Youth and Porn:
Understanding and Navigating the Issues
—Resources for Health Professionals—

Kia ora and welcome! The young people of Aotearoa are facing a new pornography (porn) landscape, and with high exposure and unlimited access, porn is influencing youth sexual culture in new and diverse ways. Young people tell us they have varied views and sometimes concerning experiences around porn and that they need, and want, better conversations, information, and support.

Youth and Porn Navigating the Issues has been developed to equip health professionals to better understand youth and porn issues and positively integrate this knowledge into their workplace practice. The kit includes 12 resources across three progressive skills. If you are new to this conversation, it can help to work through each skill, or if you are wanting specific information, please just head directly to the resource you need.

Nō reira haere mai, have a look around and thanks for taking to time to learn…

Understanding
Want to increase your understanding and knowledge of young people and porn?
Youth and Porn: The Facts
<Resource 1.1>

Potential Porn Impacts, Protective Factors and Vulnerabilities
<Resource 1.2>

Youth and Porn: FAQs
<Resource 1.3>

Youth and Porn: The Research
<Resource 1.4>

Engaging & Equipping
Want help with how to engage in shame-free porn conversations and equip young people with porn literacy skills?

Guiding Principles for Porn-related Conversations and Care
<Resource 2.1>

Building Critical Thinking and Porn Literacy
<Resource 2.2>

Cultural Safety in Porn-Related Conversations and Care
<Resource 2.3>

Responding
Want help with assessing and responding to youth and porn concerns in the workplace?
Responding Effectively to Porn-related Concerns: 4 step process
<Resource 3.1>

Incorporating Porn-related Questions into HEEADSSS
<Resource 3.2>

Practical Case Studies for Porn-related Concerns
<Resource 3.3>

Problematic Porn Use
<Resource 3.4>

Support and Referral Services
<Resource 3.5>

Learn more about this Resource Kit here