Your First Step in Taking Action for Better Health

No matter where you’re working, what you’re doing or when you subscribed - this month’s newsletter is full of resources and recommendations jumping from education, to clinical, to community, and more! There is something for everyone.

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As we have been producing our On The Couch podcast and live vodcast (new episode released & upcoming recording tickets are live), we have also been listening to some fresh new release podcast mini-series.

Our Journeys, Our Stories: A podcast series launched in celebration of Refugee Week by Wollongong Youth Services, where young people share their deeply personal and moving experiences of leaving home and building a new life in Australia.

Let’s Get Clinical: A podcast and webinar series that tackles priority areas in sexual health practice, including sexual health consultations with young people, gender-affirming sexual health care, syphilis prevention and testing as well as HIV prescriber updates.

Find important new resources for educators in secondary and tertiary institutions plus read our blog post for World Hepatitis Day (28th July) and an important culturally safe book recommendation from our what we’re reading library. And as always, you can order safe sex packs in our free resource shop.

If you’re in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven, come say hi to us at NAIDOC events this week as we celebrate 50 Years of Deadly!

Peace, Love & Protection

NAIDOC Week Educational Resources

The Educational Resources explore key moments across five decades of NAIDOC Week history, from land rights to the Stolen Generations and Reconciliation, alongside the music, art and culture that have defined Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories.

They can be used across multiple learning areas with an abundance of resources, tips and tools that honour perspectives, support truth-telling and inspire teachers and students to learn, connect with and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories.

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Sexuality & Sexual Health Education for Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Students

NSW classrooms are richly diverse, bringing varied perspectives on relationships, family and identity. What do you know about your students’ cultural backgrounds and how does it shape your teaching?

Family Planning Australia in partnership with NSW Health has developed a new guidance document to help schools deliver sexuality and sexual health education for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) students.

LEARN MORE & DOWNLOAD FROM PLAY SAFE PRO

Support for Trans & Gender Diverse International Students

Being trans or gender diverse in Australia as an international student can feel overwhelming. “There is a powerful, persistent fear… that seeking gender-affirming care could lead to visa cancellation or deportation” (international student).

Accessing healthcare in Australia does not affect visa status. The International Student Health Hub blog has collated campus support and resources like the TransHub doctor directory.

READ BLOG POST FROM THE HUB

Catch up On The Couch

Tue, Jun 30

Talking About Sex, Bodies & Consent

Listen as Dr Melissa Kang and Yumi Stynes reflect on their own experiences, and highlight how honest, curiosity-driven conversations can build trust, reduce shame, and support young people to feel informed, empowered, and connected.

LISTEN TO THE PODCAST

Upcoming On The Couch

Join Winnie as she hosts Sexologist and proud Karajarri woman, Lauren French to explore how Indigenous knowledge is a pathway to healing generations of communities impacted by sexual violence.

Lauren will unpack inclusive, shame-free and pleasure-focused sex education centering the whole person proudly using Indigenous approaches and a culturally safe wellness model in preventing harm.

Be part of the live online audience 10am AEST Thursday 16th July

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On The Website

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It’s Time For Action. We breakdown what hepatitis is, how it’s passed on, the latest data and how we can protect ourselves and our communities.

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WHAT WE’RE READING

Delivered in the voice of Aboriginal parent and carers discussing sexual and reproductive health topics with children and young people

READ MORE

Free Resource Shop

For organisations and services in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven region

Caddyshack Cards

Caddyshack Project Business Card (A7 size) in a selection of our five brand colours - Mystic (Pink), Marine (Blue), Desert (Mustard), Light & Dark. Maximum order of 25. Need more than that, or want to pick your cards? Let us know in the note section.

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Free External Condoms

The Condom Protocol

Making condoms available to young people at your service is one of the easiest and most effective things you can do to protect their health.

Play Safe Pro have developed a complete how-to guide for making condoms part of your service, legally, safely and confidently.

Download The Condom Protocol here

FREE CONDOMS DELIVERED DIRECT TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN NSW

FREE CONDOM DISPENSERS IN THE ILLAWARRA SHOALHAVEN

FREE CONDOMS FOR SERVICES & ORGANISATIONS IN NSW

We Acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of this land on which we meet, live and work. We recognise their powerful connection to the land, waterways and sea, and to community.

We pay our deepest respects to Elders past and present, and emerging, to families, communities and Survivors, and to those that never made it home. As we share in our knowledge, teachings and our learnings, may we also pay respect to the knowledge embedded forever within the Aboriginal Custodianship of Country.