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SA takes women’s pain seriously
A landmark South Australian parliamentary inquiry is focused on making life easier for women with endometriosis. The Parliamentary Select Committee into Endometriosis has been set up to find out exactly how women and gender diverse people are affected by endo, what...
2024 Commissioner’s period justice grants announced
The Commissioner for Children and Young People’s Small Grants Program offers up to $5000 for activities related to raising menstrual awareness, providing menstruation education, and supporting menstrual management for young people. Sports Clubs, arts organisations,...
CCYP’s Period Justice Working Group
Seeking period justice for young South Australians is the goal of a working group established by @ccyp_sa recently. Following on from the success of CCYP’s inaugural Youth Period Summit, around 15 young people aged 22 and under have been meeting up monthly since...
Building Period Positive Sports Clubs
Young people report missing out on a range of activities they enjoy when they have their period. This guide will help sporting clubs ensure that members who menstruate feel supported and comfortable while playing sport. Read the guide here.
Menstrual Justice: A human rights vision for Australia
The stigma and discrimination experienced by people who menstruate is corrosive and harmful, and more action is needed to address this. Commissioner Helen Connolly recently co-authored ‘Menstrual Justice: A Human Rights Vision for Australia’, which sets out a series...
Youth Period Summit 2023
Youth Period Summit 11 July 2023 Join passionate young South Australians at the Youth Period Summit and help to develop a Charter for Period Justice promoting ways to eradicate period shame and embarrassment at school, university, sport clubs and workplaces. To find...
Basketball SA provides player sanitary packs
As part of Basketball South Australia’s (BSA's) Female Participation Strategy, the organisation is now supplying sanitary items to all BSA-run stadiums and Clubs across the state. The 500 Sanitary Starter Kits, which have been partly funded through the CCYP Period...
What young people had to say about….
Periods, Relationships and their Sexual Health Education Children and young people across South Australia were asked to tell their Commissioner what they thought about how they were being taught about periods, relationships and their sexual health, including what they...
2023 Commissioner’s Annual Period Poverty Grants now open
The Commissioner for Children and Young People’s annual Period Poverty Small Grants Program offers support for activities related to raising menstrual awareness, providing menstruation education, and supporting menstrual management for young people. For more details...
Global Period Poverty Forum 2022
Share the Dignity hosted the Global Period Poverty Forum (GPPF) in Brisbane from 10 – 12 October, 2022. The Forum brought together world-class speakers, outstanding researchers, and those making a global impact to learn how WE can unite to end period poverty....
Hockey players get free period products
Thanks to a CCYP Period Poverty Grant, Whyalla Hockey Club installed period product dispensers in all of its bathrooms and changerooms. The Club also held a launch event with a guest speaker midwife to chat about menstruation to the players and their families,...
Commissioner’s Period Poverty Grants Program 2022
Children and young people across South Australia are already seeing the benefits of menstrual education and the provision of free products thanks to the Commissioner for Children and Young People. Sports clubs, arts organisations, community groups and local councils...
Commissioner establishes Menstruation Research Network
South Australia's Commissioner for Children and Young People, Helen Connolly, has established a network of academics working across Australia to further research into menstruation. Their areas of research are diverse and include specialisms in business, health,...
First National Period Summit Summary
In June 2021, the CCYP organised a National Period Summit with partners Taboo, Chalice and GOGO Foundation, Period Revolution, and Modibodi, to raise awareness of period poverty and highlight areas for future action. More than 100 participants gathered in Adelaide to...
Free sanitary products to be available at all SA Public schools
Following the efforts of campaigners to address issues of period poverty, the State Government has introduced free sanitary products for female students who need them in all South Australian public schools from this year (2021). It follows a trial at 15 schools in...
End Period Poverty Petition
A total of 629 people signed the Commissioner's Period Poverty Petition calling upon the state government, the feminine hygiene industry, and community stakeholders to work together to end period poverty permanently in South Australia. The dates for the petition...
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