sex and consent resources

Sexual Assault and Abuse Resources

National Sexual Assault Hotline

1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network

www.rainn.org (Online resources and live chat helpline)

National Sexual Violence Resource Center

www.nsvrc.org

Sexual Education Resources for Children and Teens

Planned Parenthood

www.plannedparenthood.org

1-800-230-PLAN

(Teen Connections is a peer sexual health educator program)

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/parents/resources-parents

Advocates for Youth

http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/

Our Whole Lives (comprehensive sex education for children through adults)

www.uua.org/re/owl

Jo Langford, Sex Educator

http://www.beheroes.net/

 

Adult Sex Educators We Love

Meg-John Barker

www.rewriting-the-rules.com/

Justin Hancock

www.bishuk.com

Meg-John and Justin Podcast

www.megjohnandjustin.com

Lisa Downing

http://sexcritical.co.uk/

Betty Martin

https://bettymartin.org/

Roz Dischiavo

https://instituteforsexuality.com/faculty/rosalyn-dischiavo/

Pleasure Lab Podcast

http://bodytrustcircle.com/podcast/

 

Sexual Health

CDC-INFO
CDC’s national health information hotline
1-800-CDC-INFO (232-4636) | 1-888-232-6348 TTY
In English, en Español, 8 am to 8 pm EST, Monday through Friday
www.cdc.gov/cdc-info

https://www.cdc.gov/std/prevention/screeningreccs.htm

Center for Disease Control, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, US Preventive Services Task Force:

http://www.ashasexualhealth.org/healthcare-providers/testing-recommendations/

National STI Resource Center Hotline
1-919-361-8488
Hours: Monday through Friday 9:00 am to 8:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Provides anonymous, confidential information on sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and how to prevent them. Also, provides referrals to clinical and other services.

AIDSinfo
A service of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), offers access to the latest, federally approved HIV/AIDS medical practice guidelines, HIV treatment and prevention clinical trials, and other research information for health care providers, researchers, people affected by HIV/AIDS, and the general public.
1-800-HIV-0440 (448-0440) | 1-888-480-3739 TTY
1-301-315-2816 (Outside United States)
In English, en Español, 1 pm to 4 pm EST, Monday through Friday
[email protected] | http://aidsinfo.nih.gov

Emergency Contraception Website

http://ec.princeton.edu/

HIPS Hotline:

http://www.hips.org/
1-800-676-HIPS (1-800-676-4477)
Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Harm reduction oriented health information for sex workers and their families.

National Herpes Hotline:
1-919-361-8488 Hours: Monday through Friday 9:00 am to 6:00 pm (Eastern Time)

 

LGBTQ-specific resources

GLBT Hotline

https://www.glbthotline.org/hotline.html

1-888-843-4564

Trevor Project

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

866-488-7386

Trans Lifeline

https://www.translifeline.org/

US: (877) 565-8860

CANADA: (877) 330-6366

The Gay and Lesbian National Hotline:
1-888-THE-GLNH (1-888-843-4564)
Hours: Monday through Friday 4:00 pm to 12:00 am; Saturday 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm (Eastern Time)
E-mail: [email protected]
A non-profit organization which provides nationwide toll-free peer-counseling, information, and referrals.

 

On Facebook:

Complete Consent Culture

https://www.facebook.com/completeconsentculture/

Consent Culture Initiative

https://www.facebook.com/ConsentCultureInitiative/

Cultivating Consent Culture

https://www.facebook.com/groups/cultivateconsent/

 

Articles worth reading:

https://www.gottman.com/blog/yes-really-means-yes-great-safe-sex-affirmative-consent/

https://www.vox.com/first-person/2018/1/19/16907246/sexual-consent-educator-aziz-ansari

 

Other types of workshops to explore:

Touch&Play

Wheel of Consent based workshops

 

 

This page was initially developed by Bonnie MacDougall of HavenHoopDance and Christy Croft of Complete Consent Culture for our PlayThink 2018 consent workshops, and is continually improved through feedback from attendees at our workshops and followers of our education projects.