Vibes high, risks low: Your guide to a safe summer festival season
Summer is here, ushering in the unofficial festival season. Island Health has tips for festival fun to help keep the vibes high and risks low.
Sexual Health
New youth health clinic in Quw’utsun Secondary School meets youth where they’re at
A new youth health centre located in the newly built Quw’utsun Secondary School aims to help provide Cowichan youth a solid foundation for healthier and happier lives.
Island Health launches new 2SLGBTQIA+ Liaison Nurse position at Royal Jubilee Hospital
Island Health is proud to announce Island Health’s first 2SLGBTQIA+ Liaison Nurse position at Royal Jubilee Hospital.
Nurse receives national recognition for work caring for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence
Aimee Falkenberg is quite simply unstoppable, she has made it her life’s work to bring down barriers faced by survivors of violence.
Pride 2020: Trans Care
This Pride post is from A.J. Lowik (they/them/theirs) - PhD Candidate, Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice, UBC.
Island Health’s Forensic Nurse Examiner Program is now available in Ladysmith
Ladysmith – Survivors of sexual assault or domestic violence in Ladysmith can now access medical care, sexual assault forensic examinations (SAFE), and other supports they may need closer to home.
Sexually Transmitted Infections Testing
There are many options to access sexually transmitted infections (STIs) testing services on Vancouver Island.
To find a testing location near you, consult the following resources:
Island Health Youth Clinics
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Island Health Youth Clinics provide free and confidential health services to individuals 25 years of age and under.
Sexual Assault & Relationship Violence
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What has happened to you is not your fault and you are not alone.
If you have been sexually assaulted or experienced intentional relationship violence within the past seven days, go to your nearest hospital emergency as soon as possible, here our Forensic Nurse Examiners will be able to help you.