Yuno is a newly commissioned sexual health service providing free, confidential, and easily accessible support for individuals across Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire. Developed in partnership with the NHS and not-for-profit organisations, Yuno offers a streamlined approach to sexual health care, combining digital innovation with expert clinical support.
Through Yuno’s online platform and local clinics, individuals can access a range of services, including:
STI testing and treatment
Contraception, including emergency contraception for those under 25
Free condoms
Professional advice and support through telephone and in-person appointments
Health promotion and outreach for those most at risk of poor sexual health outcomes
By providing a clinically supported digital ‘front door’, Yuno ensures timely, trusted, and high-quality care for those who need it.
For more information or to access services, visit Yuno.
The National Crime Agency has launched a campaign to combat the threat posed to teenage boys by financially motivated sexual extortion - a type of online blackmail widely known as 'sextortion'. The campaign has been launched today (20 March) and will feature on social media channels including Instagram, Reddit and Snapchat.
Film Launch ‘What’s the Taboo for you?’
Highlighting the different stigmas of mental health in racialised communities. An event designed by young people to share their key messages about mental health.
Date: Thursday 10th April 2025
Venue: EP1, Frenchay Campus, UWE Bristol
Time: Registration from 9.30am, start 10am - 2:30pm
Contents:
KBSP/Safeguarding in Education Team Updates
Materials and links for education professionals for the Term's safeguarding updates on the following:
A series of short animated videos to support training, continuing professional development, learning resources on the curriculum and general awareness raising.
In light of the current rise in cases within Bristol we have compiled some useful information and advice around the measles outbreak for education settings.
This includes a letter to send to parents/carers reassuring communities around vaccinations.
Updates for the Education workforce - these include the S175 Safeguarding Audit 2024-2026; Other Local Safeguarding Partnership updates; KBSP Conference 2025; Update your setting’s contacts; Community Safety meetings and forms; Safeguarding in Education Team updates and future network and training dates.
Here are a few resources that professionals can share with their parent and carer community to keep children and young people safe this Halloween half term.
This is a video created by the Shadow Board of the Keeping Bristol Safe Partnership to support parents to have conversations with their children about knife crime. Whilst we created this in Bristol, the video can be transferable to other areas in the UK.
Join us in celebrating Bristol Community Champions, who are transforming the lives of local women, as part of our BLACK HISTORY MONTH events.
The joint event, hosted by Refugee Women of Bristol and FORWARD, will highlight the incredible stories of resilience and the strategic role these champions play as bridge builders and unsung heroes in their communities.
The Green House is the specialist support service for children, young people and families impacted by
sexual abuse in Avon and Somerset. They offer individual therapies, family support and a range of groups.
This guide is designed to help. Young people, parents and carers with lived experience wanted to share what worked for them or what could have made a difference.
We are pleased to announce that the consultation survey for the Bristol SEND and Inclusion draft strategy 2024–2028 is now live. The survey closes on Monday 28 October and can be filled out here: https://bit.ly/bristol-send-inclusion-strategy-consultation.
See below information on Community Learning, part of the Bristol City Council Employment, Skills and Learning team
You can download their Learner Information Pack here
Beyond Equality is an organisation dedicated to tackling sexism in schools. For the past 18 months, in partnership with Movember, we’ve been facilitating conversations with groups of men across Bristol, Bath and the South West, unpacking the impact that masculinity has on their mental health, relationships and communities. Following the success of this project, and building upon the work we’re already doing in schools around the country, we’re offering interactive seminars and CPD-accredited workshops
The police have asked us share with you the Draft Police and Crime Plan alongside the feedback survey here. The survey is open until 21st October.
The ask has come from Marc Hole and is because there are priorities relating to CSA, children affected by DA, youth violence and school exclusion and the OPCC would like feedback from all partners on the plan.
Welcome back! The new academic year has begun, and we kicked things off last week with our September Attendance Briefings. It was great to see so many of you at the sessions.
If you didn’t manage to make one of the sessions, we did record one, and this is now available on the Attendance Toolkit for you to access ('September Briefings' section).
On the 2nd October, Ken Cornish, the lead of ProjectEvolve will be hosting an online event aimed at discussing the project. At the event you will hear about key insights from the 2024 annual report, and the current state of digital literacy across the UK. The event is completely free please follow the link below:
https://saferinternet.org.uk/blog/celebrating-five-years-of-projectevolve-sign-up-for-free-event
Starting at midnight on 24 September 2024, it will be a criminal offence to possess a “zombie-style” knife or machete. These items are being added to the list of prohibited offensive weapons under the Criminal Justice Act 1988, along with a ban on their manufacture, importation, sale, and supply.
To help the public comply with this change, the Home Office has launched a surrender and compensation scheme running from 26 August to 23 September 2024. During this period, you can surrender any zombie-style knife or machete to the police and claim compensation. After 24 September, possessing these items could lead to criminal prosecution.
