A World Health Organisation's report of a technical consultation on sexual health, 2002. Defines key terms and concepts, examines barriers to the promotion of sexual health for adolescents and adults, and proposes appropriate, effectives strategies for promoting sexual health. 

Information on laws and issues to consider in relation to 'sexting' and sharing nude pictures with other people.

This wallet sized resource provides numbers for support, what to think about before sending a nude and what to do if your pictures have been shared online without your consent.

You can download the PDF as it is a free resource or you can order the wallet cards from https://doh.getquickmail.com/ or by emailing gdhr@health.wa.gov.au 

Topics: puberty, menstruation.

Non-fiction

Uses simple text and colour illustrations to explain how to manage periods. It includes notes for parents, teachers and carers.

Age: 8+

Angelo, Fay Heather Anderson. and Rose Stewart. More secret girls' business. Victoria: SGB Publishing, 2008.
ISBN: 9780975011348

Topics: puberty

Non-fiction

A puberty resource for boys, families, schools and community groups to explain the physical and emotional changes of puberty.

Age: 9 to 13 years.

Angelo, Fay Heather Pritchard. and Rose Stewart. Secret boys' business (2nd Ed.). Victoria: SGB Publishing, 2011.
ISBN: 9780975011362

Guidelines for education and care settings on responding to problem sexual behaviours (3rd edition, 2019). Lists age appropriate behaviours, concerning behaviours and serious behaviours with steps schools can take to respond and protect children.

Responding to problem sexual behaviour in children and young people (2019) - PDF document

Practice brief addressing children's and young people's disclosure of abuse. It offers suggestions to parents, family members, friends, professionals or others to help respond to children and young people at the time of disclosure and in the longer term.

A WA Department of Health booklet for teenagers addressing friends and relationships, sex and pregnancy.

For Western Australian schools and organisations:

Free bulk orders can be made via www.dohquickmail.com.au. Please register with an organisational email (gmail and hotmail are not accepted through this automated system). Delivery is only available to WA addresses.

If you have any problems with the online ordering system, please contact SHBBVP@health.wa.gov.au.

For individual copies:

A free three stage education program for high school students. Each stage offers a term of scaffolded lessons that builds upon the previous stage. Topics include: gender stereotypes and expectations, respectful relationship qualities, non-consensual image sharing, decision making frameworks, communication techniques, sexual consent and sexual assault, help seeking and critical analysis.

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