St Martins have been awarded grant funding from Norfolk County Council in partnership with Norfolk Community Foundation to deliver a new project – self-care interventions for sexual & reproductive health. This has been named the ‘Do It Safely’ project.
The aims of the project are to:
- Improve knowledge and understanding of SRH, STI’s, HIV and contraception amongst those affected most by health inequalities
- Promote good sexual & reproductive health and identify unmet needs
- Build capacity to provide peer support and positive sexual health messages
- Facilitate access or generate useful insights that would help improve access to available prevention and treatment services
During the course of the project, team members will be visiting various services and holding hour long pop-up sessions, signposting people to the support they need for STI testing, pregnancy tests and basic contraception. It offers a safe space for people to talk about their concerns, or make an appointment with the team members to speak privately.
Saffron King, Senior Support Worker from the Magdalen Road project said, ‘If it stops one person catching an STI or stopping and unwanted pregnancy, then it’s a job well done.’
‘Sexual Health’ refers to everything relating to sex, including sexual activities, sexual contacts, sexual behaviours, sexually transmitted infections (STI), and sexual screening treatments. ‘Reproductive Health’ refers to everything related to pregnancy, pregnancy prevention, use of contraception and abortion.
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