The b4udecide campaign aims to encourage teenagers to make healthy, responsible decisions about relationships and sex.  It is aimed at teenagers aged between 14-16.  The new b4udecide.ie Relationships and Sexuality Education Resource Materials have been developed for Teachers and Youth Workers. This resource pack can be used by teachers and youth workers in delivering a relationships and sexuality education programme. The pack contains lessons, posters, stickers and highlighters. A booklet has also been developed for parents with tips on talking to teenagers about relationships and sex. To get a free resource pack and/ or booklet, visit www.healthpromotion.ie and go into the “Search Publications” section under the topic “Sexual Health”.

The website, www.b4udecide.ie, features quizzes, polls and video interviews with young people on forming healthy relationships, dealing with peer pressure and why it’s better for young people to wait until they are older before having sex for the first time. A section on the website, called “The Facts” deals with the age of consent, contraception, STIs and crisis pregnancy. Visitors to the website can also view interviews with professionals who work the fields of sexual health, youth work, and counselling.