The Facts... without the Lecture
B4uDecide.ie is closing down at the end of May 2024.
Alternative sources of relationships and sexuality information and resources:
- For 16-25 year olds: SpunOut.ie is an information provision website, including relationships and sexuality issues.
- For 17+ year olds: Sexualwellbeing.ie is the HSE website that provides information and resources on a wide range of information such as consent, contraception, sexual transmitted infections, vaccinations and unplanned pregnancy
- For parents: The HSE’s ‘Making the ‘Big Talk’ many small talks’ series of booklets to help parents and children talk about relationships and sexuality is available online, and to order free of charge from healthpromotion.ie. HSE funded RSE workshops are available at npc.ie and ifpa.ie
- For teachers: Junior Cycle SPHE Resources are available to support the new 2023 SPHE specification , including the Relationship and Sexuality strand.
- For youthworkers: HSE funded training on relationship and sexuality issues is available at REAL U | Foroige and Tailored Training Courses – National Youth Council of Ireland
Support Services
If you are a teenager and you have a question or would like to talk to someone, you can visit one of the youth cafes listed here or you can call or email Childline 1800 66 66 66 or www.childline.ie.
Youth Cafés
Check out the Youth Cafés section to see where your nearest Youth Café is
Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing Clinics
Check out the STI Testing Section to see where the nearest STI clinic
Online youth health, information and citizenship resource
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Issues
BelongTo
Support service for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender young people.
www.belongto.org
Sexual Abuse and Violence Issues
CARI (Children at Risk in Ireland)
Support service for young people around sexual abuse issues.
www.cari.ie
Helpline: 1890 924567 (Mon-Fri 9.30am – 5.30pm)
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre
Support service around sexual abuse issues.
www.drcc.ie
National 24 – hour helpline: 1800 778 888
For information on alcohol and its effects visit www.yourdrinking.ie
For information on drugs and their effects visit www.talktofrank.com