ORAL EVIDENCE FROM TELSA WALKER AND AYSHA TEGALLY – THE 4YP SERVICE (HARINGEY TEACHING PRIMARY CARE TRUST)
Minutes:
Members received a presentation on the 4YP Service in Haringey, which provides outreach sex education targeted at young people, in particular neighbourhoods and in other community settings.
It was noted that 4YP has contact with over 200 young people. The 4YP website www.4yp.co.uk has approximately 1500 hits a month. The service is also accessible via a free phone number, which puts people through to a recorded message to leave their contact details.
4YP publicity material aimed at young people was distributed, it was noted that this is in the process of being updated. There is also some 4YP promotional publicity aimed at young people on some community radio stations.
The 4YP Bus is a mobile unit that moves around to different locations at different times to target “high risk” groups of teenagers. Members of the Review have already visited the bus to see what it is like.
It was asked if the Youth Service is able to access free condoms for distribution to teenagers. The feasibility of this is being discussed. It was noted that young men tend to prefer not to access condoms in clinical settings.
AGREED: To note the presentation as evidence to the Review.