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Sexual Health Week
8-14 September 2025
The More You Know
Sexual Health Week invites all South Australians to have conversations around improving our sexual health and relationship wellbeing.
This year’s theme is “The More You Know”, focusing on the power of accurate sexual health knowledge.
This Sexual Health Week, we’re shining a spotlight on the power of knowledge. Access to accurate, inclusive, and timely sexual health information can change lives—for the better.
From building healthy relationships and improving wellbeing to making informed choices about our bodies and rights, it all starts with the right knowledge.
Sexual Health Week Events
Get involved!
Host an Event
Sexual Health Week is the perfect excuse to host an event as part of your group or organisation.
It can be super simple or a creative extravaganza.
Here are some ideas to get you started:
- Host a morning tea where you chat about respectful relationships and sexual health facts.
- Run a trivia session with myth-busting questions about STIs, consent, and contraception.
- Set up a ‘Did You Know?’ poster wall with fast facts and QR codes to trusted resources.
- Create a youth scavenger hunt or quiz focused on safety, respect, and sexual health knowledge.
- Share a daily sexual health fact on your social media during the week.
- Include a quick myth vs fact section in your next newsletter or team update.
- Hand out ‘knowledge kits’ with resources, condoms, and helpful links at your workplace or school.
- Display SHW posters and brochures in shared spaces like kitchens, foyers or bathrooms.
- Invite a speaker or show a short video for a lunchtime info session on a sexual health topic.
- Host an event inviting people to share “one thing they wish they’d learned earlier” about sexual health.
Make sure to tag SHINE SA in your event promotion! A Campaign Toolkit will be available soon with posters and social media tiles.
See more information on our Community Grants Program below!
Share Our Sexual Health Week Assets / Campaign Toolkit
Celebrate Sexual Health Week with us!
Download our Campaign Toolkit.
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- Access to accurate, inclusive sexual and reproductive health information is essential. This Sexual Health Week (8-14 September), join us in exploring how knowledge shapes our rights, relationships and health. Learn more: shinesa.org.au/shweek
- When it comes to sexual health, knowledge really is power. This Sexual Health Week, we’re diving into how accurate, inclusive info helps us feel confident, safe, and supported. www.shinesa.org.au/shweek
- Got questions about sexual health? This year’s Sexual Health Week is all about how knowing more can help you make informed choices and build better relationships.
- What role does knowledge play in your relationships and wellbeing? This Sexual Health Week, we’re exploring how understanding sexual health can help us feel more confident, connected, and in control
- It’s Sexual Health Week (8–14 September) and we’re talking all things knowledge! This year’s theme ‘The More You Know’ is a reminder that accurate info can help you make empowered decisions about your body, your health, and your relationships.
- It’s Sexual Health Week! This year’s theme ‘The More You Know’ highlights the power of having the right information at the right time. Let’s break the myths and talk facts.
Community Grants Program
SHINE SA wants to support youth and community sector organisations/groups to get involved in this year’s Sexual Health Week. Be a part of raising awareness of sexual health and creating destigmatising conversations.
SHINE SA will provide five successful organisations with a $2,000 grant (inc gst) to host an event and where appropriate can provide resources (such as posters, Fact Sheets) and information.
Selection Criteria
Grant recipients are chosen by SHINE SA.
We’re looking for events that:
- target 18–30-year-olds.
- clearly support this year’s theme, ‘The More You Know.
- include inclusive and accurate sexual health messaging.
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focus on young people and/or our priority communities including culturally and linguistically diverse people, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+ people, people living with a disability, or people living in economically marginalised areas.
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empower young people to be involved and engage in sexual health and relationship wellbeing.
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have realistic goals and can be achieved with the grant funds.
Learn more about the Sexual Health Week Community Grants Program
Sexual Health Week Grants are now closed.
Download resources
SHINE SA have a host of free resources that can be used to start conversations around relationships and sexual health. Our Online Shop has resources including posters, cards and games, Fact Sheets and more.
Further resources
The Busy Youth Workers’ Guide to Talking Sexual Health
A great resource that will support you in approaching topics about sexual health and relationships when talking to young people.
Talk Soon. Talk Often. A Guide for Parents Talking to their Kids About Sex
To support parents/carers on how to approach educating their children about reproduction, sexuality and relationships, and more.
Video: Let’s Talk About… Sex & Pleasure
This short video from the International Planned Parenthood Foundation looks at sex and pleasure.
Video: Sex, Pleasure and Consent
Check out this series of videos by SHINE SA that answers common questions about sex, pleasure and consent.
Talking About Sexual Health tool
PlaySafe (NSW Health) have put together the Talking About Sexual Health tool, a great approach to facilitate conversation
with young people about sexual health.
Keep up-to-date!
Subscribe to our Youth Sexual Health Newsletter to keep up to date with the latest news related to sexual health and relationship wellbeing, free resources, and professional development opportunities.