ALLOVEME “SHE’S GOTTA HAVE IT” CHAT 02/21/21
Thank you for your participation in
ALLOVEME presents She’s Gotta Have It sexual health is the new wealth!
This Take Away Sheet is designed to provide you with additional resources for personal usage, and to share with others. We’ve included the following:
★ ALLOVEME Mission & Vision
★ Definitions-Terms used during the chat
★ References and Other Materials-For your continued use
★ Lingering Questions-For self/group reflection
Mission & Vision
★ Our Mission is to recognize encourage and equip young women of color with the tools they need to live a balanced, healthy, and enriched life through our LOVE Program.
★ Our Vision is
- To operate with integrity as a resource for young women of color.
- To provide young women of color with access to social, educational and financial information and resources.
- To promote ALLOVEME as an environment of respect providing an opportunity for personal and professional growth through encouragement and edification for all who are associated with the organization.
Definitions
★ Sexual Health-The World Health Organization defines sexual health as a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality; it is not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction or infirmity. Sexual health requires a positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationships, as well as the possibility of having pleasurable and safe sexual experiences, free of coercion, discrimination, and violence.
★ Mental health- includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.
★ Childhood Trauma- The National Institute of Mental Health (USA) defines childhood trauma as: “The experience of an event by a child that is emotionally painful or distressful, which often results in lasting mental and physical effects.”
Childhood trauma can occur when a child witnesses or experiences overwhelming negative experiences in childhood. Many childhood experiences can overwhelm a child. This can happen in relationships e.g. abuse, neglect, violence. This is called interpersonal trauma. Children can also experience traumatic events. These include accidents, natural disasters, war and civil unrest, medical procedures, or the sudden loss of a parent/caregiver.
★ Sexually Transmitted Infections/Diseases-Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), or sexually transmitted infections (STIs), are infections that are passed from one person to another through sexual contact. The contact is usually vaginal, oral, and anal sex. But sometimes they can spread through other intimate physical contact. This is because some STDs, like herpes and HPV, are spread by skin-to-skin contact. There are more than 20 types of STDs, including: chlamydia; gonorrhea; HIV/AIDS; and syphilis.
★ Sexuality is about your sexual feelings, thoughts, attractions and behaviors towards other people. You can find other people physically, sexually or emotionally attractive, and all those things are a part of your sexuality. Sexuality is diverse and personal, and it is an important part of who you are.
★ Ageism- is the stereotyping and discrimination against individuals or groups on the basis of their age.
★ Stereotype is a mistaken idea or belief many people have about a thing or group that is based upon how they look on the outside, which may be untrue or only partly true. Stereotyping people is a type of prejudice because what is on the outside is a small part of who a person is.
★ A social or religious custom prohibiting or forbidding discussion of a particular practice or forbidding association with a particular person, place, or thing; A social practice that is prohibited or restricted.
Resources/Materials
★ 5 Love Languages Quiz by Dr Gary Chapman
★ National STD Averages by race https://www.cdc.gov/std/stats18/minorities.htm
African Americans | Health Disparities | NCHHSTP | CDC
HIV/AIDS local data https://aidsvu.org/local-data/#/
★ Janai Harris – email janaiharrislcsw@gmail.com
★ Hues to Healing on Instagram
★ Mental Health Resource Guide
★ Thea Monyee – www.theamonyee.com & Shaping the Shift Podcast / Sex Therapist
★ Women of Color Sexual Health Network www.wocshn.org
★ POST TRAUMATIC SLAVE SYNDROME — Dr. Joy DeGruy
Have Lingering Questions? – email info@alloveme.org
Special Notes:
★ This learning experience was intended to provide and share information while learning together and from each other, without shame, judgment or lack of empathy. We truly hope that you learned something from this discussion and will continue to share with others in a positive and accepting manner regardless of differences. We are Women of color, we are Love, we are ALLOVEME.
Thank you again for your vulnerability, openness, willingness, and participation!