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
Street Art
B4udecide.ie Street Art Pilot Initiative
The B4uDecide.ie Street Art pilot initiative is an education initiative developed by the HSE Sexual Health & Crisis Pregnancy Programme. The initiative uses street art as a model to encourage young people to talk about and discuss issues relating to relationships and sexual health including; building healthy friendships and relationships; understanding and dealing with peer pressure; making decisions, being an individual, accepting sexual diversity & sexuality. It forms part of the larger B4uDecide.ie programme that aims to provide young people with all the information they might need before making any big decisions about relationships and sex.
Created by:
Killarney Youthreach
December 2015
Youth Health Service Cork
February 2016