Halifax Sexual Health Centre

11/14/2025

🌈 Are you a 2S/LGBTQIA+ person living with HPV-related cancer?
🌈 Are you caring for a 2S/LGBTQIA+ person with HPV-related cancer?
📽️ You are invited to participate in a short recorded interview (approximately 15 minutes) at Summit 2025!

During the conference, our Confronting HPV-Related Cancer project team is looking to speak to four (4) 2S/LGBTQIA+ people living with HPV-related cancer, and four (4) caregivers (past or present). Interview footage may be featured in a CBRC video series shared online and with health care providers.

📅 Saturday, November 22 between 12:00 pm-1:00 pm and 2:15pm-3:00pm
📍 Le Centre Sheraton Hotel, Montreal (exact room location will be sent on the 22nd)
🔗 For full details and to sign up, visit: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C4FXi5Hn-kbG1iEpHuXeoEiD1QvvQTIfyePuftYsKdo/edit?usp=sharing

Questions? Please email:
📧 Hannah: hannah.shein@cbrc.net, or
📧 Elgin: elgin.pecjak@cbrc.net

11/12/2025

A new resource has landed on our Post-Op Support Kit table! You can now find Understance post-op compression binders in sizes XS to XL. Our clinical team can show you where to pack your kit after your visit, or swing by during our opening hours!

Sizing guide and reviews can be found on Understance's website: https://tinyurl.com/5cufvpfh

11/10/2025

We're hiring! Full job description at our link in bio or http://hshc.ca/job-opportunities/

HSHC is currently seeking a part-time Registered Social Worker or Social Work Candidate (Bachelors level) to join our multi-disciplinary team. HSHC is looking to pilot a Coordinator of our Gender-Affirming Care (GAC) program. This will provide new and existing clients the convenient option of having one primary direct-contact for coordinating services related to GAC needs. The Social Worker is responsible for administrative coordination as well as direct patient-facing care. At HSHC, all staff work autonomously and in collaboration with nurses, physicians, physiotherapists, and non-clinical team members to provide excellent sexual, reproductive, and gender-affirming healthcare to the community.

This position is specifically designated for those who identify as: Two-Spirit, transgender, non-binary, and/or gender diverse. To be eligible for this position, you must self-identify as belonging to a gender-minority group.

10/24/2025

Don't let pain fears keep you from choosing the right birth control option! Ask us about pain relief options ahead of time so that you know what to expect during an IUD insertion.

Learn more in this tremendous Chatelaine article:
https://chatelaine.com/health/iud-pain-management

10/17/2025

Q: I’m a teen in need of care. Can I come to HSHC on my own?

A: Yes! We offer confidential, youth-friendly care. No need to bring someone with you unless you want them there!

10/15/2025

🎉New Program Alert!🎉 Do You Mind: Safer Dating for 2SLGBTQIA+ Youth

Now accepting participants up from ages 18-29!

Hosted in partnership with the Community Based Research Centre (CBRC), this new adaption of CBRC’s popular Do You Mind program is a Health Leadership program designed to empower 2SLGBTQIA+ youth to address and prevent dating violence. Come build community, gain paraprofessional experience, and lead the change by making dating safer for young people in your community!

After completing a 2-day workshop, participants work together with local community leaders and service providers to create their own capstone community project and knowledge product that addresses an issue related to dating violence/intimate partner violence in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

Food🍟🍕 and honoraria💵💰 provided!

Check out our Link in Bio or go to our website for more details.

Registration Deadline: *NEW* NOV 7

10/10/2025

UPDATE: Now accepting participants up from 18-29!

🎉New Program Alert!🎉 Do You Mind: Safer Dating for 2SLGBTQIA+ Youth

Hosted in partnership with the Community Based Research Centre (CBRC), this new adaption of CBRC’s popular Do You Mind program is a Health Leadership program designed to empower 2SLGBTQIA+ youth to address and prevent dating violence. Come build community, gain paraprofessional experience, and lead the change by making dating safer for young people in your community!

After completing a 2-day workshop, participants work together with local community leaders and service providers to create their own capstone community project and knowledge product that addresses an issue related to dating violence/intimate partner violence in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

Food🍟🍕 and honoraria💵💰 provided!

Check out our Link in Bio or go to our website for more details.

Registration Deadline: *NEW* NOV 7

10/10/2025

Bringing your health card to your HSHC appointment helps us keep your visit free of charge, and check you in faster! If you think you misplaced it, we can still check you in with the number and expiry date - just call MSI at 1-800-563-8880 if you need this information.

10/09/2025

Have you met with our Registered Social Worker or social work students this year? Please consider filling out a brief survey to support us in improving this service, and providing vital feedback to our funders whose contributions make our social work services possible.

📋 Survey link available in the LinkTree in our bio or here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfbWvWje_QT93CfsJv_7ZoYZ5c29VSUeQENZyITSJAJM-X_pg/viewform?usp=sf_link

10/03/2025

Q: How do I get the most out of my HSHC appointment?

A: Be honest and detailed. Tell us the story, not just the symptoms. Ask any and all questions - that’s what we’re here for!

09/22/2025

See you there!

Please join us and this Thursday Sept 25, 2025 at 12pm outside the NS Legislature to rally for universal contraception 📣

All are welcome. Let’s show that Nova Scotians want and need access to free contraception now!