Category: News
60 years on: how Helen Brook shaped sexual health services for young people in the UK
In this blog, Alison Hadley* talks about the influence Brook’s founder, Helen Brook, had on shaping government policy around young people’s sexual health services over the past six decades. When…
World Menopause Day: How Brook has been breaking stigma in 2024
World Menopause Day is a day to raise awareness, break stigma and highlight the support available for people going through menopause. In this blog, Abby, a Women’s Health Specialist at…
Brook’s Wellbeing Hubs: Meeting young people at the intersection of sexual and mental health
Sexual Health Week sees Brook officially open the doors of its new Wellbeing Hubs in Blackburn and Cornwall. To mark this occasion, Helen Corteen, Designated Wellbeing and Mental Health Lead,…
Meet Helen Brook: Our Founder
It was 60 years ago this month that Helen Brook opened the first ever Brook (Advisory Centre) in Central London, blazing a trail by offering contraception to unmarried women and…
Brook’s key asks for a new Government
Brook’s Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Lisa Hallgarten, highlights Brook’s key asks for the new Government. Money matters In the 2019 general election, both the main parties offered an…
Going Above and Beyond: How Brook’s Education Team is Making a Difference
Brook’s education team consistently goes above and beyond to support people in local communities, ensuring they receive the information and resources they need to make informed decisions about their sexual…
Empowering Sexual Health and Wellbeing: A Year in Review
In this blog Brook’s Chief Executive Helen Marshall, and our Chair Dame Sally Dicketts, proudly reflect on the strides we’ve made in our mission to ensure that excellent sexual health,…
Brook response to draft RSHE guidance
The Government has published the draft revised RSHE guidance. As an organisation dedicated to fighting for improved Relationships and Sex Education we are deeply concerned by the age-restrictions that will…
Brook’s statement on forthcoming RSHE Guidance
It has been widely reported that the draft RSHE guidance will be published on Thursday 16 May. As an organisation dedicated to fighting for improved Relationships and Sex Education we are…
Looking after LGBT+ young people’s mental health
Hannah Murden is Brook’s Service Development Administrator. For Mental Health Awareness Week, she explains why LGBT+ young people are more likely to struggle with their mental health and gives some tips…
Rewriting the narrative for young people’s mental health
Dougie Boyd is Brook’s Director of Education and Wellbeing. For this Mental Health Week, he explains why opening our first Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub in Cornwall is the natural…
Young People’s RSE Poll 2024: Why we need high-quality RSE more than ever
Sex Education Forum’s Young People’s RSE Poll 2024 shares insights from over 1000 16-17 year olds on what they really think about the Relationships and Sex Education they receive in…