Over 90 years of health and sex education. Gold standard sexual and reproductive leaflets, health resources and PSHE Quality Assured RSE Resource
UK
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👋 We’ve still got some free HIV guides for World AIDS Day
ℹ️ More info here: fpa.org.uk/free-fpa-hiv-guid…
Free FPA HIV guides and samples for World Aids Day. Our HIV guide got a really big update this year. For free UK samples and more see - fpa.org.uk/free-fpa-hiv-guid… and here are some tags... #HIV #AIDS #WorldAidsDay
↘️Contraception contacts with reproductive services down 8.7%... we're rearranging deckchairs on the titanic.
➡️ Story, stats and the start of the solution here: fpa.org.uk/contraception-rel… #sexualhealth #sti #contraception
Free FPA Menopause Guides for #WorldMenopauseDay. We are giving out free guides - details here: fpa.org.uk/free-fpa-guides-f… #Menopause #WomensHealth #fpa
It’s #WorldMenopauseDay on 18 Oct. UK medical professionals can get some free FPA Menopause guides - see fpa.org.uk/free-fpa-guides-f… #Menopause, #WomensHealth
(2/2) "Therapy sessions for adults often focus on providing basic sex ed & challenging unhelpful myths.
"Providing earlier sex ed in schools is likely to be much more cost effective than NHS funded therapy sessions2
Read Dr Vosper's view: fpa.org.uk/long-term-psychol…
#rshe #pshe #nhs
(1/2) Long-term psychological impact of poor sex ed. Interesting view - Dr Jane Vosper, British Psychological Society "Many psychosexual problems & distress seen in adult NHS services seem directly related to poor education about how our bodies work & unhelpful beliefs about sex"
Women's health in the UK - help needed with research (please).
@RCObsGyn need some help and the more voices the better.
5 min survey here rcog.org.uk/womens-health-re… - thanks!
#health #womensheath #rcog
New report in the British Medical Journal showing increased use of less reliable 'natural' contraceptive methods
And abortion rates are increasing.
Worth a 5 min read. And we’ve added the FPA response too.
fpa.org.uk/bpas-data-shows-i…
Highlighting the importance of #RSHE in the #DfE Curriculum and Assessment Review
The “Call for Evidence” closes on Friday.
Here’s how FPA will be highlighting the importance of RSHE. fpa.org.uk/highlighting-the-…
Some good news for RSHE?
The previous Government created some potentially harmful changes to both #RSHE & Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).
New government's next steps are not 100% clear but there is some positive news! fpa.org.uk/rshe-statutory-gu… #RSE #PSHE
Keeping Children Safe In Education (KCSIE): Urgent help needed
Last government sneaked through changes that hurt children eg
1) imply a child questioning their gender is always a "safeguarding risk"
2) Remove all references to trans bullying
Help @ fpa.org.uk/reverse-damaging-…
Why are FPA on GB News?!?!
It’s important to help ALL audiences understand that Relationships and Sex Education is designed to help and protect children… and there are a huge number of studies showing it does exactly that.
youtube.com/watch?v=Pq8BNZP_…
It's so important to listen to what young people want from #RSE
In a new @sex_ed_forum report, young people say RSE in primary schools should be more robust and must teach the importance of consent and challenge gender stereotypes.
sexeducationforum.org.uk/res…
Family Planning Association retweeted
1:2 You Before Two Resources are moving to the FPA! Please go to our website for our full statement: youbeforetwo.co.uk/
Additionally, please watch our video from Dr Becky: vimeo.com/925471903/9230ffc6…
@DrNaomiSutton @FPAResources
(2/2) And in the fight to save Sexwise - a big big thank you also to @DewsnapClaire over at @BASHH_UK, Dr. Dewsnap helped raise awareness in front of the Women and Equalities Committee. 🙏
Glimmer of hope for Sexwise.org.uk? Great speech last night in the House of Lords by @LordPhilofBrum. Really hoping Health Minister Lord Markham follows through on finding that "pragmatic" solution. Video of the debate here: fpa.org.uk/house-of-lords-se… (1/2)
Sexwise.org.uk Closing Despite the Family Planning Association Offering to Run it for Free!
The DHSC are closing Sexwise on 2 March.
Our simple - and rejected - offer here: fpa.org.uk/sexwise-closing-m…
Pharmacies are a convenient place to access the pill. But the pill isn't right for everyone. Long-term investment in contraception services is needed to ensure everyone has convenient and timely access to the full range of methods.
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