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Category: Sexual Health

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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…

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How films can help us improve our trauma-informed practice

For #SHW24 we’re exploring the links between mental health and sexual health. Rachel Gambling is a Health Promotion Specialist for Brook Southend. Outside of her work for Brook, she writes film…

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Exploring the links between Menstruation, Contraception, and Wellbeing 

For #SHW24 we’re exploring the links between mental health and sexual health. In this blog, Brook’s Data and Insights Team – Dr Tristin Agtarap and Jessica Winters – share early…

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Bridging the Gap: an integrated approach to mental and sexual healthcare 

For #SHW24 we’re exploring the links between mental health and sexual health. Ceri Evans, BASHH Board Member and President of the Society of Sexual Health Advisers explains why an integrated…

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Tackling stigma: Let’s expand our definition of male pleasure 

For #SHW24 we’re exploring the link between mental health and sexual health. Damian Weatherald is a sex educator who aims to break down the taboos and barriers associated with sex…

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5 tips for managing your mental health following a HIV diagnosis 

For #SHW24 we’re exploring the links between mental health and sexual health. In this blog, Ellie Harrison, a Positive Voices speaker for Terrence Higgins Trust, shares her tips for managing…

Diagram showing intersectionality - 5 different coloured circles overlapping, each is labelled differently "sexuality, racial identity, disability, nationality and gender"
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Racism, mental health and sexual health 

For #SHW24 we’re exploring the links between mental and sexual health. In this blog Brook Participatory Advisory Group (PAG) member, 17 year-old Nikki Oni, uses her own experiences to discuss…

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Sex, Self-worth and Stigma: The Links Between Men’s Wellbeing and Attitudes Towards Sex 

For #SHW24 we’re exploring the links between mental health and sexual health. In this blog, Managing Director of Beyond Equality, Dan Guinness, shares some key insights about how men’s attitudes…

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How stigma impacts our mental and sexual health

For #SHW24 we’re exploring the links between mental health and sexual health. In this blog Brook Education and Wellbeing Specialist, Alice Hoddinott, discusses some examples of the ways in which…