FPNSW: Family Planning NSW

Provides reproductive and sexual health services throughout NSW. Includes a section for teachers.

Gender Spectrum

Gender Spectrum helps to create gender sensitive and inclusive environments for all children and teens.

Girl puberty: How to talk about puberty and sex with your tween girl

Topics: puberty

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Non-fiction

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For parents/carers of 9 to 13 year olds to help them talk to their daughters about puberty and sex. Explains what topics to cover and how to start conversations.

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Age: Parents and teachers of children 9 to 13 years.

Guidelines for Supporting Sexual and Gender Diversity in Schools

The Guidelines for Supporting Sexual and Gender Diversity in Schools were released by the Equal Opportunity Commission Western Australia in 2014 to assist schools, in both public and private education sectors, to effectively address bullying specific to sexuality and gender diversity.

Guiding Principles for the Provision and Practice of Sexual Health Education

This document, developed by the WA Department of Health in 2003, is a guide for the provision of effective community and school-based education about STIs.

Health

The WA Health Promoting Schools Association (WAHPSA) advocates and supports a whole school and community approach to health and wellbeing. The Association achieves this through education, coordination and collaboration with school communities and health agencies.

How to use a condom

An animation from the Get The Facts website demonstrating how to use a condom correctly.

Let's Yarn!

Let’s Yarn! has been developed to make it easier for educators, parents and health professionals to talk to young Aboriginal people about ways of developing strong, safe and healthy relationships. The website brings together useful resources developed by WA Health and other government and non-government agencies around Australia.

LGBTI

Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays WA (PFLAG-WA) is an organisation that supports the parents, family members and friends of loved ones who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex. They offer peer support through their phone line and support group meetings.

LGBTI

The Freedom Centre supports young people (under 26), families and communities to be healthy, happy and informed about diverse sexuality, sex and gender. They host drop in spaces and peer support for young people who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex, Queer and Questioning.

Protective Behaviours

Safe4Kids provides training and resources in protective behaviours (child abuse prevention education). Services include: Teacher PD, student workshops, parent workshops.

Protective Behaviours

WA Child Safety Services (WACSS) provide child safety education and training for children, young people, parents, educators and other professionals. Services include: professional learning, parent workshops, children's workshops and individual sessions.

Protective Behaviours

PB West provide Protective Behaviours education training and information for schools, educators and parents.

Queensland Health animated slide shows

Animated slide shows on sexual health topics produced by Queensland Health.

Real wired child: What parents need to know about kids online

Topics: online safety.

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Non-fiction

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The internet has changed parenting forever. Carr-Gregg provides an essential guide to the online world of today's real wired children, from toddlers to teenagers.

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Age: Parents and teacher.

Relationships

The Western Australian branch of Relationships Australia offers a wide range of programs and services to support positive and respectful relationships.

Relationships

Edu Solutions Rock and Water Program offers a new way to interact with students through physical/social teaching. The program leads from games, simple self defence, boundary and communication exercises to a strong notion of self-confidence, purpose and motivation. Topics include: body language, mental strength, empathic feeling, positive feeling, positive thinking and visualising, bullying, sexual harassment, homophobia, life goals, desires and following an inner compass.

RESPECT Counselling Service

Free 24 hour national counselling service for people at risk of, or who have experienced physical or sexual violence.

Sex Ed Rescue

Sex Ed Rescue is run by Cath Hakanson, a sex educator who helps parents to get the knowledge, skills and confidence to have conversations with their children about sex and relationships. This site offers videos, resources, books reviews, and a free 5 day sex ed bootcamp. Sex Ed Rescue also have a parent Facebook Group that offers opportunities for parents to seek feedback on specific topics and scenarios.

Sexual Assault

Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC) is a free 24-hour 7 days a week emergency service that offers assistance and support to any person aged 13 years and over who has experienced any form of unwanted sexual contact or behaviour in the previous 2 weeks. A free counselling service is also available (during business hours) to people who have experienced sexual assault or sexual abuse in the past (more than 2 weeks ago).