Providing peer-based sexual health education across Western Australia.
YACWA’s Youth Educating Peers (YEP) Project aims to support and educate young people on relationships, sexual health and blood-borne virus (SHBBV) issues. We do this by working in partnership with the WA youth sector and building the capacity of youth workers.
A key focus is on the use of peer education as a youth participation and health promotion strategy with our group of paid peer educators, the YEP Crew.
“Oh, and what’s the deal with the plasticine models throughout the website?” They were all made in-community by young people at workshops or as a part of our Youth Reference Group! We value the creativity and passion of young people, and each model reflects the experiences of the young person who made it, so we believe they should be put at the forefront of what we stand for.
The proposed outcomes of our project are:
- Young people have increased sexual health and blood borne virus (BBV) information and education provided by their peers face-to-face in metropolitan Perth and online across WA.
- Youth sector agencies and youth workers are confident and competent to address youth sexual health and BBV issues and deliver integrated peer education programs.
- Promotion of socio-cultural norms and attitudes to youth sexual health and BBV issues through increased public awareness.
The YEP Project is funded by the Department of Health, WA (Sexual Health and Blood-Borne Virus Program) and is designed and delivered in partnership with WAAC and seeks advice from a range of key stakeholders.
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