Educational and informative posts from your sexual health centre
Still looking for a summer gig? Then apply for our summer student position, which is being funded again this year by Service Canada’s Canada Summer Jobs program. Program and Outreach Assistant Are you passionate about sexual health and education? Do you enjoy working for community organizations where you can really make a difference? Then work …
Sexual violence affects many people, including those who are often under-represented in conversations around it. Some of these people might be youth, adult men, seniors, and people who identify as indigenous, transgender, and people living with different abilities. To help address this gap in awareness, we are holding a one-time group to allow people to talk about …
If you’ve tried to get to the Sexual Health Centre recently, you’ll notice your way is blocked by renovations! Although we are open and hope not to close, there are definitely changes afoot. Lots is happening here at our home in Freeman House. The sounds of various power tools and the smell of sawdust is …
We need to talk. Because there’s a lot happening this week. A lot. First, it’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Week. What’s that, you ask? Well, Action Canada for Sexual Health & Rights organizes an annual campaign to get people talking about healthy sexuality. Organizations like the Sexual Health Centre are raising awareness on social media under the …
Read moreLet’s talk Fifty Shades, healthy relationships, and cultural myths
As a survey aficionado, I always enjoy sharing new opportunities to tell my stories. There’s two new ones today. For everyone Halifax’s The Coast has a survey on sex and dating anyone can take, even if they live outside the city. It’s not exactly Statistics Canada, but sometimes these informal polls can be fun, if …
This is a pro-choice, confidential, and non-judgmental study from the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Health Sciences. It looks like the study is aiming to provide research on accessibility across the country. And while abortions are “accessible” here on the South Shore, that accessibility can come with numerous barriers. U of Ottawa is looking for people …
Read moreStudy looking for people in Nova Scotia who have had an abortion in the last few years