Guidance for Developing Contraception and Sexual Health Advice Services for BME Young People (2000)
The Social Exclusion Unit Teenage Pregnancy Report highlights the need for contraception and sexual health advice to be better tailored for young people from black and minority ethnic communities to access the information and support they need to make safe choices about their sexual health.
The needs, cultures and experiences of young people from black and minority ethnic communities are very diverse. The responses from service providers to the sexual health needs of these young people must therefore reflect this diversity. This guidance does not offer specific information or advice about particular constituencies within BME Communities. It is expected that local Teenage Pregnancy Partnerships will develop specific responses for the BME young people in their area.
The guidance aims to help teenage pregnancy co-ordinators ensure:
- that the needs of young people from BME communities are included in service development plans as part of the local teenage pregnancy strategy;
- that local targets are developed on increasing service uptake by BME young people in the local community.
For further information please visit Guidance for Developing Contraception and Sexual Health Advice Services for BME Young People (2000).