Information Evening for Health Professionals on Tuesday 4th June

This Information Evening for Health Professionals will:

 
Inform you and support you as you manage and care for young people in your professional, church and family life

Enable you to show your support for Love for Life as we continue to develop and provide a professional service for young people, parents and all others who care for our young people

Allow Love for Life to begin the process of developing a Love for Life Medical Advisory Group to guide Love for Life in all their areas of work so that all materials are medically accurate and relevant (attendance at this event does not commit you to future involvement in such a group)

 

Love for Life delivers a suite of “delaying sex centred” relationships and sexuality education programmes to young people in schools and out of schools settings. The programmes are widely accepted across Northern Ireland with over 30,000 young people receiving programmes on an annual basis. Love for Life also delivers relationships and sexuality training programmes to parents/carers, youth workers and others who are working with young people. As part of the overall work;
Love for Life answer questions young people ask via text and email giving advice and signposting as appropriate, e.g.
 

• What should I do if my boyfriend really wants to have sex with me but I don’t?

• Does shaving remove genital crabs?

• I’m pregnant I’m only 15 what do I do?

• Could you get a criminal record for sending a picture?

• A red lump has appeared on my penis 2 days ago, it is not sore or itchy what could it be, should I be worried? 

From 5135 Year 11 pupils (average age 14.58) who have received Love for Life programme input this current academic year

•  6.2% are regular smokers

• 9% have used solvents or drugs

• 18.5% have been drunk more than once

• 11.3% have had sexual intercourse

• 53.9% of young males have accessed internet pornography at least weekly

• 17% have used their phone to send/receive an inappropriate image

• 33.3% of those who have had sex have already had 3 or more sexual partners

• 90% intend to get married in the future

• 30.5% intend to wait until they are married to have sex

• 83.1% see family as a major influence on their choices

 
If you are interested in attending this event please follow the link http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/lflinfoevenin4health to indicate your interest.   

Porn Scars - let the battle begin

The Porn Scars event is a one day event aimed at church leaders, youth leaders, parents and grand-parents. Basically, anyone* who cares about the effect the pornography has, and will continue to have, on the rising generation.

Don't miss it!

Porn Scars is a one-day conference, repeated on two consecutive dates in the same venue:

Friday 17th or Saturday 18th May 2013
in Lisburn Cathedral

Put "Porn Scars" in your diary / phone / calendar and plan to be there!

Book Online Now!

Registration is now open for booking both dates of Porn Scars. Places are limited so don't delay and click here to book your places now! 

PROGRAMME AND ALL OTHER INFORMATION

This event is provided by:

Urban Saints
Love for Life
The Big House

* this conference is only open to adults, aged 18 or over.

Register for the Love for Life Lagan Zip Line

Would you be willing to take part in this exciting challenge to help us raise money for Love for Life.  As you Zip across the Lagan you will know that not only have you taken part in an incredible event but will have helped us raise very necessary funds to continue to develop our work.  

As we begin our 11^th year we would love to raise £11,000 through this Zip Line event.  Every penny will help us as we work towards our vision to influence change so that every young person will develop a healthy respect for themselves, relationships and sex.  

The Zip line will be hosted by ALPS Scotland Ltd.  They have been running these events throughout the UK since 1996 and ALPS Scotland Ltd safety staff are trained to C.I.T.B., S.P.A. and Tractel safety standards. 

The Company use a mobile crane which will be situated on the bank of the River Lagan in Belfast.  You will be hoisted up in a basket from which you will complete your Zip line challenge. 

On the morning of the event you will meet at the registration area between the “Big Fish” and the Lagan Lookout at Donegal Quay.  You will be given a “registration time” which will be ½ hour before your  “Zip Slide” time.  You will finish on a “Landing platform” in the same area.  All Love for Life time slots are in the morning, so you will be finished in time for lunch!

All we ask is that you raise a minimum of £150 in sponsorship.

Contact info@loveforlife.org.uk or 02838820555 to register for this exciting event.

If you are unable to do the event yourself why not sponsor the ZipLiners who are supporting Love for Life at http://www.charitygiving.co.uk/zipliners

UNIQUE Training Course Dates

Love for Life are pleased to inform you about a FREE OCN accredited course on offer to equip you to deliver the UNIQUE RSE training programme. The training course will be taking place at the new Skainos Building, Newtownards Road, Belfast from 10am to 1pm on either set of training dates below (each course is two mornings). 

26th Feb & 5th March 2013

or

12th & 19th March 2013

The training will equip you to deliver the UNIQUE resource as a 6 session RSE training programme to groups of young people.

This training is offered through the Faith Sub Group of Love for Life is a member.

The training is funded by the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.

For more information check out the UNIQUE website or contact Elaine Jones at info@unique-ni.org or 028 9032 0844

Love for Life Annual Report now available