National Condom Day is an Australia state-wide event and takes place on the 14 February 'Valentine’s Day' each year.
It's is a day where we are reminded that condoms are still the best way to stop the transmission of STI's and HIV, and also help prevent unplanned pregnancy.
See this year's photos below.
It was a fabulous night at Palace Electric Canberra darlings as we raised money for Sexual Health & Family Planning ACT (SHFPACT).
Funds raised from the night went to support SHFPACT to:
The evening was sponsored by Palace Electric and FUSE Magazine.
National Condom Day originated from an AIDS support group in America during the late 1980s, with the purpose of promoting condom use and educating people about the need to practise safe sex. Sexual and Reproductive Health Western Australia coordinates National Condom Day as an annual state-wide health initiative. The campaign falls on February 14, Valentine’s Day, an ideal opportunity to promote healthy relationships, and remind people about the risks of sexually transmissible infections (STIs) and unplanned pregnancies.
National Condom Day is a timely reminder for people to always use condoms during sexual activity to protect themselves and their partner/s. Results from the National Survey of Australian Secondary Students and Sexual Health (2013) indicated that:
Amongst sexually active students, the most commonly used form of contraception was the condom (58%), with the majority (63%) of students believing that ‘most’ or ‘all’ of their peers use a condom when they have sex.
The majority (67%) of sexually active students reported that a condom was available the last time they had sex, and 86% of these students reported using it.
When referring to their last sexual encounter, 23% of sexually active students reported having sex in a less controlled space (i.e. friend’s house, car or outdoors), where a condom may not have been readily available.
These results suggest that people are more likely to use condoms if they are available during a sexual encounter, but there are still many occasions where people are engaging in sexual risk-taking behaviour.
The aim of National Condom Day 2016 is to get more people comfortable with buying, carrying, talking about and hopefully using condoms during sexual activity.
SHFPACT all had a great day handing out roses with condom packs attached on National Condom Day 2016 at the Multicultural Festival Canberra. A big thanks to all our volunteers.
2015 was another successful year for Sexual Health & Family Planning ACT. On Thursday 19th November SHFPACT members and guests gathered for our 2015 Annual General Meeting at Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG). The evening included some very interesting SHFPACT and partner staff presentations on their 2015 conference updates.
You can view our 2015 Annual Report Online > Click Here
Change is coming to ACT high schools and collages!
On Tuesday 17 February we celebrated the official launch of Safe School Coalition ACT (SSCACT). The launch event was held at Lyneham High School (ACT) and it was terrific celebration for the start of this fantastic new program. It was great to see some many people from such a wide range of organisations taking part in the launch of this important initiative.
If you are a student, teacher or parent and you would like to your school to join SSCACT download a membership form, or to find out more information please head to safeschoolscoalition.org.au.
Safe Schools Coalition ACT has officially arrived in the ACT.