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The Sex Information and Education Council of Canada (SIECCAN) is a national registered charitable organization founded in 1964 to foster professional education and public knowledge about sexuality and sexual health. SIECCAN works with health professionals, educators, and community organizations to ensure that all Canadians have access to high quality sexual health information, education and related health and social services.
What We Do: Highlights from 2012 - 2013

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The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality

The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality (CJHS) published since 1992, is the scholarly, peer-reviewed journal of the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada (SIECCAN). The journal publishes articles from a variety of disciplines related to the study of human sexuality. The journal prioritizes the publication of scholarship addressing the sexuality and sexual and reproductive health of Canadians. However, articles from other countries are also welcomed. CJHS publishes quantitative and qualitative research reports, brief reports, literature reviews, theoretical essays, scholarly commentaries, historical essays, book/media reviews, and letters to the editor. For subscription information and how to submit a manuscript, please visit the journal's homepage.

Trojan Sexual Health Division, Church & Dwight Canada 2013 Unrestricted Resource Development Grant

SIECCAN is pleased to acknowledge the renewal of an unrestricted resource development grant to SIECCAN for 2013. This grant provides essential support for SIECCAN's work. SIECCAN is also pleased to have recently collaborated with Trojan on the development of the Trojan/SIECCAN Sexual Health Study and the We Know Sex website (www.weknowsex.ca).

Check the Research, SIECCAN's monthly feature on the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada's (SOGC) award winning sexualityandu.ca website covers a broad range of sexuality and sexual health topics. With over 40 PDF's available, CTR is ideal for students or health professionals who want to keep up-to-date on current research on a wide-range of sexuality issues. SIECCAN thanks our colleagues at SOGC and the Foundation for the Promotion of Sexual and Reproductive Health for their support of CTR.

Conference Announcements

(1) Canadian Sex Research Forum [Sept 20-22, 2012, Ottawa, ON]
(2) Upcoming SSSS Conferences [Nov 8-11, 2012]
(3) World Association of Sexual Health [2013, Rio, Brazil]
(4) Society for Sex Therapy and Research
(5) Biennial Western Canadian Conference on Sexual Health
(6) Guelph Sexuality Conference
(7) AASECT [June 6-10, Austin, Texas]
(8) Internation Academic of Sex Research [July 8-12, 2012, Lisbon, Portugal]

Sexual Health Ed in the Schools (3rd ed)

This SIECCAN resource document is designed to support the provision of high quality sexual health education in Canadian schools. It provides answers to some of the most common questions that parents, educators, program planners, school and health administrators, and concerned citizens may have about sexual health education (newly revised and released in enhanced booklet format: March 2010).

For ordering information contact: Canadian AIDS Treatment and Information Exchange (CATIE)

For other information please contact SIECCAN (416-466-5304; sieccan@web.ca).

Canadian Guidelines

 

Being Sexual

"Being Sexual: An Illustrated Series on Sexuality and Relationships"

 

SIECCAN Report:

Trends in Canadian National and Provincial Teen Pregnancy Rates: 2001-2010

 

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