1. A Coordinated Approach to Sexual Health & Young People In Cardiff Cheryl Joscelyne Senior Health Promotion Specialist Cardiff Local Public Health Team

2. Overview Strategic context Young people’s Sexual Health Action Plan & Task Group Involving Young People Examples of work:- –‘R U Ready…or not quite yet?’ –SRE Toolkit –Cardiff C-Card Scheme –Sexual Health Educator

3. Strategic Context Cymorth funded Youth Health project Links with :- Cardiff Children & Young People’s Partnership – Health, Well- being & Social Care Core Group Cardiff Health Alliance - Sexual Health Advisory Planning Group Key documents:- NAfW (2000) A Strategic Framework for Promoting Sexual Health in Wales WAG (2002) Sex & Relationships Education in Schools Circular 11/02 WAG (2008) Personal & Social Education Framework for 7-19 year-olds in Wales

4. Young People’s Sexual Health Task Group –Cardiff & Vale NHS Trust (Integrated Sexual Health Service & Family Planning) –Cardiff YMCA –Terrence Higgins Trust –Fairbridge de Cymru –Cardiff Council (Youth Service & Schools Service) –Cardiff People First

5. Young People’s Sexual Health Action Plan Aim: to reduce STIs and unintended teenage conceptions in Cardiff Objectives: 1.Raise awareness of sexual health issues 2.Support the provision of sexual health information to young people 3.Support the provision of quality SRE in schools 4.Support the development of provision of sexual health services for young people in Cardiff, and particularly for vulnerable young people 5.Develop & deliver multi-agency sexual health training

6. Involving Young People Evaluation of Sexual Health Services for Young People (Mystery Shopper Project) Evaluation of: Integrated Sexual Health Service, Family Planning & Condom-Card Scheme “You’d think it would be bad but it’s not at all” “Young people shouldn’t feel wary about using the services” “she was non-judgmental and friendly and informative” “I’m more confident to talk about sex and my sexual health”

7. Involving Young People Sex & Relationships work with young people with learning disabilities (Cardiff YMCA & Cardiff People First) Workshop sessions over 8 weeks looking at sex & relationships Production of Sex & Relationships booklet for young people with learning disabilities Young people being trained to be peer mentors Young people presented project to Vale of Glamorgan People First “What we have learnt from these courses will help us go on to have great love-lives in the future!”

8. Young People’s Events

9. ‘R U Ready…or not quite yet?’ Delaying sex course developed in 2008 in response to requests from practitioners working with young people “very informative and interesting especially talking about relationships” “good to look at positive relationships – it’s not all about sex!” “I learnt to encourage young people to build on and value their friendships”

10. SRE Toolkit Partnership project (Newport, Blaenau Gwent, Cardiff, Monmouthshire & Rhondda Cynon Taff) Toolkit provides information on:- –Policy development –SRE programme development –Delivery of SRE –Child protection & the law –Lesson plans & workshop ideas

11. Cardiff C-Card Scheme Operating in Cardiff since 2004 Offers young people aged 13-25 free condoms & sexual health advice Operates from youth centres, voluntary organisations and colleges In 2008/09, 940 young people became members (595 male, 345 female) Over 20,000 condoms distributed in 2008/09 Monitoring forms include information on :- –Ethnicity –Disability –Sexuality

12. Sexual Health Educator Pilot project funded by Cymorth and Cardiff Healthy Schools Scheme from Dec 08 – Dec 09 Sexual Health Educator employed in Integrated Sexual Health Service, works one day per week in Public Health Team Providing tailored SRE lessons in secondary schools “I learnt that before having sex use a condom so there won’t be any infections” “I learnt that we should have sex when we are ready”

13. Future Working Links with emerging Child Poverty Strategy, Public Health Framework and Wales Sexual Health Strategy Continue to develop sexual health work with vulnerable young people Continue expansion of C-Card Scheme Development of an all-Wales young people’s sexual health website