Question: My boss has bought a load of condoms and is giving them out to young people at our youth centre and during outreach work. I am uncomfortable with this but how do I tell him?
Tracie Trimmer-Platman: Talking about sexual health and contraception is something youth workers should be involved in.
This can include promoting safe sex and the use of condoms. However, actually buying and handing out condoms falls somewhat outside that remit.
Youth work organisations should understand their limitations and work with others who have the expertise they lack. Wherever you are in the UK there will be specialist sexual health services that can help. Not only do they provide condoms and other contraception, they also offer health tests, information, advice and access to all kinds of resources. National organisations working in this field include Brook (brook.org.uk) and FPA (fpa.org.uk).
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