End of Year Panic

Closing down accounts, tying up loose ends, the office panic has almost set in...

However, No Risks has not yet run out of merchandise, so whenever we're out and about, there are sure to be some goodies available to you.  We're also investigating what to buy next year with our merchandising budget, so if you do see us, ask us if we've got any samples, and let us know what you think of them.  If in the meantime you ever have any feedback for us, either about our website, our outreach team, or the service you received at any sexual health service in Suffolk, please contact us either via email or our feedback page; we really appreciate you taking the time to let us know what you think, be it good or bad!

We're going out this week with Suffolk Youth Bus - Thursday & Friday evening.  We'll be there to promote our site and call centre number.  We'll also have chlamydia tests available for anyone between 16 & 24 who wants or needs a test (ideally, you should be getting screened annually if you are or have been sexually active).  If you bring the tests straight back to us, we will have extra goodies in return for your efforts.  We visited the Family Mosaic in Gt. Cornard last week, big thanks to Joy and Cheryle for having us - it was so nice to meet the young parents there!

C-Card Revamp is now well on the way, we've already met up with quite a few existing providers and have a few more meetings arranged to ensure that we're collecting information about the users of our service more securely and able to use the information more effectively.  The C-Card scheme can still be anonymous, but we just want to make sure young people in Suffolk are safe.

Talking of Safety, who's been watching Eastenders, or Waterloo Road?  The story lines in both these shows highlight the issues of grooming and keeping children safe.  For any concerned parents or carers, we have a page about the law, internet safety, talking to your kids about sex...If you have any stories you'd like to share (anonymously of course), please get in touch via the methods above.

See you soon x

The Mating Season...

For the first time in a long time, the sun is actually shining outside SIH's headquarters, and not only that, but it almost feels warm when one walks outside, so with all this warm weather must come new life, and new life comes from...to protect yourselves against unplanned pregnancies, check out our condom scheme (see below) or have a look into Long Acting Reversible Contraception with your doctor or nurse (or on our website).

We've finished our mad month of promotion (which does NOT mean we're going to go away).  We visited a total of 10 locations in February, we spent a whole week at 4YP, launching the condom scheme (which was such a good experience for us). Remember guys, if you are one of the lucky few with the new key-fob C-Card, it is only for use at 4YP (Suffolk Young People's Health Project); everywhere else on the scheme will be upgrading to the new system soon.  Please remember that you should always be using condoms for sex (whatever kind of sex!) to protect yourselves from STIs - condoms and oral dams are the ONLY method of protection against STIs, for more info on where to get your free condoms, click here.  It was a fun month, but utterly exhausting, so we'll slow down for a few weeks now! 

Having said that, we will be around, so if you see our stand (pictures of us on this blog from John West, who interviewed Ella for ICR on Friday!), and you want top know anything about the services available to, or have a query or comment to make, or are between 16 & 24 and want to do a chlamydia test, come and see us in confidence!

The other great thing about outreach work (aside from our "clients") is meeting people who run the charitable organisations, or youth projects, or wellbeing events.  So thanks to all the great people we've met out & about over the last couple of months (sorry if I leave anyone out!) Out & About Trust, 4YP, Suffolk Human Libraries, Bury Rugby Club, CSV & ICR to name but a few...