Support for relationships and sexual health
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This information is about services that can support your relationships and sexual health.
It has information on
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- What are relationships and sexual health
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- Sexual health services and information for people with intellectual disability
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- Services and support for people who identify as LGBTQ+
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- Domestic and sexual violence supports
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There is a lot of information.
Some words can be hard to understand.
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You can ask someone to read this information with you.
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Having romantic relationships and sex are an important part of life for everyone including people with intellectual disability.
A relationship is a type of connection you have with a person you enjoy spending time with.
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Support is available on
- How to form and keep relationships going
- Sex
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- Sexual identity
Your sexual identity involves who you like and want to have sex with.
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- Sexual health
Sexual health means taking care of the parts of your body involved in sex.
Education and counselling
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Northcott has a sexuality and relationship education service.
For more information about Northcott go to https://northcott.com.au/sexuality-and-relationship-education/
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Family Planning Victoria has sexual education courses for people with intellectual disability.
For more information about the sexual education courses go to https://shvic.org.au/for-you/people-with-a-disability
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Sexual Health and Planning ACT has information and training on
- Relationships
- Sexuality
- Sexual health
For more information about the training go to https://www.shfpact.org.au/
Information
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Family Planning NSW has
- Information on sexual health
- Clinics where you can book an appointment to see a doctor about sexual health issues
- Disability services
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Family Planning NSW also has Easy Read information about
- Relationships
- Sexual health
- Sexual identity
To see the Easy Read information go to https://www.fpnsw.org.au/factsheets/
individuals/disability/all-about-sex
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MyCareSpace has information about
- Relationship issues
- Information about sexual health
For more information about MyCareSpace go to https://mycarespace.com.au/resources/sex-and-the-ndis-funding
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Women with Disabilities Australia has information about womens health.
The information includes doing tests for things like cancer.
To see the information go to https://oursite.wwda.org.au/sex-and-your-body/womens-health
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SHINE SA has information to support your sexual health and relationships.
To see the information go to https://shinesa.org.au/community-information/disability-sexuality/
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Relationships Australia has information and support for healthy relationships.
To see the information go to https://relationships.org.au/what-we-do/
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Tell it Like it is, is a Canadian website.
It has information about
- Relationships
- Dating
- Gender identity
- Sexual identity
- Safe sex for people who learn in different ways
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To see the information go to https://nevertmi.ca/
Other services
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Touching Base can support you to get in touch with appropriate sex service providers in NSW.
For more information about Touching Base go to https://www.touchingbase.org/clients/
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LGBTQ+ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning.
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Lesbian means women who are attracted to other women.
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Gay means men who are attracted to other men.
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Bisexual means people who are attracted to both men and women.
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Transgender means people who are now a different gender to the one that they were given when they were born.
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Questioning is if you feel that you might not be heterosexual but you are not sure.
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A heterosexual person is
- A woman who is attracted to men
or
- A man who is attracted to women
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For more information about LGBTQ+ people go to https://www.idmhconnect.health/lgbtq-people/ER
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Below are some websites and information.
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Twenty10 helps people in NSW between 12 and 25 years old who identify as LGBTQ+.
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Twenty10 has services for everyone not just people with intellectual disability.
Twenty10 provides
- Counselling
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- Mental health support
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Mental health is about
- How you think
- How you feel
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- Support for social skills
Social skills are the skills you use to communicate with other people.
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To communicate is how you understand and share your feelings or information.
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QLife is a chatline that provides free LGBTQ+ peer support and referrals.
Peer support is when you get support from someone who has lived experience of mental health, disability or both.
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You can
- Call QLife on 1800 184 527 between 3pm and midnight every day
- Chat to QLife online
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For more information about QLife go to https://qlife.org.au/
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Sydney Queer and Disability Community is a community group on Facebook that supports people with disabilities who identify as LGBTQ+.
For more information about the community group go to https://www.facebook.com/queeranddisabled
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Domestic violence is when someone you know hurts you or makes you feel unsafe.
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Someone who hurts you could be
- Your partner
Your partner could be your boyfriend or girlfriend, husband or wife.
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- A past partner
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- Someone in your family
- Someone you live with
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- A carer or support worker
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For more Easy Read information go to https://www.speakout.dcj.nsw.gov.au/__data/
assets/pdf_file/0007/797929/Easy-Read-Speak-
Out-Campaign-Interactive.pdf
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Sexual violence is when someone forces somebody to do a sexual activity when they do not want to.
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If you are in danger call 000.
You are in danger if you could be hurt or injured.
For more information about what to do if you are in danger go to https://idmhconnect.health/emergency-help/ER
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You can call the NSW Domestic Violence Line if you feel unsafe at home.
You can call them on 1800 65 64 63 any time any day.
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You can also call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732.
This phone service can help anyone who has experienced sexual violence or domestic violence.
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Full Stop Australia supports people who have experienced
- Sexual violence
- Domestic violence
- Family violence
Full Stop Australia has counsellors who know a lot about this area.
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A counsellor is a health worker.
You can communicate with them about problems in your life.
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There are some tricky words on this Easy Read page.
For more information about these words go to https://www.idmhconnect.health/word-list