Young people-friendly sexual health services
“Provision of young people focused contraceptive/sexual health services, trusted by teenagers and well know by professionals working with them.”
This is the factor most commonly cited as having the biggest impact on reducing under 18 conception rates, in areas that have achieved the biggest reductions in rates nationally. (Next Steps)
Services should:
- Be easily accessible, in the right location with opening times convenient to young people
- Provide the full range of contraceptive methods, including long acting reversible methods
- Provide a strong focus on sexual health promotion (as well as reactive services) through for example, outreach work in schools, work with professionals to improve their ability to engage with young people on sexual health issues; and through highly visible publicity.
Effective services should also have strong focus on meeting the specific needs of young men.
For details of local young people friendly sexual health services contact:
- Burnley Young People's Services
- Pendle Young People's Services
- Rossendale Young People's Services
- Hyndburn Young People's Services
- Ribble Valley Young People's Services
North Lancashire
- Fylde Young People's Services
- Lancaster & Morecambe Young People's Services
Central Lancashire
- Preston Young People's Services
- Chorley & South Ribble Young People's Services
- West Lancashire Young People's Services