Our mission is to increase awareness of sexually transmissible infections (STIs) and blood-borne viruses in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia.
What is a STI?
What is a BBV?
Get Tested.
STI & BBV Resources.
Syphilis Outbreak.
Welcome to Young Deadly Free
Rates of STIs and BBVs in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities have been way too high for way too long – especially for young people in remote communities. It’s time to turn this around. This means making regular sexual health checks a normal part of life for sexually active young people – without stigma and without shame. We need to encourage people in remote communities to test for STIs and BBVs. This starts with educating people in remote communities about STIs and BBVs and getting whole communities involved in getting rates down.
This website is a one-stop shop for resources about STIs and BBVs affecting young people in regional and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. These resources have been developed and collated by the South Australian Health and
Medical Research Institute as part of two initiatives funded by the Australian Government Department of Health:
- Remote STI and BBV Project
- Young, Deadly, STI and BBV Free
- Young, Deadly, Syphilis Free Campaign.
Who Are The Resources For?
There are resources for young people in remote Aboriginal communities, as well as resources for Elders, parents, youth workers and other community leaders – with tips on how the whole community can work with young people to encourage STI and BBV testing, and knockout STIs and BBVs.
We also provide resources for clinicians working in remote communities, including videos, links to testing and treatment guidelines.
Latest News
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NEW Queensland Syphilis Action Plan 2023-2028
NEW Queensland Syphilis Action Plan 2023-2028 In response to the syphilis notifications in Queensland increasing 7-fold from 2001 to 2022, […]
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World AIDS Day: How science has turned HIV into a treatable, preventable condition
Source: ABC News, Jeremy Fernandez, 1 December 2021 In just half a lifetime, modern science has turned HIV, one of […]
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Don’t fool around with syphilis
Source: The Australian Government Department of Health, 29 July 2021 We have launched a campaign on infectious and congenital syphilis. Syphilis […]
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Syphilis outbreak continues to evolve
Source: The Australian Government Department of Health, 9 April 2021 Multi-jurisdictional Syphilis Outbreak Surveillance Reports The Multijurisdictional Syphilis Outbreak Group […]
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Young people are hungry for good sex education. I found a program in Mexico that gets it right
Source: The Conversation, Shelly Makleff, 10 March 2021 More than 30,000 people have signed a petition, launched by ex-Sydney school […]
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Not as simple as ‘no means no’: what young people need to know about consent
Source: The Conversation, Jacqueline Hendriks, 23 February 2021 A recent petition circulated by Sydney school girl Chanel Contos called for […]