Young people and consent: new tools to address lack of understanding in relation to what consent looks and feels like. 

Hi John,

I hope all is well with you.

Youth workers report that over half of young people are confused as to what consent means, and almost one in four lack confidence to communicate their preferences in relation to sexual activity.

Those were two of the stark findings from the study we presented last Friday when we launched Let's Talk about Consent ([link removed][UNIQID]) .

'Let's talk about consent' Go to toolkit and report >> ([link removed][UNIQID])
To help tackle the issues identified in the study, the NYCI National Youth Health Programme launched Let's Talk about Consent ([link removed][UNIQID]) , two guides for young people and those working with them, and I'm delighted to share these with you now.
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The guides provide an introduction to the concept of consent and include information on:
* Consent and the Irish Law
* Tools to build the confidence and the communication skills of young people in relation to their sexual health
* Guidance for youth workers to start a conversation with young people on the concept of consent and how your organisation can support young people and their sexual health

We hope you find both the research and the guidance documents ([link removed][UNIQID]) useful, and please do share them with your colleagues and the young people you work with.

If you have any questions, please get in touch.

Rachael

Rachael Treanor
National Youth Health Programme Manager
National Youth Council of Ireland
3 Montague Street
Dublin 2

P.S. I know many of you missed out on attending our oversubscribed launch. To give you a flavour of some of the discussion on the day I've included some of the media coverage below.

My colleague Lisa’s excellent interview with Dr Ciara Kelly on Newstalk Breakfast ([link removed][UNIQID]) is well worth a listen. As was the follow up on Newstalk's ‘Hard Shoulder’ ([link removed][UNIQID]) that evening with Noeline Blackwell, CEO of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre.

More than half of young people `confused'' about sexual consent - report ([link removed][UNIQID])
Irish Times 18/09/2020

Report: Young people ''confused'' about consent and ''afraid to say no'' when it comes to sex ([link removed][UNIQID])
Irish Examiner 18/09/2020

New report highlights youngsters'' confusion on consent ([link removed][UNIQID])
Irish independent 18/09/2020

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