SHAPING A POSITIVE FUTURE 2011
Love and relationships can be tough for us all, even more so when you’re a teenager. Peer pressure can sometimes make you do things you might not want to or behave in a way that can be out of character normally.
Relationships should be filled with love, trust, fun and laughter, making you both feel happy and confident. Your partner should love you for who you are and always treat you with respect.
‘LOVE’ is part of the ‘Shaping a Positive Future’ youth campaign hosted right here on Swoosh until June 2012. The ‘LOVE’ campaign is raising awareness of love, relationships and sexual health until the end of December 2011, including promoting positive, healthy relationships amongst young people, tackling issues of respect, consent, abuse and where to get help and support.
What is LOVE all about? What makes a healthy relationship?
You can find a whole list of useful organisations listed below if you ever need information, advice or guidance. You can also check out ‘INFO’ section here on Swoosh with videos, useful links and more.
‘LOVE’ Campaign Tour
You can take part in the campaign tour and workshops in participating schools and youth centres:
Workshop Day: Llantwit Major Comprehensive – Friday 2nd December 2011
Workshop Day: Cowbridge Comprehensive – Thursday 8th December 2011
Youth Centre dates coming soon!
COMPETITION!
Swoosh www.swoosh.me.uk, is hosting the ‘LOVE’ campaign and needs you to get involved! Upload your creative work and stories right here on Swoosh. It may be a written article, a poem, a piece of artwork or photography - the more creative the better, you can even upload a video or tell us about a video you think is really helpful!
To enter the ‘LOVE’ campaign competitions simply upload your entry to Swoosh. It must be about love, relationships or sexual health and the winner will be selected by a judging panel for the most inspirational upload!
The prize for the Most Inspirational upload is a mysterious goodie bag of £50 worth of vouchers, and some other nice treats, that you can spend and enjoy with a friend, or keep completely to yourself!
The closing date for the ‘LOVE’ Campaign competition is 31st December 2011.
Useful Organisations – Love: Relationships and Sexual Health
The Site
www.thesite.org/sexandrelationships
An information site on love and relationships, as well as other youth health information.
Teen Issues UK
www.teenissues.co.uk
Website full of info on safe sex, relationships and much, much more.
Being Girl
www.beinggirl.co.uk
Website aimed at young women with advice on body, sex and health matters.
Brook
www.brook.org.uk
0808 802 1234
Free confidential sexual health and contraception advice for young people.
Stonewall Cymru
0800 502 020
www.stonewallcymru.org.uk
Leading national LGBT charity which offers help, advice and support to young people in Wales.
Terrance Higgins Trust
www.tht.org.uk
The leading HIV and sexual health charity in the UK. Offers advice and support to young people.
Bursting The Bubble
www.burstingthebubble.com
Info for teenagers on abuse, domestic violence and how to get help.
Welsh Women’s Aid
0808 80 10 800
www.welshwomensaid.org
Provides help, support and information for women and young women experiencing domestic abuse
Atal y Fro
www.atalyfro.org
A local organisation based in the Vale of Glamorgan working with families and young people to break the cycle of domestic abuse.
Meic
080880 23456
www.meiccymru.org
Free, confidential advice by phone or online for young people aged 0-25
CLIConline
www.cliconline.co.uk
National site for young people aged 11-25 with info sections on family and relationships, including sexual health. Also lists helpful organisations.
Swoosh
www.swoosh.me.uk
Part of the CLIConline network, a website for young people aged 11-25 based in the Vale of Glamorgan, with info sections on family, relationships and lists of helpful organisations.
