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Young People – SCREAM Project (Stevenage)

(Sex, Contraception, Relationships, Education And Mentoring)

 

As part of the SCREAM project, we have created an information pack to give you as much help as possible. Please click any section of interest below to download the Adobe PDF informaton sheet. You can also download the complete information pack for reading later, printing or sharing. Click here to download.

For young people outside of Stevenage, please contact us for information on sexual health services near you. You can do this by telephone - 01920 484784 , email: admin@hertsaid.co.uk, or by using ITEXT, our confidential text messaging service: 07813 684 294

 

    • Am I Normal? Female.
    • Everyone develops in different ways and at different stages and times, therefore what happens for your friends and the speed they develop may not be the same for you.

 

    • Am I Normal? Male.
    • Everyone develops in different ways and at different stages and times, therefore what happens for your friends and the speed they develop may not be the same for you.

 

    • Peer Pressure
    • Peer pressure is something that everyone will almost certainly experience at some point in their lives.

 

    • Sexual Orientation
    • Sexual orientation refers to sexual interests and preferences. For some people these will stay the same throughout their lives, but for others they may change as they get older.

 

    • Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
    • Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), also known as sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) or venereal disease (VD), are infections/diseases that are mainly passed from one person to another (transmitted) through sexual contact; vaginal sex/intercourse, oral sex, and anal se

 

    • Sexually Transmitted Infections Chart

 

  • People often have many fears and questions surrounding visits to the GUM Clinic. This list aims to answer most of the frequently asked questions.

 

  •             What is contraception?
  • Contraception can be a device, drug, or chemical agent that stops someone from becoming pregnant.

 

 

  •             Pregnancy
  • If you have had unprotected sex, remember you can take the emergency contraceptive pill up to 72 hours (3 days) after intercourse. If you have gone over this time, the IUD (coil) can be fitted up to 5 days after intercourse.

 

 

  • Drugs
  • Recreational drugs are substances taken voluntarily for personal pleasure or satisfaction rather than for medicinal purposes.

 

  • Got a question? ITEXT Service
  • If you have a question about sexual health; safer sex, sexually transmitted infections, HIV, contraception, where to go for help/advice, body/sexual development, where to get condoms from etc. and you don’t feel comfortable asking anyone face-to-face, text your question into the Herts Aid ITEXT service.