Pornography is becoming more accessible to young people and leading to distorted perceptions of sex, according to a researcher into young people's sexual health.
Last week, Mark Limmer, who is carrying out the research at Lancaster University, said that schools and youth services should be openly discussing the issue (CYP Now, 6-12 November 2008). But how can professionals do this in a responsible, and legal, way? And what do young people think?
The sexual health charity FPA has set up a course to help professionals who work with children and young people to discuss the issue of pornography with them. The course, Fantasy vs Reality, is thought to be the only one of its kind in the country.
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