Consent: yes, Yes YES!

Sexual Health Week 2018 was all about consent, a topic that underpins all our work on relationships, sexual health and wellbeing.

Consent: Yes, yes, yes! is about how consent is about far more than saying ‘No’ to unwanted activity. It’s about listening, negotiating, and enthusiastically agreeing.

We looked at:

• what people of all ages understand about consent, with the results of a survey of 2,000 people
• how to discuss consent, with tips for health professionals, parents and teachers below
• ways consent can be negotiated
• good and bad examples of consent in films, with our five point Consent Test.

Join in the conversation on Twitter. and tell us what you're up to for the week, using the hashtag #SHW18.

Support for teachers

• Tips and resources (PDF) for talking about consent.
• Download (PDF) or buy our new leaflet, Consent: Giving It, Getting It, Respecting It
• Get the training you need: find out more about our relationships and sex education training.
• We've created some sample PowerPoint slides on consent as a starting point for your own lessons. They cover: Consent in the Media, Recognising and Negotiating Consent, and Consent and the Law.

Support for healthcare professionals

• Tips and resources for talking about consent with your patients (PDF).
• Download (PDF) or buy our new leaflet, Consent: Giving It, Getting It, Respecting It

Support for parents

• Read our information for parents blog.
• Read our other blogs below to get a greater understanding of consent.
• Download our new leaflet, Consent: Giving It, Getting It, Respecting It (PDF)

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