A Wyndham-based nurse is putting the spotlight on safe sex by hosting educational sessions for local young people.
Samantha Read has given sexual health sessions to more than 600 local students and young people in a bid to make young people feel comfortable about seeking healthcare advice from medical professionals.
Ms Read said the sessions were successfully engaging participants, particularly young people who have felt isolated from the healthcare system.
“Teenagers want to know how to protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies,” she said.
“Our sessions provide a safe environment for them to ask questions. We also tell them where they can get help.”
In addition to the student sessions, Ms Read (pictured) runs an educational program for mothers under-25 and sexual health sessions for people from refugee or asylum-seeker communities, Indigenous backgrounds and young LGBTIQ people.
The sessions operate out of the Hampstead Drive Medical Centre in Hoppers Crossing and are funded by the North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network (NWMPHN).
Most participants come from high schools in Hoppers Crossing and Manor Lakes and the Youth Resource Centre in Hoppers Crossing.
NWMPHN chief executive Chris Carter said the funding was an investment in the future health of the community in an important growth area.
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