Teen Pregnancy and Sexual Health Working Group

The Teenage Pregnancy and Sexual Health Working Party is a cross-border interest group that has been meeting regularly since early 2005. The group is multi-sector, and brings together state and local government, health and youth agencies, education providers and young people. Meetings are held during the last week of the month and act as a forum for information sharing, guest speakers, brainstorming, discussion of issues and the development of partnership projects. All are welcome, and for more information please contact Ilena Young on  02 6022 8803 .

The ?Connecting Young Parents? project builds on the work of the Teenage Pregnancy and Sexual Health Working Party, with a focus on pregnanct and parenting teens. This project has the active support of Working Party members and has received federal funding until April 2008 from FACSIA.

The overall goals of the Connecting Young Parents project are to  
     o  Expand service provision for young parents
     o  Connect young parents with local services
     o  Strengthen the parenting skills of young parents
     o  Develop social networks for young parents
     o  Link young parents into further education

also see Teen Pregnancy and Sexual Health Neetwork Meeting dates 2009

For more information about the working group or 'Connecting Young Parents' contact: 

Ilena Young  - Project Officer
            phone:  02 6022 8803     email: iyoung@uhchs.vic.gov.au   

You might be interested in ...

 Young Women's Business :  A Teen Pregnancy and Parenting pamphlet giving contact numbers for main services.
This is a partnership project between Wodonga Regional Health Service, Youth Emergency Services and Upper Hume Community Health Service. For copies please contact Ilena Young on  02 6022 8803 .

Antenatal Care Pamphlet  Is an informational resource to support women in this community to make more informed decisions regarding their choice of pregnancy care. For further information or printed copies of this resource contact Lynda Lane - Perinatal Mental Health Integrated Care Project at Wodonga Regional Health Service - Adult Mental Health, 91 Hume Street Wodonga, Victoria.  02 6024 9002 

MUMs - Mums Uniting Mums : A group for young mums by young mums that meets weekly in Wodonga. This group is supported by Rural Housing, NELLEN, Maternal and Child Health Services and Upper Hume Community Health Service. For more information please contact
Kim Baker on  02 6023 2195 .

Caring for Kids : A modified short course for pregnant and parenting teenagers that offers a third of the Certificate III in Children's Services, taught in a relaxed, friendly environment with gold-coin donation child-care available. This is a partnerhsip project between the Continuing Education Centre and Upper Hume Community Health Service. For details on the latest course please contact Ilena Young on  02 6022 8803 .

FASD Interactive movie : A resource about Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. This explores the issues and risks associated with alcohol consumption during pregnancy. This is a partnership project between Dr Penny Egan-Vine, Riverina TAFE, the Albury Wodonga Community Drug and Alcohol Action Team and bluecrack media    contact Penny Egan-Vine Tel:  02 60217300