Sexual Health News Journal

FPA 24 Week petition

YPSH ADMIN — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:16:52 +0000

24 week time limit for abortion under threat!

MPs and organisations who oppose abortion are trying to restrict women from having them.

They’re attacking the current 24 week time limit for abortion, and trying to pass laws slashing it from 24 weeks to 20. If successful, women who’ve had pregnancies diagnosed as abnormal, vulnerable women in crisis, and women who didn’t know they were pregnant won’t be able to have an abortion.

Support fpa's campaign to protect the limit.

Suffolk Teenage Pregnancy Rates Down

YPSH ADMIN — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 03:55:41 +0000

The rates are down for Suffolk for 2006-great news! Teenage conception rate
is 30.8, in numbers 412, a % change rate (1998-2006) of -17.9%. This equates
to a reduction of 2.5% from 2005 to 2006.

A full table with teenage pregnancy rates in each local authority
can be found at: http://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/health/teenagepregnancy

The Government's 10 year, Teenage Pregnancy Strategy was launched in
1999 and has a linked PSA target to halve the under 18 conception rate by
2010. The strategy is based on international research evidence on what
works to reduce teenage pregnancy and improve health/education outcomes for
teenage parents and their children. The strategy has five main themes:
Joined up action; National Media Campaign; Support for the parents of
teenagers; Prevention including improving sex and relationships education
and access to contraception; and support for teenage parents. The strategy
can be found at: http://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/health/teenagepregnancy

Teach sex in context, government told

YPSH ADMIN — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:11:55 +0000

Anthea Lipsett
Tuesday February 26, 2008
EducationGuardian.co.uk

Advocacy groups today welcomed the government's review of sex education in schools, but warned that putting sex into the context of relationships was paramount in cutting the UK's soaring rates of teenage pregnancy.

Announcing the review of sex and relationship education (SRE) yesterday, the schools minister, Jim Knight, and children's minister, Beverley Hughes, said SRE had improved but delivery was still "patchy".

The UK has one of the highest rates of teenage pregnancy in Europe and ministers have repeatedly tried to tackle the problem.

Teenage mums say hit film Juno is just a joke

YPSH ADMIN — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:15:01 +0000

"You don't see the bad bits"

"It sends the message to girls that you can not worry about contraception and if you get pregnant, never mind, you can just give the baby away."

Katie Byers, 16, from Newbury, Berkshire, is due to have her second child this summer.

Young People Make their ownTeenage Pregnancy Movie

YPSH ADMIN — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:13:54 +0000

Youngsters put film in the can

By David Deans

Filmakers (L-R) Karris Harrison aged 12 Natalie Stagg aged 17 Alex McGuire aged 16 Sarah Delahay aged 15 and Laura Seivwright aged 11

MANY of us say we've got a film or a novel in us somewhere - but rarely get the motivation to put one together.

Now a team of young girls from Pill are producing their own picture about teenage pregnancy.

Teenagers from the "Who Cares? We Care!" group are currently writing the script for the movie.

It's hoped, once funding is secured, that the group will be able to employ professional technicians for the 10-minute film.

From South Wales Argus

Young people can be responsible about sex

YPSH ADMIN — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:10:24 +0000

I read last week that "if you talk about sex it makes young people have sex". Talk about it, and we go straight out and do it. What a peculiar view of young people. When Brook Advisory Service opened its doors in 1964, lots of people thought that way, but on the whole society has moved on.

Everyone wants young people to be safe, and to have the best start in life. Last week, the government announced new money to increase the use of contraception, particularly long-acting methods such as the contraceptive injection. This welcome investment provides a fresh opportunity to refocus our efforts on improving sexual health.

Website highlighted for young people

YPSH ADMIN — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:27:43 +0000

The Sevenoaks District Local Implementation Group, as part of the Kent Teenage Pregnancy Partnership, are increasing their sexual health promotions during Contraceptive Awareness Week covering the 11 to 15 February.

Children 'disclosing more details' online

YPSH ADMIN — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:25:51 +0000

Charlie Taylor

Young internet users in Ireland are increasingly exposed to risks because of their tendency to disclose personal information online, a new study says.

The EU Kids Online survey, which has been published to mark Safer Internet Day, indicates that the number of Irish youngsters giving out their names or e-mail addresses rose from 28 per cent in 2006 to 79 per cent in 2007.

From Ireland.com

£27m to Cut Teenage Pregnancies in the UK

YPSH ADMIN — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 04:21:36 +0000

A massive drive to cut teenage pregnancies was launched yesterday.

Ministers will spend £27million promoting "all methods of contraception" including condoms, the pill, implants and injections, which can last up to five years.

The rate of teenage pregnancies has fallen since the 90s but is still the highest in Western Europe and the second highest in the world.

Red Alert over Teen Pregnancy

YPSH ADMIN — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:20:16 +0000

Feb 7 2008 by Gary Marsh, Cynon Valley Leader

CYNON Valley has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in Wales, it has been revealed.

The news comes as figures also show that Wales as a whole has the highest rate in the UK.

Valleys MP Chris Bryant says tackling teenage pregnancy is one of the biggest challenges facing the valleys.

He says action is needed if Britain is to lose its unwelcome title of having the highest rate in Europe.

“Sex education in schools has to be mandatory,” said Mr Bryant.