About SIECCAN


Who We Are

  • 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.
  • SIECCAN members include individuals and organizations across Canada who support the goal of providing all Canadians with access to high quality sexual health information, education, and related health and social services.
  • SIECCAN is guided by an elected Board of Directors in consultation with a National Professional Advisory Panel.

Executive Director: Michael Barrett, Ph.D.
Information Services Coordinator: Mary Bissell, Ph.D.
Research Coordinator: Alexander McKay, Ph.D.
Chairperson: Stephen Holzapfel, M.D.

What We Do

 

The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality (CJHS): Established in 1992, CJHS is a quarterly, peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary journal indexed or abstracted in over 35 social science and medical data bases. The journal prioritizes new and up-to-date research on sexual health of Canadians conducted by Canadian scholars. The journal also publishes research from other countries. The SIECCAN Newsletter is co-published with CJHS twice a year and features program descriptions, brief reports, resource reviews, and other content applicable to professional practice.

Consultation and Research: SIECCAN has a strong and extensive track record in support and consultation for public health agencies, educators, community service organizations, school boards, academic institutions, and governments. This work includes comprehensive literature review and analysis, consultation on policy development, and collaboration in the design and evaluation of research on sexual health.

Information Services: SIECCAN responds to requests for up-to-date and reliable sexual health information. Our expertise and resources serve media, researchers, program planners, clincians, and students.

WWW.sieccan.org: SIECCAN's regularly updated website provides information about SIECCAN, conference announcements, complete abstracts from CJHS from 1997 onwards, links to selected sexual health research and education resources, full text PDFs of articles from CJHS on sexual health in Canada, and PDFs of popular SIECCAN resource documents such as Sexual Health Education in the Schools: Questions and Answers.