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Sustainable Development Goals and YOUth

Children's Day: Key issues affecting our children in their communities

Poll to co-design a new youth skills service

Reimagine Education with NSSC and UNICEF (Results to PM Andrew Holness' Education Transformation Commission)

Distance learning (Ministry of Education, Youth & Information)

School suspensions poll (for National Secondary Students' Council)

Sexual health education in schools (HFLE) with JYAN

Action against violence in schools

#ENDviolence in Schools

Child Month: Mental health poll with Jamaica Observer

Poll: Advertising unhealthy foods to children (Conducted for Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network and Healthy Caribbean Coalition)

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MOHW poll to name new mental health campaign

Attitudes to COVID-19 vaccines

Voting to name Mental Health Chatline

Mental health chatline name suggestions

Nutritional behaviours among Jamaican youth

Impact of COVID-19 on eating and exercise habits (conducted for UNICEF)

World AIDS Day Quiz with UNAIDS

COVID-19 regional poll 2: personal impact

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CoronaVirus Information Centre

NFPB sexual and reproductive health

Suicide Prevention Bot – World Mental Health Day

Ministry of Health & Wellness Anxiety Test

HIV & sexual health

Adolescent and Youth Mental Health

Youth Mental Health and Suicide

Safer Internet Poll 2023 with Flow

Global cyberbullying poll

Social media influencers

U-Report Safer Internet Day contest with FLOW

Mental Health and Social Media

Safety & security

Child Month: Violence poll with Jamaica Observer

Spotlight Initiative - domestic abuse in COVID-19

Human Rights Day on December 10

Corporal Punishment (Office of the Children's Advocate)

Human trafficking

Volunteer for summer camps for children in ZOSO communities

Women's Day 2019

July 30 - World Day against Trafficking in People

Road Safety in Jamaica

Exploring the issue of crime in Jamaica

Youth Participation

Youth Future Outlook Poll

Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Youth Action Summit Poll

Constitutional reform poll: Should Jamaica replace the king?

#YoungVoicesOfChange U-Report poll for EU-LAC Summit

World Children's Day 2021

Education

Sexual health education in schools (HFLE) with JYAN

November 1, 2019

1,111

RESPONDERS

13%

RESPONSE RATE

27%

249

73%

680

TOTAL RESPONDERS

1

Following our last poll, Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network, JYAN, wants to focus on sex ed in schools. Are you currently in school? Reply YES or NO

1,111 responded out of 8,563 polled

2

High school students: Health and Family Life Education, HFLE, taught at your school? Reply YES or NO

383 responded out of 433 polled

3

High school students: In your school, is HFLE taught: A On its own, or B Along with another subject

223 responded out of 246 polled

4

High school students: Who teaches HFLE in your school: A Teacher B Guidance Counsellor C Specialist HFLE teacher D Religious figures E More than one type of person

213 responded out of 223 polled

5

High school students: What does your school’s HFLE include: A Sex and sexual Health B Self Management n Conflict Resolution C Physical and Mental Health D All of above E Some F None

196 responded out of 213 polled

6

High school students: Are you satisfied with the quality of HFLE education at your school? Reply YES or NO

188 responded out of 196 polled

7

Non-students: Were you taught HFLE or any sexual education when you were at school. Reply YES or NO

593 responded out of 678 polled

8

All respondents: Do you think Jamaican schools doing enough to protect your sexual and reproductive health. Reply YES or NO.

821 responded out of 918 polled

9

All respondents: What suggestions do you have to improve HFLE education in Jamaican schools. Please tell us?

443 responded out of 821 polled

U-Matter: U-Report Mental Health Chatline launched

I am that happy person who also happens to have depression

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