Title: Getting It Online
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2Getting It Online
- Sexual Health Education using MSN Instant Chat
3VISION A community of informed people who achieve
their potential and who contribute to the health
and well-being of individuals and the community.
MISSION Planned Parenthood of Toronto is a
community-based, pro-choice agency committed to
the principles of equity and to providing
accessible and inclusive services which promote
healthy sexuality and informed decision-making to
the people of the City of Toronto.
4Programming Services
- Teen Programming
- Primary Health Care Services
- Anti-Homophobia Education (T.E.A.C.H.)
- Community Health Promotion
- Womens Programming
- Community Based Research
- Service Provider Training
- Young Men/Newcomer Youth/Young Parents/LGBTQ Youth
5Teen Programming
- 1993 Teen Sex InfoLine (TSI) accepts 1st call
- 2002 TSI launches new website for teens,
Spiderbytes.ca, providing 24-hour a day answers
to frequently asked questions about sexual health
for youth - Peer volunteers begin offering peer-based
information via email and MSN Instant Messenger - Currently, the Teen Sex Infoline and Spiderbytes
Instant Messaging operate Monday through
Wednesday, 4-9, and Saturday and Sunday, 12-6
6Volunteers
- 16 19 years old
- 10 week training course
- Orientation
- Evaluation
7Training
- 10 week training course
- Orientation
- Planned Parenthood Values
- Healthy Sexuality
- Anti Homophobia
- Anti Oppression
- Birth Control Methods, ECP
- Pregnancy Options
- Abortion
- STIs
- Healthy Relationships
- Sexual Pleasure
8Teen Programming Benefits
- Peer to Peer
- Social hub changes in early adolescence
- Effective way to reach youth in their early teens
- Draws on credibility younth enjoy among their
peers - Communication style and demeanor accepted by
peers
- Youth Involvement
- Developed initiative specifically envisioning
youth involvement - Youth participation means recognizing strengths,
intelligence and interests - Beyond tokenism
9Program Statistics
10Advantages
- Confidential
- Private
- Free
- Easier to monitor than phone
- Disclose without being overheard, client paces
session
11Challenges
- Prank clients, flame
- Network failure
- Statistic collection
- Promotion dollars
- Audible hints
12Hot Topics
- 16 birth control options and emergency
contraception - 16 virginity, first time sex acts, or sexual
readiness - 15 pregnancy
- 9 womens health and menstruation
- 8 STIs
- 4 mens health
13Common Topics
- BC/ECP
- Virginity/Sexual Readiness/Am I normal?
- Pregnancy
- Womens Health
- STIs
- Mens Health
14Emerging Trends
- Cellular technology
- MSN Passport/Windows Live Messenger
- 3-way
15-) Thx GTG
16Contact
Susan Flynn Director of Research Program
Development sflynn_at_ppt.on.ca Shawn
Fowler Coordinator of Teen Programming
sfowler_at_ppt.on.ca