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Youth Sexual Health

The PEI Caucus on Youth Sexual Health:
Phase III: Completed July 2005

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The goal of this initiative is to address the sexual and reproductive health issues of Island youth by working with partners to use our strategic plan and research to move the policy process to action.
The objectives of this initiative are:

to continue to enlarge our provincial network of partners and advocates of youth sexual health policy development with particular attention to youth, parents, health and education professionals and policy makers,
to provide a communication bridge between the target audience and policy makers from community organizations and government sectors across PEI,
to facilitate a consultation process designed to inform policy alternatives with the target audience and policy makers, and
to communicate consultation findings and resulting sexual health policy alternatives to policy makers.

This project will meet the following priorities of the Population Health Fund by:

assisting the community in understanding and communicating the public policy issue related to youth sexual health and public policy alternatives,
developing collaborative relationships between community groups and the government for policy development, and
developing and strengthening networks that enhance our capacity to influence public policy development.

Reports and Documents Produced during Phase III:

Perceptions and Attitudes of PEI Youth, Parents and Professionals About Sexuality (pdf) Published May 2005. This report includes finding from youth, parents and professional consultations, two years of research, reviews of relevant literature, examinations of recent events and the trend toward sexual exploitation among youth. This report can be found on the website.

Perceptions and Attitudes of PEI Youth, Parents and Professionals About Sexuality - Summary Document (pdf) This report can be found on the website.

How Can Parents, Schools, and the Health Sector, Strengthen Our Roles as Sexual Health Educators and Service Providers for Our Youth (pdf) This report can be found on the website.