Educational and informative posts from your sexual health centre
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
To celebrate our big move to Freeman House at the end of this month, we’re holding a logo contest in which you could win $100. That’s right, we need a new look to go along with our new digs! Our current logo is the image at the top of the page, affectionately (and not so …
Toddlers and what? Preschoolers and what? S-E-X? While parents and caregivers may be more prepared to give The Talk to their kids somewhere around puberty (or the age of 40), teaching your kids about sex should start at a much earlier age. While this article is full of tips recommended by researchers and sexual health …
Has the Sexual Health Centre affected your life in a positive way? We’d love to hear from you! Send us a picture, email, or video about how the SHCLC has changed you—or how you have changed it. Maybe you used to volunteer for us. Or maybe we’re the place you got your first condoms. Perhaps …