Thursday 8 May 2008

Brook reaches young people at National Federation of Young Farmer’s Annual Convention

Brook took part in the National Federation of Young Farmer’s Annual Convention (Friday 2 to Sunday 4 May 2008) offering sexual health advice and giving out free condoms to young people.

Brook had a stand during registration on Friday and Saturday as well as during the two dances on Friday and Saturday night with outreach workers on hand to speak to young people. The stand included:

  • Brook promotional materials delivering a positive safe sex message;
  • Information about contraception and safer sex including emergency contraception;
  • Quizzes and games to get young people discussing;
  • Condom demonstration materials including beer goggles to illustrate difficulties of effective condom use under influence of alcohol;
  • Free condoms with information about correct use and credit cards with details of Ask Brook for follow up questions.

Brook also conducted a short quantitative survey to gather information for developing sexual health services for young people.

Rachael Wyartt, Project Lead for Brook, said: “The National Federation of Young Farmer’s Annual Convention was a great opportunity for Brook to go to where young people are to raise sexual health awareness and engage with young people through the use of quizzes, games and promotional materials.

“We had a fantastic response at the convention and would be keen to take part in next year’s event.”

For further information please contact Natalie Collyer, Press Officer, on 020 7284 6062 or 07500 786 762

Brook is the UK’s leading provider of sexual health services and advice for young people under 25. The charity has more than 40 years’ experience of working with young people and currently has a network of more than 50 services in 18 areas of the England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Jersey.

Brook services provide free and confidential sexual health information, contraception, pregnancy testing, advice and counselling, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections and outreach and education work, reaching more than 200,000 young people every year. www.brook.org.uk