MEET THE PARENTS
Meet the Parents is an innovative peer-led programme, run in partnership with City and Hackney Young People Services (CHYPS), that aims to reduce teenage pregnancy rates and improve sexual health and relationships amongst young people.
Hackney and City's Teenage Pregnancy Partnership, of which Meet the Parents is a partner, won a prestigious national award at the Health and Social Care Awards on Tuesday 1 July 2008 at Wembley Stadium. The award recognises the achievements of the partnership in achieving a dramatic fall in teenage conception rates of 28% since 1998 - more than double the national average. The awards, run by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement and the Department of Health, showcase best practice and this year received 2,500 applications. Congratulations to our Meet the Parents team!
Since 2004, Meet the Parents has trained over 30 young parents and has delivered sex and relationship education to more than 3000 students.
The programme provides an opportunity for students to find out about the realities of young parenthood directly from those who have experienced it.
Training Young Parents - Young parents receive training to be facilitators and peer educators, giving them specific knowledge about sexual health and relationship issues. Parents develop a toolkit of activities to explore teenage pregnancy using scripted material and drama techniques.
Workshops for Young People - Sessions are presented to young people aged 13 to 19 (Year 9 and above) in schools and informal youth settings. Workshops are delivered by trained young parents, up to the age of 25 who have undergone a 12 week training course to become peer educators. Workshops are designed to meet the specific needs of the group, ranging from a series of small sessions for young people with special needs to one off presentations for larger audiences.
Workshops can focus on the following topics:
- Parenting
- Sex and relationships
- Attitudes and values
- Choices and decisions about sex and pregnancy
- Contraception
- Sexual health issues
For more information on Meet the Parents, or to book a workshop please contact Charmain Humphrey on 0207 012 1686 or email charmain@immediate-theatre.com