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Digital Resources Below are some digital resources created by SHFPACT and our friends. Youth Emergency Contraception Resource Youth Consent Resources Talking About Herpes You're So Sexy Including Intersex Supporting Students Affirming Gender at School Sexual Health Information...

Last updated on 26 May 2025.

Youth Emergency Contraception Resource

Emergency contraception is used after unprotected sex. You may decide to use emergency contraception if: you didn't use any contraception you had sex without a condom or the condom broke you forgot to take your usual contraceptive pills you were sexually assaulted Your options as a young person in the ACT. This downloadable resource oulines information to you help with deciding about emergency contraception in an emergency. What they are, how they work, and where to get them in Canberra ACT. What is emergency contraception? Emergency contraception (EC) is birth control used...

Last updated on 05 September 2024.

Youth Consent Resources

Consent is important in every relationship, whether it’s a casual hook-up, long-term relationship or anything in between. It’s also important for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities. Consent involves people working to understand and respect their own boundaries as well as respecting other people’s boundaries. According to ACT laws, affirmative consent means a person must take active steps to be sure that they have established that someone does want to engage in any sexual activity before starting to do so. Anyone can change their mind about what they want to do,...

Last updated on 13 April 2024.

Talking About Herpes

There is no legal requirement in Australia to tell previous, current or future partners that you have herpes. Thinking about who to tell and how to talk about herpes can be a difficult and complicated process. Download our 'Talking About Herpes' pocketbook and learn about some reflections from people who have herpes about their experiences with this process. Talking About Herpes

Last updated on 15 April 2024.

You’re So Sexy

You’re So Sexy is a sexual health comic designed to reach adults and young people who may have difficulty finding sexual health resources. This publication was created by Isabella Rotman in collaboration with Sexual Health & Family Planning ACT. It has been clinically reviewed and contains accurate local information about: Communication and consent Important sexual health checks Contraception options Sexually Transmissible Infections (STIs) – prevention, testing and treatment References, links to more information and also to specialist local services DOWNLOAD PDF...

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Last updated on 02 November 2022.

Herpes

What is herpes? Herpes is a skin condition caused by a common virus called the herpes simplex virus (HSV). There are two types of the herpes simplex virus: HSV 1 and HSV 2. • HSV 1 causes almost all oral herpes (cold sores) and about half of genital herpes. Infection with HSV 1 tends to be milder and doesn’t usually require treatment. • HSV 2 causes about half of genital herpes. It rarely causes oral herpes. Infection with HSV 2 is more likely to recur and need treatment, but it can also be mild. Both HSV types can have no symptoms, and many people with HSV do not know that they have...

Last updated on 22 January 2025.

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Sexual Health Information Brochures

Do you need some information about Sexual Health that you can trust? SHFPACT has a large range of health information brochures covering STI’s, Contraception, Women's Health, Men's Health, Menopause and more. Sexual Health Information Brochures For urgent concerns where SHFPACT is unable to respond in the time required, please see your GP or the Walk-in Clinic at the Canberra Hospital, or call HealthDirect on 1800 022 222. For assistance in an emergency please call 000 or 112 (digital mobile phone) or 106 (TTY, text-based emergency number).

Last updated on 02 November 2022.

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SoSAFE! Resource. Talk Touch Triangle Box Set

A new tool to help promote Social Safety. SoSAFE! provides parents, carers, teachers, counsellors and other professionals with simple visual tools to enhance the training of social, socio-sexual and social safety skills. The explicit, rule-based format allows the learner to respond to situations, including intimate relationships, without having to make discretionary decisions, in response to their feelings or ‘early warning signs’.

Last updated on 02 November 2022.

Including Intersex

Including Intersex: responding to issues affecting the educational experiences of intersex students in Australia is a new resource filling a gap in information and guidance about the needs and experiences of intersex people specifically for the school and education setting. It is estimated that intersex people account for up to 1.7% of the global population. Across all school levels and systems, this equates to around 1300 to 1400 intersex students in the school system at any given point in time (roughly 1 student in every 2-3 classrooms). This statistic means that educators have almost...

Supporting students affirming gender at school

The Good Practice Guide for 'Supporting students affirming gender at school' has been launched by the ACT Safe and Inclusive Schools Initiative. The Guide deals specifically with the ways school communities can be proactive in gender-inclusive practice, and support students who are transgender and gender diverse (TGD) when they decide they wish to share or express their gender identity at school.