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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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Protecting young people from deepfakes

13% of children and young people have had an experience with a nude deepfake but only 6% have been taught about them in school. What’s more, 45% of parents don’t understand…

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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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How to engage vulnerable young people in accessing sexual health 

Laura Hamzic is Brook’s Director of Digital and Communications. In this blog she shares some practical tips on how to engage at-risk young people in accessing sexual health support and…

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This guidance puts young people at greater risk

Brook’s response to the Government’s draft guidance for schools on gender questioning children. The Government’s draft guidance on gender questioning children displays a troubling lack of consideration for the needs…

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5 reasons why good RSE is not only important but essential 

In this blog, Rebecca Shutt, Brook’s Head of Education, talks about the evidence for Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) in schools and why we all need to support high-quality RSE. …

It keeps young people safe – Let’s make it mandatory

For #SHW23, we’re Playing It Safe. In this blog, Pippa Campbell from the Make it Mandatory campaign discusses how the extension of Relationship and Sex Education (RSE) post-16 would better…

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Sharenting: Is it safe to share photos of your child online?

For #SHW23, we’re Playing It Safe. In today’s digital age, sharing moments of our lives has become second nature. So when it feels like your children become your life, is…

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Why we need to talk to young people about pornography

In this blog, Brook Education and Wellbeing Specialist, Katie Cicco explains why teaching young people about pornography helps to keep them safe.  In the digital age, access to explicit content…

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The Power of Online Forums: A Lifeline for Young People Seeking Sexual Health Advice 

For #SHW23, we’re Playing It Safe. Leshmi Geraghty is Head of Safeguarding at The Student Room, the UK’s largest online student community. In this blog she explores the importance of…

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Sexual assault and anxiety: How we can better support young people

A key priority at Brook this year is to explore, recognise and respond to the link between sexual health and mental health. In this blog, Hannah Murden, Brook’s Service Development…

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Why are we still ‘defending’ RSE in 2023?

Lisa Hallgarten, Brook’s Head of Policy and Public Affairs, reminds us that the only people we should be listening to when it comes to RSE, are our young people.  Alongside…