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Why we need to talk to teens about heavy periods

In this blog Lara Steele, Brook’s Digital and Marketing Coordinator talks about Brook’s work with BritSPAG to raise awareness of heavy periods among teens. Heavy periods are common among teenagers…

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Brook’s initial statement on the government’s VAWG strategy

The government’s new 10-year strategy to address violence against women and girls (VAWG) places a huge emphasis on the role schools can play in tackling harmful attitudes and behaviours. Brook…

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Stealthing: What is it and why do you need to know about it?

Our #SaferSexRules campaign is about three things: Condoms, Testing and Consent. In this blog, Media and Communications Coordinator, Alice Hoddinott, explores stealthing as a violation of consent and a criminal…

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Standing Firm in Power and Pride: Brook Southend’s Commitment to Inclusive Public Health

This Black History Month, we’re exploring how community, culture and connection drive better health outcomes. The theme for this Black History month, Standing Firm in Power and Pride, reminds us…

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Choking during sex: The role of porn and the real-life consequences 

For Sexual Health Week, we are exploring how being chronically online is shaping our attitudes and behaviours around sex and relationships. In this blog, Amber Newman-Clark, Education and Wellbeing Coordinator…

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How to safeguard when the internet becomes the new youth club 

For Sexual Health Week, we’re exploring how being Chronically Online is influencing our attitudes and behaviours around sex and relationships. In this blog, Eloise Brame, Brook’s Senior Safeguarding Coordinator, talks…

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Our TikTok on anal sex went viral – and the comments were concerning

Eliza Bell is Brook’s Senior Communications and Policy Coordinator. In this blog she discusses the reasons behind a recent viral TikTok and considers why stigma around how we talk about sex…

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Can we talk about the pill? 

Grace Green, Education and Wellbeing Specialist at Brook talks about her experience teaching contraception to young people and how to approach myths and misinformation. As an RSE teacher, a lot of…

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Christmas Checklist: Sexual Health Edition

The festive season is a time for joy, cheer and, sometimes, a little extra intimacy. But let’s be real: even during the holiday period, you need to prioritise your sexual…

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60 years on: how Helen Brook shaped sexual health services for young people in the UK 

In this blog, Alison Hadley* talks about the influence Brook’s founder, Helen Brook, had on shaping government policy around young people’s sexual health services over the past six decades. When…

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My experience as a research placement student at Brook 

Kerry Miller is a postgraduate researcher at the University of Sheffield. In this blog, Kerry talks about her experience working for Brook as a research placement student on the Condoms…

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Black figures in sexual health and wellbeing that you need to know about 

Rebekah Peters is Brook’s Media and Communications Officer. For Black History Month, she talks about some of the Black people within the sexual health and wellbeing space who have inspired…