OPTIONS FOR SEXUAL HEALTH
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Mission Statement
Mission: To champion and celebrate the sexual health of all people in BC by supporting, providing, and promoting inclusive and accessible health care and education. or more succinctly: To champion and celebrate sexual health. Our Vision: To be trusted and innovative leaders in a world that honours sexuality and its diversity.
About This Cause
Based in British Columbia, Options for Sexual Health (Options) is Canada's largest non-profit provider of sexual health services through our clinics, education programs, and the 1-800 information and referral line, Sex Sense. We truly embrace our mission to champion and celebrate sexual health, and achieve this by providing accessible, non-judgmental sexual health care to clients seeking to improve their sexual health and wellness. Options has been providing sexual health services in British Columbia for many years; this year we proudly celebrate our 58th birthday, and we look forward to continuing our services for many years to come. Options sexual and reproductive health clinics offer birth control counselling, low cost contraceptives, sexually transmitted infection (STI) and Pap testing, pregnancy testing, pro-choice pregnancy options counselling, and the most up to date sexual health information. Callers to our SEX-SENSE line receive unbiased, research-based information from our well-trained, professional staff and are able to find answers to their most pressing sexual health questions. Options also delivers comprehensive sexual health education in BC’s public and independent schools, and offers a number of training programs for professionals who are seeking to develop or improve their capacity to provide excellent sexual health support for their clients. Remarkably, our web based and phone in services alone serve 450,000 individuals annually. Options for Sexual Health’s rich history in the provision of accessible contraception services predominantly for women, has expanded in response to emerging issues such as an increase in demand for STI testing, safer sex awareness, gender diversity, and increased knowledge about the intersection between sexuality and the social determinants of health. Formerly known as Planned Parenthood Association of BC, Options for Sexual Health’s roots in communities across BC are evident. We know our strength and success is based on a combination of the efforts of passionate local volunteers, a small (and tireless) provincial support staff, 200 committed nurses and physicians, and both formal and informal partnerships with community stakeholders and institutions. Options has always been a place where youth and young adults have sought supportive care. We continue this tradition with a formal partnership with Foundry sites across the province, offering clinical care in a trauma informed and youth centred approach. Additionally, our Education team is proud to work with SOGI 123 in the development of teacher training tools used across the province in support of families and young people seeking safer spaces where sexual orientation and gender identity are understood and embraced.