Sexual Health Victoria presents: Doing ‘IT’. In each episode, SHV's Schools, Community and Disability team interviews experts to help parents, carers and people who work with young people navigate the world of Relationships and Sexuality Education. Want to know more about bodies, being safe, puberty, sex, sexual health, consent and relationships? This is the podcast for you.
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In this episode, Leon from SHV speaks to Professor Jennifer Power about the results from the 2024 Australian Survey of Secondary Students and Sexual Health (SSASH) survey from Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) at LaTrobe University. The study explores young people’s experiences of sex, relationships, sexual health and school-based relationships and sexuality education…
In this episode, Tessa speaks with one of SHV doctors, Dr Fiona, about menstrual health and pelvic pain. They discuss why people might get period or pelvic pain, what falls outside of “normal” for periods, and Tessa describes SHV’s Menstrual Health and Pelvic Pain program, funded by the Victorian Department of Health. Resources: You can find more information on our Menstrual Health and Pelvic Pain…
In this episode, Em from SHV speaks with William Ward-Boas about including people with a cognitive disability in consent education. Listen to William reflect on relationships and consent through their lived experience, and hear about SHV’s Consent Matters – Disability program. Resources: Learn about SHV’s project with Women’s Health in the South East (WHISE): Consent Matters - Disability including…
In this episode Louis from SHV talks to Cam from inyourskin about misogyny and the Manosphere. They discuss why young men seek out these spaces and what we can do to support them, showing them examples of healthy masculinity. Resources: Research from the e61 institute - Gen Z Men Are Emerging as an Outlier on Gender Norms , MensLib subreddit , Bropill subreddit , Exredpill subreddit , IncelExit…
In this episode Anne from SHV explains some key guiding principles to consider when delivering Relationships and Sexuality Education. This episode will be featured in a poster submission at the World Association for Sexual Health Conference in 2025. Resources: UNESCO Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education (2018). Victorian Curriculum , Australian Curriculum , Resilience Rights and Respectful…
In this episode Leon from SHV talks to Bec from Evolve Education about Artificial Intelligence and deepfakes. They discuss how this technology impacts the lives and sexual interactions of young people. Resources: The eSafety website , The Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation , Kerrin Bradfield’s Respect Collective (Bradfield, K. (2022). Image Based Abuse: Recognition, Education and…
In this episode, you will hear from the Sexual Health Victoria Schools, Community and Disability Education team. Listen to the team discuss why they do this work, what are some of the questions young people ask in these classes and hear the team tell some of their favourite stories from the classroom. You’ll get to hear more from the team on the podcast hosting episodes in the new year. SHV run…
In this episode Leon from SHV talks about embedding a whole school approach to Relationships and Sexuality Education. SHV are working in partnership with a secondary school in Melbourne’s Northwestern growth corridor. Leon unpacks some of the challenges and learnings from working with a large, new, multicultural school. Resources: Some supporting policies to inform a Relationships and Sexuality…
In this episode we speak to performers Dean Arcuri & Jacob Thomas. Sometimes they run Drag Storytime events. Listen to Dean and Jacob describe the many ways that these events bring community, performance and storytelling together in a safe inclusive way for all. Resources: See Dean at Dean Arcuri and LinkedIn . Find Jacob Thomas on LinkedIn . See Rainbow Community Angels for events and news. For…
In this episode we talk to Krushnadevsinh Ravalji (Kano). Kano is the Youth Commissioner at the Victorian Multicultural Commission. We ask him about how educators can ensure that Relationships and Sexuality Education is inclusive and respectful for the multicultural communities that we work with. Resources: See more about Kano at the Third Culture . Find Kano on LinkedIn . See Centre for Culture,…
