Sexual Health and BME Communities

Nationally young people from BME communities are disproportionately represented in the groups of young people who are at risk of teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. 

For more information see:

• The PowerPoint presentation of a Barnardo’s speech, Sexual Health, Teenage Pregnancy and Sex and Relationships Education – Improving access to information and service provision for Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) young people
• A report from Nursing Times, Engaging black and minority ethnic (BME) groups with sexual health services: A youth participation project summary and recommendations
• Strategies for improving sexual health in ethnic minority groups, an article from Current opinion in infectious diseases