 10-18) Professionals Parents and significant adults Phase Two Target Groups
Schools Alternative Educational Settings Relationships / Gender Based Violence Multi-agency Training & Delivery Educational Work: Supporting Professionals
Education Programmes Awaiting final data from YP questionnaires Learning: Releasing professionals for training can be challenging Multi-agency training is highly valued, and builds professional relationships Senior-level sign up is essential
Education Programmes “Although more young people report using contraception at first intercourse, 16% of young men and 11% of young women still do not”
Network of 22 local drop-ins providing a range of low threshold services Generic Health & Sexual Health Partnership approach Different models of drop-ins: schools, health or community settings All services meet all I want-LIVE standards Increasing access to services for young people
Healthy Respect drop-ins Age and gender statistics and under Over 18 Age Consultations April 2005 to March 2007 Females Males
47% of young people used sexual health services in intervention area (22% in comparison area) In particular boys in the intervention area used services much more than boys in comparison area Evaluation of Services
Boys predominantly used services to obtain condoms 93% of boys were accessing condoms compared with 61% of girls Evaluation of Services
Communication tools to influence culture Website PR and media relations Events and network activities Print resources and distribution Media campaigns
What we did: high profile
What we did: online
What we found out What worked? Print and Radio Online Website What didn’t? Text message Helpline
Within the home 57% or mothers dealt with questions about sex and relationships, compared with 4% of fathers Certain topics discussed with daughters than with sons (menstruation (73% vs 33%) and growing up (83% vs 66%) Evaluation from Parents
Supervision & family time – Primary school parents more likely to supervise daughters than sons Evaluation from Parents
Evaluation Dissemination Healthy Respect Lothian What next