Sexual Health Resources
We are all sexual beings. And that includes people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, shortened to I/DD. Despite this fact, youth with disabilities often do not have access to sexual health education.
Everyone has a part to play in providing sexual health education to youth with disabilities, including:
- Peers
- Friends
- Parents and guardians
- Family
- Support service providers and coordinators
- Health care professionals
- Teachers
- Organizations
What is holistic sexual health education?
Young people with I/DD have told us they want to receive holistic sexual health education. Holistic sexual health education helps people learn:
- Who they are
- What their rights are
- How to express themselves
- How to build healthy relationships
When we provide young people with I/DD holistic sexual health education, we support their relationship, sexual, and reproductive rights.
Sexual health resources
Rights
Learn about relationship, sexual and reproductive rights on the Rights page.
Videos
Start conversations about relationships and sexuality on the Videos page.
Build community
Strengthen connections and natural supports on the Build community page.
Guides
Learn about supporting the sexual health of people with I/DD on the Guides page.
Provide training
Help people learn to support sexual health on the Provide training page.
Community resources
Find sexual health services on the Community resources page.
Teaching tools
Explore tools for teaching sexual health on the Teaching tools page.
Policies
Make policies to support relationship, sexual, and reproductive rights on the Policies page.
About SHEIDD
Learn more about the SHEIDD project.
