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Young people with special needs create sessions to educate peers on sexual health

Volunteering charity is supporting more than 500 young people with learning disabilities or autism to learn about sexual education and lead awareness-raising activities.

All young people deserve to have access to information and advice on relationships and sexual health. But young people who have learning disabilities or autism who have specific needs and requirements for tailored information and advice are often overlooked, and as a result end up in difficult or unsafe situations.

To address this, charity Volunteering Matters which specialises in volunteering practice, partnerships and policy, is working with volunteers in Gwent to provide sexual education and awareness for young people with learning disabilities helping reduce the risk of sexual exploitation and abusive relationships.

This service, called Sexual Awareness for Everyone (Safe), enables volunteers - who are also young people with learning disabilities, autism or other learning needs - to deliver sessions covering topics including awareness on what a healthy relationship is, consent and sexual health.

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