Resources

On campus:

For more information or support while on campus, students can access the Campus Health and Wellness Centre or DC Students Inc. Outreach Services.

Off campus:

  • Durham’s Sexual Health Clinic: Durham’s Sexual Health Clinic provides one-on-one confidential appointments and you do not need your health card. Services include access to free condoms and low-cost birth control, pregnancy tests and pregnancy options counselling, STI testing and free STI treatments, as well as vaccinations.
  • SmartSexResource: SmartSexResource allows you to set up email or text reminders to get tested for STIs or vaccines.
  • Sex and U: From talking about sex to lifestyle choices, contraception awareness and sexually transmitted infections, Sex and U provides accurate, credible and up-to-date information and education on topics related to sexual and reproductive health.
  • Scarleteen: Providing “sex-ed for the real world” advice, Scarleteen is an inclusive, comprehensive and supportive resource about sexuality and relationships for teens and emerging adults.
  • springtideresources.org: a Trans women safer sex guide
  • hivnow.ca: Developed by AIDS Committee of Toronto, HIV Now provides sexual health education and awareness on HIV-related stigma and discrimination; gay, bi, and queer discussions about the changing reality of HIV in Toronto; up-to-date information about PrEP, undetectable viral load, HIV testing guidelines, and criminalization of HIV non-disclosure.
  • WHAI (Women and HIV/AIDS Initiative): The Women and HIV/AIDS Initiative is a community-based response to HIV and AIDS among cis and trans women in Ontario. It has a number of resources and information listed on the site.
  • sexualhealthontario.ca: Sexual and reproductive healthcare and education
  • Live Positive: Live Positive provides resources and information for youth living with HIV.
  • Youthline: Youthline provides Ontario-wide, peer-support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, two-spirited, queer and questioning young people. Multiple resources are available including Ontario government forms as well as confidential and non-judgmental peer support via telephone, text and chat services.
  • Action Canada for Sexual Health & Rights: Action Canada for Sexual Health & Rights is a progressive, pro-choice charitable organization committed to advancing and upholding sexual and reproductive health and rights in Canada and globally. Their site includes information about sexual and reproductive health, including pregnancy options, as well as information about referrals to clinics, including abortion, anywhere in Canada.
  • Women’s Care Clinic: Women’s Care Clinic provides quality reproductive services in the Greater Toronto Area, including abortion care accredited by the National Abortion Federation (NAF) and which follows NAF guidelines/standards in quality care.
  • Teen Health Source: Created by Planned Parenthood Toronto, Teen Health Source is a sexual health information service with text, online and phone support.
  • Planned Parenthood Toronto: Planned Parenthood Toronto is a fully accredited community health centre that provides primary, sexual and mental health care services to youth between the ages of 13 and 29. A focus on pro-choice, inclusive, youth-friendly, and LGBTQ-positive.
  • The Pre and Post Natal Nutrition Project : The Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) is a community-based initiative administered locally by Girls Inc. of Durham. Known as Food 4 Thought, the CPNP is a drop-in program for pregnant teens and new young mothers up to age 26, where they can receive fresh fruit and vegetables, milk, and prenatal vitamins.
  • The MotHERS Program: The MothHERS program provides health education, research and screening for before, during and after pregnancy.
  • Carea Community Health Centre: Carea Community Health Centre is a non-profit, charitable organization providing  a variety of free community programs and services including: health promotion and wellness programs, primary care, counselling and mental health, diabetes education, Hepatitis C screening, treatment support, education and outreach, geriatric assessment and intervention, young parent support, youth programs, Aboriginal programs; community development programs; and fundraising events which include developing charitable partnerships/sponsorships to fund programs.