Outreach and educational services for Barnet

Sessions for schools

Assemblies

Usually one hour long, our school assemblies are centred around topical issues such as healthy relationships, body image, self-esteem, sexual health and online safety. They include signposting to Barnet services that provide further support for young people.

Education workshops

Workshops are available on all aspects of sexual health and relationships, as well as emotional health and wellbeing. They cover topics such as consent, relationships, harassment, sexting, CSE and much more. The sessions always include signposting.

Staff training

Training for teaching staff can be delivered as part of your inset training days, or twilight sessions, and can include topics such as:

• Delivering mandatory RSE
• Sexual Health, Information, Empowerment, Learning and Development
• The Sexual Behaviours Traffic Light Tool

Services for young people

My Life 1-1 Sessions

Co-designed with young people, the 6-week My Life programme enables individuals to take charge and improve their own health and wellbeing by exploring skills, goal setting and becoming more emotionally resilient.

C-Card Condom Scheme

The Come Correct (C-Card) scheme provides access to free condoms in a variety of outlets across London, including Barnet. Once registere, young people can collect condoms or get advice from any outlet displaying the C-Card logo.

Anyone aged 13-24 living in Barnet can sign up by going to the nearest C-Card distributor. Alternatively, people over 16 can register for the C-Card scheme online.

Training for professionals

Brook provides FREE training sessions on a range of sexual health topics to professionals from all sectors in Barnet.

Topics include:

• Pleasure, healthy relationships and consent
• Teaching consent and managing disclosures of sexual violence
• Pornography and YPSI
• Understanding masculinity and misogyny
• C-Card scheme training

Upcoming RSE training sessions

HIV Prevention Service

The Barnet Adult Targeted Community HIV prevention service works to raise awareness of HIV and encourage residents aged 18+ to get tested, helping to reduce the rate of late diagnosis.

Training for professionals

Training will cover topics such as:

• An introduction to the Barnet HIV prevention service and HIV awareness
• HIV risk assessment and prevention
• Understanding HIV transmission, testing and treatment
• Stigma and changing attitudes around HIV
• Working with people living with HIV
• PrEP, PEP and U=U
• Referrals and signposting

Community outreach sessions

Brook works with community groups and organisations in Barnet to embed outreach and drop-in sessions where our teams provide information and advice around HIV awareness and prevention. We also signpost people to appropriate services and distribute resources including educational pamphlets and condoms.

Point of Care Testing

In Barnet, trained professionals also go to community locations to test for HIV where you can get the results within less than 30 minutes. This is known as Point of Care Testing or rapid HIV testing. To complete the test, a sample of saliva or a small spot of blood from a finger is taken. This sample does not need to be sent to a laboratory and the result is available within a few minutes.

Volunteer with us

Brook is looking for Barnet residents who would like to volunteer on the team as Community Champions. These individuals will be trained and supported to cascade positive health messages to residents of the Barnet community.