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Founder of Liverpool sexual
health service is honoured for life changing work
HELEN Brook, founder of Brook; the
UK's leading sexual health and wellbeing charity for young people; has been
honoured in the BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Power List for her crusade to help
unmarried women in the 1960s. This year's Power List celebrates 7 women who have
made the biggest impact on women's lives over the past 7 decades.
The first Brook clinic opened in 1964 with the aim of offering accessible
support and contraception to unmarried women and reducing the number of illegal
abortions. Today Brook Liverpool provides local young people under 25 with free
and confidential information, contraception, pregnancy testing, advice and
counselling, as well as testing and treatment for sexually transmitted
infections.
Alison Hamnett, Operations Manager for Liverpool, said:- "It's because of
Helen Brook's hard work and bravery that young people in Liverpool today are
able to access free and confidential sexual health support and services. I feel
proud to be part of this legacy."
Helen Marshall, Chief Executive of Brook said:- "Despite the fierce
opposition and prejudice Helen Brook faced over 50 years ago, she created a
pioneering health service for young women who desperately needed support. Today,
faced with the enormous challenge of funding cuts, we must continue to work with
the same passion and determination in order to meet the needs of young people
nationwide."
For more information about local Brook services go
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